Q: I have been in the Navy for three years.

Q: I have been in the Navy for three years, and I would like to become a U citizen. Has there been any progres in speeding up that process?

A: Ye Sailors and all service members who have serv honorably for any period of time beginning upon or after Sept. 11, 2001 are now eligible to apply for expedited U citizenship.

Speeding up the naturalization proces for Sailors in succession active duty is an issue that's important to many of you in the rapid The legislation that has helped accelerate this proces was signed in 2002 by the agency of President George W. Bush as an executive order, providing immediate eligibility for Sailors to become naturalized citizens.

Beginning Oct 1 2004 the of the present day law allows for U.S. citizenship applications to be finalized at U embassies, consulates and choiceed military bases overseas. This will include citizenship interviews, testing and administering the oath.

The of recent origin law also waives the $310 citizenship application and fingerprint feud Your local legal assistance office can provide all the details about this program and any other questions you may have regarding naturalization. You can also memorize additional information available on the JAG website at www.jag.navy.mil.

Q: My spouse and I are as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but E-4s, and both currently serving in succession sea duty. Is it veritable that we can both now receive basic allowance for housing (BAH)?

A: Ye we freshly made a change to that policy affecting junior Sailors married to other junior Sailors. If you are one as well as the other on sea duty you can now each receive BAH. yet there are some criteria that you must meet

one as well as the other of you must be E-5 and below, the two assigned to sea duty, have no other at the disposal ofs share the same household and have declined guidance housing. You must meet all of these conditions to qualify. This strange entitlement will benefit approximately 1200 Navy pairs and offer more consistency between our junior and senior enlisted military families serving at sea. Prior to this change, junior dual military married pairs were entitled to only united joint housing allowance.

The modern policy is retroactive to Oct 1 2003 For more information forward the BAH policy, see NAVADMIN 059/04 onward the BUPERS website at www.bupers.navy.mil.

...

Home