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How would Prince Harry and Meghan's children be eligible to run for president of the U.S.?Meghan has not went to the American Embassy in London and formally renounced her America citizenship, nor has she yet been granted English/UK citizenship.She still has to pay American Income Taxes, and will for about four more years.She is a birthright citizen of the United States of America.Therefore: Any person born abroad in wedlock to a U.S. citizen and an alien acquires U.S. citizenship at birth if the U.S. citizen parent has been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions prior to the person’s birth for the period required by the statute in effect when the person was born (INA 301(g), formerly INA 301(a)(7).) For birth on or after November 14, 1986, the U.S. citizen parent must have been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for five years prior to the person’s birth, at least two of which were after the age of fourteen. For birth between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986, the U.S. citizen parent must have been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for 10 years prior to the person’s birth, at least five of which were after the age of 14 for the person to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. The U.S. citizen parent must be the genetic or the gestational parent and the legal parent of the child under local law at the time and place of the child’s birth to transmit U.S. citizenship. (United States of America State Department Regulation online website.)As such her child is an American citizen. To make it formal she will have to go to the American Embassy to formally record the child's birth as well as fill out some forms.I don't see it happening, but only she and Prince Harry know at this point. The only challenge to the citizenship may come because of Meghan’s time spent in Canada where she resided immediately before moving to London, but didn't apply for citizenship. I don’t see that challenge being made either.There is little benefit to the child having dual citizenship in the UK and USA, it isn't like there is much chance of them ever being denied a visa to visit the United States of America.The drawback comes in the area of income taxes. The United States of America is very close to being the most greedy (If it isn't the most greedy) nation there is when it comes to income taxes. If they fill out the documents to grant the baby United States of America Citizenship then they are forced to pay taxes in any money they make or property they might be give through the age of 18, when they could renounce their American citizenship.Also as a male he would have to register for the draft. Although he can probably get a waiver when it comes to actual service as he will be in Sandhurst Academy at 18 if he follows his father's path. Sandhurst is the British West Point, it lacks all the fluffy electives and sticks strictly to being a military officer.Original Question: How would Prince Harry and Meghan's children be eligible to run for president of the U.S.?

1. The British expelled the entire population of the island nation of Diego Garcia, sending them to live in Mauritian slums in 1971, so that the US could build a military base on the Island. – Source2. The US military has a secret, nearly silent type of Velcro, which reduces the ripping noise by over 95%. – Source3. Stores on US military bases around the world don’t accept pennies as currency because they are “too heavy and are not cost-effective to ship.” – Source4. On February 24, 1942, the US Military ordered a total blackout of Los Angeles and fired 1,400 anti-air artillery and thousands of .50 caliber shots at a hovering object for 1 hour. – Source5. In the 60s, the US military secretly sprayed (possibly radioactive) experimental chemicals, like zinc cadmium, on thousands of residents of poor neighborhoods in St. Louis, without their knowledge or consent, to see what would happen. – Source6. The Department of Defense uses 4,600,000,000 US gallons of fuel annually, an average of 12,600,000 US gallons of fuel per day. If it were a country, the DoD would rank 34th in the world in average daily oil use, coming in just behind Iraq and just ahead of Sweden. – Source7. The US and the USSR’s only direct military confrontation happened in October 1944, over the Serbian town of Niš. It is considered top secret by both governments, and the exact number of casualties is unknown. –Source8. The most powerful gangs in the United States have a presence in the US military. Gangster Disciples, Crips, Bloods, 18th Street, Nortenos, Black Disciples, Surenos, Latin Kings, Vice Lords, African Nations, Aryan Nations, Aryan Brotherhood and Ku Klux Klan graffiti has been documented in Iraq. –Source9. After WWII, the Department of War was renamed Department of Defense. – Source10. In 2010, the U.S. government used 1,760 PlayStation 3’s to build a supercomputer for the Department of Defense. Their reason was that it was more cost efficient and “green.” –Source11. Soldiers in the U.S. military’s psychological warfare department (PSYOPS) used loudspeakers to tempt enemy fighters in Afghanistan into battles they couldn’t win by calling them,”lady men” and “cowardly dogs”. – Source12. The ‘Department of Defense Excess Property Program’, hands out over $500 million worth of free surplus military-grade weaponry to state and local law enforcement each year, militarizing hundreds of jurisdictions a year. – Source13. The United States Department of Defense is the largest employer in the world at 3.2 million people. Walmart is number 3. –Source14. Non-lubricated condoms are distributed among the armed forces not just for safe sex, but as an emergency water canteen. A non-lubricated condom is part of the United States Military Standard Issue Parachute Pack Survival Kit (SRU-16) and can carry a liter of water. – Source15. U.S. and Russian Military use depleted uranium bullets that can pierce vehicle armor. Once the bullet pierces the armor, it gets sharper and automatically catches on fire, igniting fuel and causing the vehicle to explode. – Source16. The U. S. Army secretly dumped 64 million pounds of nerve and mustard agents into the ocean, in at least 26 locations off both coasts. The Army can’t say exactly where all the weapons were dumped because records are sketchy, missing or were destroyed. – Source17. The United States hasn’t formally “declared war” since World War II. Since then, the U.S. has used the term “authorization to use military force.” – Source18. The United States Army has not had a 5 Star General since Sept 22 1950. – Source19. The U.S. Army created a giant four-legged robot in 1969 called the “walking truck.” It could lift a jeep and walk 5 MPH, but it never saw field use because the operator, who controlled each limb with one of his own, would become exhausted after just 15 minutes. – Source20. The reason many U.S army helicopters are named after native-American tribes is because the first U.S Air Force bases were located on native reserves. – Source

This link is boilerplate: but you have to start somewhere.Factsheets : AdmissionsI graduated from USAFA in 2002.  I can tell you what I did and give you a general sense of what I think others do.Start Early: you need to start the process at the beginning of your Junior year.  You need to be laying the groundwork as a high school Freshman.Grades: you do not need to be a valedictorian.  You need to be in the top 25% of your class.  If you have taken AP classes, even better.  USAFA also has prep schools for people who need to catch up academically- prior enlisted and high school students go to these.  The higher your grades, the better, but they look at the whole personTest Scores: same thing, you need to be in the 25th percentile or higher for the most part.  Standardized tests are a learned skill, not an accurate gauge of inherent intellect.  Just practice well and anyone who can get over a 3.0 in high school can crack the top 10 percentile in the ACT, SAT.  Nomination: you have to be nominated by an elected official.  Congressman, Senator, Vice President.  Here is where you have to interview well and show commitment over a period of time to the staffer who runs this part of the official's office.  This is also where political connections help.  I had no political connections.  The greater majority of people who go to academies do not have political connections- but they certainly can't hurt.  My congressional staffer was awesome and she looked out for every applicant.  She made sure there were no stupid mistakes that would cost you.Interviews: you are going to interview a lot.  You have to know what these people are going to ask and what answers they are looking for.  They are looking for "upright" people.  People who are honest, can communicate, who can follow, who can lead, who can think.  Why do you want to go to USAFA?  What do you want to do in the USAF?  What have you done in high school that would lead me to believe you can handle it?  Do you know what you are getting into?  Do you have a burning fire in your belly where you absolutely get things done?  Can you perform well individually?  Can you perform well in a team (follow and lead)?  Have you overcome challenges and/or hardships?You need to practice these questions with a counselor repeatedly and get instant feedback.  Interviewing is also a learned skill.  This is a year long process of interviewing with Air Force officers, staffers, and a panel of former graduates or current Cadets (I have been on this panel).  Physical Fitness: the better you do on the entrance physical fitness test, the better your chances.  This is not a deal breaker- but if two kids are exactly the same but one is physically fit and one is not.....   There are all sorts of workout programs available.  Medical: you have to be medically fit for military service.  This automatically disqualifies people through no fault of their own.  However, USAFA grads go off to war- so, the have to be certified by a doctor to meet the medical requirements of admittance.  There are height and weight standards as well- weight is flexible- height generally not.  Maxes and mins.All Around Ness: the more activities you have that show that you are  a human being that is interested in causes, put in energy, get results, and assume a leadership role- the better off you will be.  Varsity sports is great.  Picking one or two clubs and rising to a leadership position are great.  Elected to student government is great.  Outside groups (boy scouts, volunteer, religious) is also great.Letters of recommendation: if you do the above things, you should be able to pick who writes your letter of recommendation.  It is a smart thing to give your recommender your resume when you ask them to write.  Grades, activities, why you want to get in.Essays: same points as the interview.  Get multiple people to proof read.  Do not procrastinate in writing this.Research: you can talk to lots of academy grads.  Ask USAFA or congressman staffers to put you in touch.  Go to all the websites.  Visit USAFA. Visit lots of schools. Know what you are getting into.Avoid legal trouble: don't drink underage or do drugs. Don't get caught drinking underage or doing drugs.  Don't hang out with people who do illegal things.  Stay out of trouble if you want to get into and stay in an Academy.  I had a 4.2 GPA in high school due to AP classes.  I was a 3 year varsity letterman in football.  I scored average on my physical fitness test (average for cadets).  I was 5'9", 140lbs.  I had a 1430 SAT (97th percentile).  I was a Chair of a club called SafeRides that gives rides to people on Friday and Saturday night if they've been drinking.  I had the second best interview of the 15 guys I was competing against.  I received a congressional nomination.  I was prepared to go to a prep school for a year before.  I also go accepted to 3 University of California schools.  I didn't apply anywhere else.  I wanted to be a fighter pilot since I was 3 years old and maybe an astronaut after that.  I never visited USAFA before reporting for basic training.  I did go to information sessions for USAFA when they visited my high school.  My letters of recommendation where from my football coach and I don't remember who else- probably a teacher.  I never used my high school guidance counselors.  I had no political connections.  I was medically fit with no issues or serious previous injuries.

If you’re asking for copies of the forms that you will be asked to fill out on the plane I believe they are the I-94 and 6059B forms. They are here in various languages: Print-ready layouts for CBP forms i-94, 5129, and 6059B

No, but all three astronauts (not just Neil Armstrong) filled one out as a joke.Back from the Moon, Apollo Astronauts Had to Go Through CustomsToday’s astronauts have to go through Customs when they come back to the United States, not because they have been to space, but because they have come back from Kazakhstan! The partnership with Russia means they do a lot of international travel.Buzz Aldrin did seriously fill out a NASA travel expenses claim form that covered his trip to the moon. That’s because he had some travel expenses on Earth before they went up.

I’m assuming that it has to do with national security, etc. My question is why shouldn’t they have to do this? LEGAL immigrants work really hard to be citizens of the US. That’s the way it should be for someone who wants something strongly enough.

By law, every member of a Senior ROTC program at a college is under contract as an enlisted servicemember. They sign the exact same enlistment contract as every other officer candidate program (Service Academies, OCS/OCC, Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Course, various others in the Services), and the same contract as every enlisted servicemember of all the Services.To enroll into ROTC, they sign an 8-year service enlisted contract, at pay grade E-1, but their Rank is Midshipman or Cadet. That is what their ID cards say, too, and normally how they are addressed as a form of custom and courtesy, although “Mister” or “Miss” are acceptable in most situations, too.They will not be promoted out of their E-1/Midshipmen/Cadet rank until they either are commissioned as officers (mostly at O-1 paygrade), or die, or separate from the ROTC program (say for a medical reason), or fail to qualify or accept their commission and then serve as an enlisted servicemember in their Service for a specified number of years to pay back their previous ROTC benefits. The number of years they might have to serve as an enlisted member if they accept ROTC funding benefits, but fail to complete the program and accept commission, is determined by their Service Secretary’s policies.The enlisted grade at which they serve will also be determined by their Service Secretary’s policies; it might be E1 for someone who only accepted the “Kings Shilling” for 2 years and has no special skills. It might be E6 for someone who completed the entire ROTC program, graduated from college, has a masters degree or professional degree (like Pharmacy or Nursing), speaks fluent Farsi, or is a prior-enlisted member, and simply declined their commission at the last minute. Generally, the longer they accept ROTC educational assistance, the longer they must serve enlisted, or the more they have to pay back as a debt to the US Govt. It is also possible that their Service Secretary will waive all or part of their debt, and not compel enlisted service, if the circumstances show that to be the best option; an example would be someone who has received several years of ROTC funding, but is found to have a very serious illness that is disqualifying from further military service, and so they are medically discharged from the ROTC program, and from their enlistment contract, and their debt is waived (all or partially, depending on circumstances).Each ROTC cadet/midshipman also swears the Oath of Office, the loyalty oath required in the Constitution for all principal and inferior officers, under Article II. They might initially swear the Oath of Enlistment on the day they are contracted, because they are — technically — serving on an enlisted contract, but they must also swear — ASAP — the Oath of Office to ensure they are properly aware of their responsibilities, as the Oath of Office is subtly different from the Oath of Enlistment, and thus requires slightly different approaches to their service.Midshipmen and cadets, both of the Service Academies and Senior ROTC program, are “inferior officers” under the Constitution, albeit without a commission (yet). Only officers appointed using Presidential (or delegated Presidential) authority under Article II swear the Oath of Office (it is modified slightly between all military officers, and civilian officers, and even further among various classes of civilian officers like Foreign Service Officers in the Dept. of State and Federal law enforcement officers).Midshipmen and Cadets of three of the Federal Service Academies (Army, Navy (which includes Marine-option), Air Force, Coast Guard) are appointed either directly by Presidential authority (without Senate “advice and consent), and they serve on active duty, and are paid at a reduced rate from O-1/Second Lieutenant for the duration of their Academy, although their Academy service won’t count toward longevity for pay or retirement purposes. They are subject to the UCMJ for discipline 24/7/365 after they swear their Oaths.Midshipmen of the Federal Merchant Marine Academy are typically appointed as Midshipmen, US Navy Reserve, by the Secretary of the Navy, using delegated Presidential authority, and otherwise meet all requirements as any other Navy Reserve officer candidates. They are appointed as students to the USMMA itself by delegated authority of the Secretary of Transportation, usually by the Superintendent of the USMMA. They serve on active duty only during sea cruises and other specified training events, much like ROTC midshipmen and cadets, and so are only subject to the UCMJ during those periods of official orders to duty; they are only paid the reduced rate from O-1 during those periods of official orders. Like the other Service Academies, their service at the Academy does not count toward pay or retirement longevity. Most Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen are commissioned into either the Navy Reserve or the Coast Guard Reserve, but some will serve on active duty or in the Reserves of other Services.It should be noted that the Cadets and Midshipmen of the Federal Service Academies (Military, Naval, Air Force, USCG, USMMA) are NOT enlisted. Nor are they commissioned or warranted officers. They are the ONLY military servicemembers who fall into the void between being enlisted and commissioned/warrant officers. This is distinct from the Senior ROTC cadets and midshipmen who ARE serving an enlisted contract, but are appointed to a special Office as “Cadets” or “Midshipmen.”They are all best understood as “uncommissioned officers”:Obligated contractually to military service (whether enlisted as SROTC or by agreement with a Federal Service Academy),Appointed using delegated Article II authority to an Office, whether by the President alone or a Service Secretary.Serve in that Office pursuant to various laws and regulations governing their status, behavior, and objectives (to earn a commission).Have military status, rank, a pay grade (of sorts…since none of them are paid at any rate other than 35% of the basic pay for an O-1 with less than 2 years longevity), and fall between the highest ranks of enlisted noncommissioned officers, and the lowest rank of warrant officer (which in this case means that — for their particular situation — a “warrant” Office granted to a service member by the SecDef [it used to be done by the President or the Service Secretaries, but now the SecDef appoints W-1’s] is senior de jure to an appointment to Office as a Cadet or Midshipman…even though both fill Offices and are not commissioned officers).The US has not officially had midshipmen/cadets in the chain of command, in positions of command authority on land or at sea, since about 1905, when the Navy abolished the command authority of midshipmen, but the Army has maintained a vestige of the command authority of certain cadets, outside the Academy, through Army Regulation AR 600–20, Command Authority, which in paragraphs 2–8 through 2–10 specifies when cadets might be explicitly placed into the chain of command of any Army unit, and what their authorities might be if that happened.The actual authority, under US law and DoD policy, for midshipmen and cadets (outside of their own Academies, amongst each other, and in their ROTC programs) is quite vague. They are appointed using Presidential authority under Article II of the Constitution, and swear an Oath of Office — like any other principal or inferior officer. They are serving pursuant to a bonafide enlisted service contract, and have established the standard 8-year Military Service Obligation (MSO) — like any officer or enlisted servicemember of any Service. Their officer rank is that of midshipmen or cadet, but their pay grade is E1 — unlike any other servicemember. And they are — with the exception of the Army’s AR 600–20, not listed in any other Service’s command authority regulations, nor are they listed on any official “Rank Charts” since there is no pay grade for “midshipmen” and “cadet” ranks.To further muddy the waters, all midshipmen and cadets, when in a duty status (which for all Service Academies except for the Merchant Marine is 24/7/365), are subject to Article 133 of the UCMJ — Conduct Unbecoming an Officer and Gentlemen. The same as for any other commissioned or warrant officer, and unlike any enlisted. Even warrant officer-1 (the lowest grade of warrant officer, and with a “warrant” from the Secretary of Defense or their Service Secretary to act as an officer, but without a commission) is not subject to Article 133.Further, all officers, cadets, and midshipmen, including warrant officer-1’s, are only subject to trial by a General Court-Martial, the most senior type of court-martial. No lesser court-martial may have jurisdiction over them. If convicted of any offense whatsoever at a GCM, all officers may be removed from further service: all commissioned officers, cadets, and midshipmen, would be “dismissed from the Service,” equivalent to a dishonorable discharge for an enlisted servicemember. But a warrant officer-1 would be “dishonorably discharged,” exactly as any enlisted servicemember. Further evidence of the status of cadets and midshipmen, under law, as inferior officers as envisioned by Article II of the US Constitution.But, since all cadets and midshipmen are contracted servicemembers, even if only partially trained, they can — and in WWII were — be mobilized to active service during a period of war or national emergency.The reality: if the Nation needed an infusion of fresh 18 year old midshipmen/cadets that badly, then things are really, indeed, very bad!But, as in WWII, the course of study for the ROTC program will be accelerated, and if needed, the senior class, those most trained and ready, especially those who have already completed OCS (or equivalent), and possibly have either completed or nearly completed their degrees, will be commissioned early, and ordered into service, and sent on down the road to their Service training pipeline — just earlier than anticipated.If there is more need, the junior class, especially prior-enlisted and those having completed OCS, and those with degrees already or nearly, will get the same orders: “you are done with ROTC, your Nation needs you, you will be commissioned ASAP, placed on active duty, and be ordered to XXX to continue your training as a commissioned officer…”If more need, pull the sophomores…but, at that point, it’s VERY, VERY bad, as most sophomores, with very few exceptions, have not completed much training, possibly not OCS, and honestly have just begun their college degrees. Although they are at least as well qualified as any young person coming in off the street to enlist to seek an officer appointment, as they have already gone through extensive medical testing, had background checks, and their qualifications otherwise were exceptional or they wouldn’t have been appointed to ROTC in the first place.The Services would be more likely to accelerate the commissioning of the seniors first, and then selectively pull out prior-service members from the other years, and then accelerate juniors.Unless the US was in imminent danger of failure, and there would be no colleges left to go to, we need to leave a little bit of meat on the bones, and have at least some ROTC students still progressing, although their programs would probably be very accelerated and suddenly very focused on military skills.Now, what about their college degrees? Well, a few will already have one, and some will be extremely close and an arrangement can be worked out with the college to just grant it (given the wartime circumstances).For those with a bunch of college work left to do, well…at some point they will have to finish it…down the road, if they survive the war. And want to. And there are colleges to return to.Historical precedent serves well here: until about WWII, the Service Academies didn’t grant bachelor degrees like civilian universities, so generations of well-trained and educated officers graduated and served their careers without a civilian degree. And, at various times like the Civil War, WWI, and WWII, midshipmen and cadets (of the Service Academies before early 1900, and of both programs since then) have either graduated early and been commissioned, or simply been commissioned early, or voluntarily left their program and enlisted to serve immediately. This would — most likely — be the same course of events again today or in the future if a massive war or national emergency were to break out and require immediate and/or sustained manpower at the junior officer ranks.Essentially, if the Nation is going to bring back the draft to induct, compulsorily, young Americans to serve as enlisted servicemembers to meet an emerging national existential threat, then at least many of the cadets and midshipmen of the Academies and the ROTC programs are going to be getting their mobilization orders to active service and follow on training as commissioned officers…unless they resign their offices and voluntarily enlist (in which case their “debt” to the Govt might be forgiven later, depending on the circumstances, or if there is a Govt left to collect the debt, and they survive, of course).The bottom line is: yes, cadets and midshipmen in ROTC programs may be mobilized to active service, or reserve service in some circumstances, either through ending their ROTC program and commissioning them as officers, or even as simply serving as enlisted members; their service contract permits both paths, and both paths may be involuntary — because their service contract explicitly includes language that permits involuntary mobilization to active service.

If you’re seeking the nomination of a major party, you have to go through the process of getting enough delegates to the party’s national convention to win the nomination. This explains that process:If you’re not running as a Democrat or Republican, you’ll need to get on the ballot in the various states. Each state has its own rules for getting on the ballot — in a few states, all you have to do is have a slate of presidential electors. In others, you need to collect hundreds or thousands of signatures of registered voters.

2004 grad and current Blue & Gold Officer here.The trick to getting into USNA is that there’s no trick. The admissions board is looking for the applicants who are most qualified across the board, which means they’re going to look at nearly every aspect of what you’ve done in your first 17 years in an effort to project how likely you are to succeed at USNA and as a line officer in the Navy or Marine Corps.Those factors include:Class rank and the relative strength of your high schoolGPA and difficulty of the courses you’ve takenSAT/ACT scores — the higher the betterPhysical fitness — as demonstrated by varsity/club sports, your score on the standard Candidate Fitness Assessment and PRT/PFT, whether you regularly take on physically demanding challenges like road races or Tough Mudder, etc.Letters of recommendation — what do your teachers think about your intellect, leadership, and character as compared to your peers?Demonstrated leadership potential — being captain of a varsity team, holding student government positions, serving in leadership roles in JROTC/Sea Cadets/Civil Air Patrol/Boy Scouts, church youth groups, community service organizations, etc.Written and oral communications — how strongly you’re able to get your points across in your application essays and interview, and if you’ve got other experience with persuasive writing or public speaking that doesn’t hurtDid you attend Summer Seminar prior to your senior year in high school? If not, have you at least visited the Yard? If the answer to both those questions is “no” — why?Your moral character — aside from obvious stuff like not having a criminal record, do your experiences up to this point indicate that you’ll have any difficulty abiding by the Honor Concept?Your motivation for attending the Academy and serving as an officer in the Navy or Marine Corps — are you able to speak articulately about why USNA appeals to you (i.e. you probably don’t want to say because it’s free or because Dad said I should go there), are you aware of the challenges you’d face at USNA and how it won’t always be as much fun as going to State U, what you think you’d major in and what clubs you’d like to join, have you thought through what community you’d like to enter after graduation and what its training pipeline and career progression look like, etc.The stronger you can make yourself in each of those areas, the better your odds of admission will be.However, that doesn’t mean you should put a middling effort into a lot of different clubs or organizations in an effort to “check the box” for involvement and leadership. You’re much better off making meaningful contributions to 2–3 different clubs/sports than you would be as a non-participating member of 10 clubs, which just looks disingenuous.