Florida veteran claims US recruited him into military under false promises
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
- One U.S. military veteran is fighting for his legal status in America after he claims he was recruited into the military under false promises of citizenship. Advocates say he’s not the only one.
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" Never Trust A Recruiter "
HE ILLEGAL AND SHOULD GO BACK TO NZ AND COME IN THE LEGAL WAY AND STOP LYING ON THE MILITARY
Never trust the govmt
Amen, there’s a reason some people jokingly call them used car salesmen 😅
I remember when my brother was enlisted into the army, his recruiter had promised him he was going to get I think I remember it was like a $5,000 bonus after completing basic training and AIT, and he ended up with something around $1,000 bonus in the end instead. Complete b.s.
I’m not sure why anyone thinks this is, “news.” It’s like saying I got scammed by someone saying they were a Nigerian prince. Yeah? What else is new?
If he honorably served, he deserves citizenship. Yet another instance when our veterans are lied to and disrespected. This is shameful!
lied to by other veterans
He should've never been allowed to serve in our military!
They do it to hispanics all the time yet because they are not white like this guy no one cares
@@billquakenbush1692 Wrong. Lots of people came to our country through the military. One of our Olympic 5k/10k runners, Paul Chelimo, migrated here from Kenya. When they realized they had an elite Kenyan runner in basic, they sent him straight to Army track team. I served with several people who came here like that. They deserve citizenship more than most Americans.
Not to worry Joe has a plan to solve this problem... THREADS
He was willing to give his life for a country that isn't willing to give him a drivers license 🤦♂️
At least he voted in elections not being a citizen
This is offensive. We can’t give citizenship to EVERY veteran with honorable discharge? Unacceptable
If this man served in the U.S. military, paid taxes and voted, then he's an American citizen! Give him citizenship!
There is no recruiting bonus in the Army. Would you all feel the same if he was Mexican, from Africa or the Middle East?
@@jackbejumpin Yes, I would!
@@j.l.a.delagarza6994 Even if you hold a green card you still have to pay taxes if you are employed in the US.
Just cross illegally, then you can get all kinds of free stuff
@@SpaceRanger187 right? You have thousands of illegal immigrants drawing benefits when people like this man are left out in the cold and country less. I’m not against immigration in the slightest, our country regardless of what anyone says was built on and by immigrants. I’m just saying it should be done properly. Think of it this way. Would you let someone in your home without at least knowing a little about who they are? Share meals with someone and allow them free reign of your own home? You’re a liar or a complete fool if you say yes. Some of my best coworkers and friends have been newcomers. But there’s is absolutely nothing wrong with forcing immigrants to go through proper vetting processes. It only wrong to hate an entire people over fear.
Just another example of how shitty our country treats our veterans
you still have to apply. thats his own mistake
Military recruiters are salesmen. The COTUS and US CODES provide no automatic naturalization for military service! Service members have opportunity to pursue naturalization. They qualify for fast service. Learn the game rules!
Country means people so quit using journalist stations because not everybody treats them the same.
@@poollife777 as A 20 year Veteran, yeah they pretty much do treat us the same
This is an exception, seen many soldiers get their citizenship in the military.
This is disgusting... I am a former Marine and this is UNACCEPTABLE. Man served his time and gave up his youth to serve our contry and not give him US citizenship? Shame on the recruiter for NOT doing their job and NOT making sure this man gets his citizenship.
When I joined the Air Force long ago, the recruiter told me I would have nice housing, a nice office, great food, swimming pools, golf courses, bowling alleys and tennis courts on base to enjoy. I'm still waiting for my tennis court.
My Marine recruiter promised me a chance at combat. 😅 summbitch kept his promise and then some.
You got the other stuff!? Boy did I join the wrong service. Though really this is base dependent. Usually a large base in the States is going to have a number of nice amenities. A Smaller base, not so much. A FOB in a warzone? Just be happy that you probably won't get shot at.
I am a US Army veteran. I served for 17 years of active duty. We were all lied to by a recruiter. Not going into much detail, the same thing happened to a friend of mine from El Salvador. He was born in Salvador but came here as a baby. He served with me in the 82nd Airborne, saw combat, and got injured. He was promised citizenship but never got it. The last time I heard from him, he went to a country that he didn’t know, El Salvador.
The new President in El Salvador is working to clean up the country
Womp womp
@@josephmontezuma5089 shut up
This is exactly why they lie in the first place. To prevent the black and browns in.
BS. I'm an Army vet. Served with many born overseas and got their citizenship via US military service. You're story is horsesht.
I served 4 years, USMC, 2005-2009, honorably discharged. In my opinion, talking to a recruiter is exactly like talking to a car salesman
I was a Marine recruiter 84-87. Used car salesman! Nope. Matter of fact I directed a few folks out of my office when they couldn't tell me that they wanted to be a Marine (vice a computer tech, aviation type, or other technical jobs). Matter of fact I had one kid tell me that he wanted to be an electrician. I slid a pen and a piece of paper to him and said "spell it" and he couldn't. Out the door! Semper Fi brother. USMC Ret.
@@CormacNJ
😂
"I wanna be in a technical job!"
Can't even spell it. What kind of world are we living in 🤣
Used car salesmen are more honest.
@@Delimon007 Even worse, I taught HS for 14 years post Marine Corps. Had a senior state that she wanted to be an anesthesiologist. Again I asked her to spell it. She couldn't. I told her that I might not know how to spell it but I didn't want to be an anesthesiologist. Told her that if that was her dream, learn as much as you can about the duties and learn to spell it.
Perfect analogy 😂. 1 of my subordinates in the AF got 24% 😮 interest from 1 of those predatory car salesmen near his tech school
This person is denied citizenship yet million of criminals are free to do whatever they like…
Hey has to apply still
Ok you gotta separate Immigrants from Citizens first. Criminals aren’t free to do whatever they like either or prisons wouldn’t be filled.
This is why new generation don't want to apply into the military anymore.
? Wtf are you talking about? New Generation = new us citizens
They don't volunteer they'll get drafted
When someone asks me . I tell them , The recruiter will tell lies
Not just because that but degenerates allowed to serve and reg normal folk don’t wanna get corrupted
No that’s because they are being brainwashed from 6 in schools!
That's not the reason at all.
If this man is a Marine with an honorable discharge then he should be given his citizenship. Done. Plain and simple.
Did he get an honorable discharge? Unfortunately, the reporter forgot to ask or she knew the answer and cut it out of the story.
That's right Devil Dog , "Ooh Ra" , Semper Fi
@@traceywashington2818 Got the big green weenie....and now is embracing the suk
😂@@traceywashington2818
He should haven’t gotten it as soon as he graduated Basic.
Give him the citizenship... He is more American than normal citizens. 🇺🇸
Nope
@saulspanco854 What's wrong, Precious?
Yep.@@saulspanco854
You can't give citizenship to a citizen. If either of your parents is a U.S. citizen then you are automatically a natural born U.S. citizen so says the constitution. Both of his parents are citizens rendering him a natural born citizen at birth. The State of Tennessee has effectively stripped him of his citizenship and arbitrarily so because they don't have a clear understanding of the constitution.
@@saulspanco854you don’t know the first thing about being a true American
"Thanks for risking your life protecting our country. Now f*ck off."
That's basically the message he got in all of this.
Except he wasn’t protecting anything.
@@almontherobaid6492what was he doing then? Let me guess doing the bidding of a evil corrupt politician or oil company
@@nyc_jon it said in the video he went active duty months after the war was over which is why he wasnt given citizenship
@@nuclear_right completely unrelated to what I said
what do U mean; Ur’ statement’s a bit vague??
If he serves the U.S. military he earned the U.S. citizenship. It should be a guarantee.
Even with a dishonorable discharge?
@@JoseGonzalez-ps6vy must complete his service or get honorable discharge , but must be given citizenship at some point. It makes zero sense to have non citizens in our military swearing oaths to our country to defend our Constitution and saluting our flag ect. The contract should include the service under honorable circumstances in exchange for citizenship.
No it was peace time, easy service. If he fought with us in Iraq and Afghanistan and applied then maybe lol
I agree give the man citizenship
He is a fool. Usa&europe HAAATE hard working immig or highly productive immig
Should had come in illegaly. Play victim. Live on welfare in blue states. Study in some cool college paid by governement or associations ngos. or work at wal mart mcdonald. Then get citizenship 😂
I have a friend from france. He was a dentist. He wanted to live in usa. You would think usa should prioritize people like dentist to come to the country
They give him a hard stressful time to get visas, visa extension, permanant resident status
He had to use expensive immigration lawyer. Argue in immigration office. And litteraly write 8 pages essays on why he should be granted to come to usa 😂😂
Sometimes he joke. He should of had just cross texas border. Play victim. Claim assylum. Then go live in california or new york. And exploit the welfare system from both governement and associations 😆
This man is a United States Marine. Give him his damn citizenship!!!
That's just BS. You don't just "give" citizenship away to people who served as Marines. I was in the Corps, and don't think that should get any special privilege's. He needs to go through the necessary channels to "earn" that citizenship. The only thing he "earned" was the right to be a Marine for life and to wear out sacred emblem for life. He didn't "earn" citizenship. As a Marine, he should know better than wo whine about promises never made in writing, man up, take the proper tests, and become a citizen the proper way.
@@benvaldez1784 Yeah, sure kid. IF you ever wore my uniform you would know we are "Always Faithful" and that means we keep our word and our promises. He was made a promise, via a contract, and it should be kept. Playing call of duty doesn't make you a Marine. I served with way too many people who made citizenship thru blood sweat and a few sent home in boxes to listen to some little kid who in no way speaks for the Corps.
@@benvaldez1784 BULLSHIT, YOU SERVE YOUR COUNTRY, SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC. THIS IS BULLSHIT AND YES, I AM A COMBAT VETERAN.
@benvaldez1784 negative. I am also a veteran, and he did indeed earn it. He fought for our country. He didn't get a "privilege", he took an oath and risked his life for this country
@@benvaldez1784 Thats all fine and dandy. But the notion of signing up for the U.S military and even become eligible to serve and NOT gain the citizenship is baffling. THE U.S MARINE CORPS of all branches, let that sink in. What you're basically saying here is that despite getting your legs blown off in some shithole in the middle east decorated with awards , you come back home in all the glory but you don't get the citizenship? That's absolutely retarded. And one more thing AS A MARINE MYSELF , GO FUCK YOURSELF. OORAH
For crying out loud, give his US citizenship
Wow. Gov Ron can't help a vet out?
@@badlt5897 and Gov Ron is a Navy JAG officer.
Meanwhile illegal Cubans get their green card in less than 3 years...👀
I served with SEVERAL individuals over my time in the Army that had this exact experience. They are promised citizenship, serve honorably, serve in combat, and are abandoned. THANK YOU for giving these people a voice!!!
I was in the service for a long time and I never heard of citizenship being promised. I did hear about citizenship being prioritized and expedited. The servicemember had to apply for citizenship at some point. It is not "automatically" given. In other words, there is no INS fairy just magically showing up out of the mist with your citizenship certificate when you are discharged.
@@JoseGonzalez-ps6vy Thank you! Exactly! It requires action on the servicemember's part. It doesn't just automatically happen.
They werent abandoned. They were still supposed to apply. But, ever since Sonnie changed the rule of citizenship, they can't anymore.
So this gentleman served in the military, was paid by the US Department of Treasury, taxed by the IRS, can get full medical benefits from the Veterans Administration but can’t get a drivers license or a US Citizenship? Makes perfect sense.
They can send all our money overseas but can't help our veterans.
Lol the US gov recently send an additional $400+ million aid to Gaza, including millions to rebuild that Gaza pier, aid to the enemy, the people who celebrate 9/11 in the streets, dance, cheer, honking throughout Gaza and handing out free food and cake like its a national holiday, all this massive foreign aid overseas and people over here suffering, like 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, some states the minimum wage is still $7.25. It’s hysterical 😆
He never filled the paper work with Department of immigration in order to become a legal resident and then USA 🇺🇸 citizen 🧐
@@DanielRojas-nw3mvHe was issued a social security card and paid taxes. He obviously did. You don’t just magically get those things.
@@DanielRojas-nw3mv I'm a veteran. Born here and they screwed me over as well. Your response wouldn't ever matter to me because I have an extreme disdain for government as a whole. If they can pander to Israel then they can give this man what he is owed. This country is his home just as much as it is mine. I could care less about the federal protocol surrounding it.
Nonsense. They keep our money here helping all the illegal aliens. They just spend the money on whatever they want. After all, it's not there money.
As a former drill sergeant, I can tell you that recruiters will say just about anything to get someone to join. "But my recruiter told me..." was a very common phrase.
yup... saw a girl crying in AIT because the recruiter told her one thing and she signed something different apparently.... got her witht he old bait and switch... cant trust noone....
My recruiter told me Drill Sargents will say that.
@@mattr272
Blaming the recruiter is so easy.
@@forreal8014 the Meps commander is the real culprit lol..
And there's thousands more like him, when they don't want to give you your pension or your medical or whatnot they deport you, and unfortunately sometimes even worse
Sometimes yeah lol.
Thank you Sir..and I hope they fix this and do extra for him snd his family
If you don't want them in our country, you shouldn't let them in our military period. Anybody that serves in the military should automatically be a citizen.
should be but instead they get them for free labor & then deport people. He didn't get deported , so he's one of the "lucky" ones.
So, how many months of military service does it take to be a US Veteran? I was born in the USA and served 20 years, honorably discharged.
This was a paperwork screw up, I was in the military and seen many soldiers get their citizenship, it's a big thing and celebration, if someone screwed up it was whoever did his recruiting paperwork.
@@SandCrabNews 6 months or 180 days
Recruit your own citizens or have a smaller military!
They’ve been doing this for decades
Yes they sure have been obtaining state id’s and not going through the citizenship process.
Centuries actually
Yeah what a shocker Goldberg wants more and more and more people in here
I'm one of the.
Exactly
I’ve worked with people illegally in the country that had drivers licenses. What an embarrassment we have become. Today we are letting non Americans flood the country and giving them allowances yet we can’t give someone that served honorably his citizenship.
Yo! Preach it!
How did Mr. Canton enter the country? Why is he in this predicament?
He is facing what blk men faced 50 years ago serving a country that does not keep its promises.
How about Native American wind talkers
Idk, I can't speak Navajo, but I know they won the Pacific war. Without them, the Imperial Japanese Intel would have cracked any code we threw at them.
No he's not, he didn't file his application whike serving, thats his fault not the military
I enlisted in the US military as a Resident Alien. I was fully aware that if I wanted my citizenship I would need to apply for it. Eventually I filed the application and became a Naturalized American citizen. I was not lied to, abandoned and looked at the laws and process myself.
The INS should do the honorable thing and expedite citizenship for vets like this.
It’s interesting being a resident alien. I was too, I was Australian with a green card and was considering joining marines. I wanted to be a machine gunner but the recruiter told me his higher ups told him “he’s an alien he gets what is given to him” so they suggested supply chain but unlike most aliens I knew I had better options than this and knew that I would be treated like garbage as an alien in the service. Another thing too a lot of Americans kept telling me to stay away from military, which made me second guess.
Hope all went well for you, being an alien in America was a tough and somewhat lonely journey
@@BudgetGainsByJJ I qualified for nuclear reactor technician in the Navy except I couldn't get a security clearance so I chose medic in the Air Force.
I never heard any talk about or know my citizenship status.
I wish you had insisted on infantry (which is where machine gunners come from) in the Marines.
I did 10 years as enlisted, went to college, got my citizenship, then served 11 years as officer.
Exactly. As an active service member myself, I understand that there are things I need to be on top of. Sound like he relied solely on the word of one person and didn't do what he needed to do to apply for citizenship. He needs to take responsibility for that. Also the DoD needs to do a better job at constantly informing serving non-citizens that they need to do the paperwork!
@@terrellbradshaw3504 It's not so much the DOD, but the command over them that should be looking out for those that are under them, or the unit they are in/those they work with.
@@BornAgainCarnivore right but the DoD should require reporting of this information to make sure commands are being held accountable for ensuring members are aware. We have to account for other crap that isn't even remotely as important as this.
A recruiter lied? Nahhhhhhhh!
😂 no s*it.
Me too.
He was recruited during hostilities so technically they didn’t.. it just didn’t work out right
Him too! Say it's not so!
I never lied when I was a recruiter, I did however paint word pictures that others misinterpreted.
This is interesting: This happened to a blonde haired blue eyed white guy.......Let that sink in.
As an American USNavy Vet, I’m ashamed we are doing this. Immigration is clearly broken, and this needs to be fixed immediately.
THIRTY YEARS?! This man is a legal US citizen at this point! How do we treat our veterans so poorly?!
Now he see how the poor bLack man feels
@@carltonipoloknowski4736 It's not all about that, bro. Black people are humans too. This is a human thing. Homeless people are mostly white here as well
The US government moto, "Use em and lose em."
What are you even on about?
@@carltonipoloknowski4736What are you talking about?
As a fellow Marine, I am disgusted by this!!!
He deserves this more than some Americans I know.
@thegoodsathome as an American Citizen (Born in Texas) whose Parents were Illegal. (Parents Divorced) Mother became Naturalized Citizen before i got into junior high and i Myself joined U.S.M.C. at age 17 Mother signed Approval went off to boot camp at age 18 (Dec 1983 - Dec 1987) 'Hollywood' Marine. I too agree as a Fellow Marine this Man Earned his Citizenship, through service.
He's a mercenary
Who cares what you say.
@@poollife777 ..... have you ever considered taking some of your own advice!
But thanks for stepping up and pointing out Your Asshole in the room!!👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@deidresable And you're a freeloader. What's your point exactly? Freedom isn't free and you sure as hell didn't add to the bill.
Just give the man his citizenship. He earned it
His children ARE AMERICANS
Damn.. This makes me mad... Give him his US citizenship!
For real...
Holy sheit its detroit ninja!!! 🥷
LFG! ESKETITTTT🤙
Served, paid taxes, voted..Give this guy his citizenship!
You do realize that you're being tricked into accepting illegal aliens into our military, right?
you didn't read the paper buddy
@@MafaeJamie Well if he had a Social Security card and voted, then someone else must have read something and decided he was a citizen. Because you can't get those unless you are one. Supposedly.
@@robertlawrence9000Trump is gonna fix this!
Damn right!!!
In 1986, I was told by a recruiter that Marines get all the women. I enlisted based solely upon that. Can I sue?
Lol!!
You can if a reasonable person would believe the statement as fact
Short answer - NO. Don't be so gullible.
If you managed to avoid poon as a marine, you sir are the most unattractive male alive. I'm sorry but I have alot of experience and spent time around too many who**s and run into too many that say some stuff like "MILITARY MEN TO THE FRONT!!" so you genuinely failed.
I think you have a case brother
Absolutely disgusting. The government made a PROMISE to this man.
He spent all that time as a Marine, yet
two-legged bacteria come here illegally and they get well taken care of.
IDK what is the bigger insult, not giving this man citizenship or calling him a soldier after saying he joined the Marine Corps.
lol!
Semper Fi 🇺🇸
Hmmm! Both are pretty freaking bad! Looking at the current administration, becoming an American citizen would be the bigger insult. Although calling him a soldier does warrant an a** kicking. lol
HE ILLEGAL AND SHOULD GO BACK TO NZ AND COME IN THE LEGAL WAY AND STOP LYING ON THE MILITARY
Well I am a veteran airman that fought ..and killed ..I am a fucking soldier....screw your marine bullshit!
Government should be ashamed of itself.
yes dont allow non citizens in to our military
Well now you are truly being treated like a vet. 😢
This man has earned his citizenship! He was willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice for this country, served honorably, and now has to put up with this BS!? Give this guy his citizenship!
While the recruiter brought him in on a false promise, he did fight for our country and should receive what was promised. The DOD needs to help in this situation.
US soldiers don't fight for their country. They fight for US imperialism and global domination. And they lie to their own soldiers about how they are "defending America".
He didn’t fight for 💩
@@andrewcruz3837 But he still served, A-hole. I'm sure you never had but the first one to say something negative.
@andrewcruz3837 you couldn't, even if you were half the man he is... spineless twat waffle
@@andrewcruz3837 you're a loser
I didn’t even know you could be in the military and not be a citizen.
If someone has permanent resident (green card) they can enlist. Once in they can apply for US Citizenship. It is not automatic.
There was a Russian dude in my boot camp in 1999
You can’t. They naturalize you in boot camp.
@@EVP5309 Serving in the military can be a fast track towards citizenship in certain instances, but you don’t just get citizenship for enlisting, especially not as early as basic training. There’s still an application process.
I have personally served with many non-citizens, some of whom did not speak English. Most were Latinos, one Brazilian, one Mongol, a few Slavs.
@@richard1493 yep it's a process
thats disgusting. if all this is correct this mans citizenship should be honored immediately.
If the government wont give this man citizenship, then he should sue the federal government for the tax money he paid in.
There is a 77 year old man in Tennesse having this same problem. He was born in Canada on a military base. He has his social security number and has had his drivers license his entire life..drove a commercial truck for a living. It's that new Real ID law causing this problem.
Not really the same thing. That guy was born to a mother and father that were US citizens which means he is a citizen. That whole issue is just Tennessee being pants on head retarded.
In that story both his parents were US citizens so he should hold dual citizenship
@@darkstorminc You'd think...but yet he's not considered a US citizen based on the Real ID laws...
@@darkstorminc Only have to have 1 parent who is US citizen to get it. That why whole thing with people saying Obama was not born in USA did not matter because his mother was a USA citizen
Papers, please.
A legionnaire can get French citizenship after three years of serving in the French Foreign Legion.
The key word used was CAN. Joining the Legion is NOT guaranteed as poor performance even with completing their contract results in no citizenship.
He would still need to APPLY by filling out the appropriate paperwork!
And a foreigner in the Russian military gets citizenship after one year of service.
@@The_Black_Knight during times of war joining the American military is a guaranteed naturalization and ceremony after completing boot camp. I
This is not about France... This story is about the US. Keep up.
ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS ‼️🙄 Give that man his citizenship - NOW‼️
He knows he didn’t attend a naturalization ceremony. And he was voting? What is wrong with our government?
How 'bout the lie they tell all veterans that when you get out employers will hire you on the spot.
depending on MOS. I know a ton of ATC and aircraft engineers who got tons of offers before they even got out with airports and contractors. hell, even if you were a cook and applied for McDonald's, they'd probably hire you on the spot. I got out with a clearance and 10 point preference, got a government job no problem.
maybe it's just you or what you did. not much use for something like artillery out in the world, but that's on you if that's the only value you got out with.
@@leok7193Spot on. Infantry veteran here, 10 point preference and clearance. Got a job in law enforcement while on terminal leave, didn't enjoy it and filled out an application on USA Jobs. No issues, first try was a charm. If a vet can't find or keep employment, there's something else going on.
Guess you picked the wrong MOS pal. I’m a high school drop out that got out at 12 years now at a 200k a year job thanks to the military.
How did you join the military without a diploma or equivalent?@@Ferrous_Bueller
Most federal agencies will consider qualified military veterans first. That work experience you gain in the military will give you advantage.
He also married, lived there for decades and got kids. This should be cleared immediately.
Very dumb, yeah
The immigration process in America is horrific. I’ve experienced years of it. They treat people very badly and put you through years of ridiculous hoops
Marines are not “Soldiers”
Soldiers are only from the Army
30 years serving in the Military. Give him American citizenship.
Give this Marine his citizenship !
I was born here, served in the U.S. Army, and I agree he is an American by heart !
That's not how it works buddy
HE ILLEGAL AND SHOULD GO BACK TO NZ AND COME IN THE LEGAL WAY AND STOP LYING ON THE MILITARY
i had no idea you could be in the military but not be american. wtf.
I served in the Navy and INS fuck with my citizenship for 10 years after I was honable discharged from the Navy
how many american army movies do I need to watch to be a citizen "by heart"?
If he served it should be automatic citizenship.
oh really? what if he served and deserted? what if he served and got kicked out for antisocial behavior? how about we make it conditional instead of automatic?
@@leok7193 it says it in the video. Citizenship upon honorable discharge.
@@mar25947 so by that definition, it can only be filed for AFTER discharge. So that's when he was supposed to apply and didn't. There's nothing automatic about becoming a citizen, it is and should be an action required upon the hopeful citizen, same way you actually put some effort into becoming a Marine.
It's funny to me, though, that he never bothered applying, but also wasn't bothered that he never stood in front of an official, was never quizzed on civics, swore an oath, or received a naturalization certificate. It's almost like he literally decided secret ninjas will do all that for him and never even let him know 🤦♂️ pretty sure he was a substandard Marine, then. What he shows as awards are automatic time in grade promotion and a 2 hour correspondence course. I have a total of 10 certificates of commendation, letters of appreciation, and certificates of appreciation, along with a Distinguished Service Medal, in 4 years, and got my citizenship during the same time, and was sworn in on the deck of an aircraft carrier by California lieutenant governor.
It took some research, but blaming a recruiter for some false promises is bs. The guard for your building can let you in to work, tell you where offices are, what benefits the company has but 1: he's not CEO, 2: he doesn't get to make any promises unless they're in writing, and 3: whatever they tell you is to help you navigate once you're in, but what you want to do and how to do it is strictly your job
What if he served and got killed?
Does his corpse get citizenship?
This is the most disgusting thing I've ever heard in my life!
Tricking foreign people to fight wars we ourselves have no business being in...
Ugh!
I don't like America when RETARDICANS are in office!
@@leok7193 the process is supposed to start while still in service and be completed during AIT, but most drills are too lazy to start doing it so it gets pushed further and further back. The issue is that he didn't apply for his citizenship, which would've been approved, probably because he didn't know that was an issue.
I was a Marine Drill Instructor. This Marine's story is not isolated. I had 2 recruits that were discharged shortly after Boot Camp because recruiters falsified paperwork and lying to the prospective recruit. NEVER trust a recruiter unless you get it in writing in your contract. They are used car salesmen in a uniform. Unfortunately, the US govt will not honor his service and recognize his achievements. Recruiters do a lot of harm to our Corps.
Every single person we encountered in the military who joined as a non citizen has become a citizen... so this is something that is on this guy.
During Roman times serving in the military was a sure path to citizenship. Mr Canton served our country, he has earned the right to become an American citizen. Please give it to him.
"During Roman times" they had slaves and forced some of them to fight to the death...not the best comparison
@@weltschmerz333during Roman times they drank wine and ate bread. What’s your point?
It’s dumb to compare a dude trying to get citizenship to slavery. WTH. There are decent values and virtues we can take from the past, duh.
And that's what destroyed the roman empire
@@MidnightMoses-ow1ul true, and open borders 😂
Military recruiters are salesmen. The COTUS and US CODES provide no automatic naturalization for military service! Service members have opportunity to pursue naturalization. They qualify for fast service. Learn the game rules!
As a veteran of foreign war, give this man his damn green card. He served with us, he's one of us.
Military service has never included citizenship. Even Canadians are told first thing, that if they serve in the US military they will not be given citizenship. Been this way for many decades.
The United States Government has never LIED before
So i have doubts about this 😂
Are you telling me a recruiter told an untruth?
Tell me it aint so.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They would NEVER do that.
Joining the military does not guarantee you U. S. citizenship. They will help you, but you will never get it if you are waiting.
Exactly, the application is free
@ClarkShumway ---> Wow ---- with that logic you must be a guvment paper pusher. Joining and serving Honorably in a Branch of the U.S. military SHOULD give automatic U.S. citizenship. Spineless/gutless born in America boys that have never served a single day are considered "citizens" simply because their mother hatched them somewhere in the U.S.A.. The man in the video enlisted in the hardest Branch of the U.S. military and served honorably.
{Sad that your post got any "Thumbs Ups" at all.}
Spot on. The military doesn't guarantee citizenship, it can only facilitate. Still today, new soldiers who are legal I-551 card holders, and have applied properly for citizenship, get a fast track to citizenship. A coworker just transferred from his position as a senior drill sergeant at FT Leonard Wood. He told me that they will go above and beyond to get trainees a citizenship ceremony at graduation time, but the paperwork needs to be completely in order, and most of that lies with the individual.
@@Driftless-Ramblings according to the recruiters, the paperwork is done by them. thats the problem, people are directly told that they just have to serve and that they process will be done for them. i have seen it first hand.
@@gasad01374 If true (don't take it personally, i don't trust anyone on the internet) that's appaling.
We were all lied to by the recruiters. You want to know how bad it is ? A combat medic in my company told the recruiter that he wanted to work in a hospital so he could become a nurse. The recruiter said, "No problem, we can train you to be a medic and you'll work in a hospital." First day of basic training, they sat everybody down in a big room and the first thing the Senior Drill Sargeant said was, "Who here was told that they were going to work in a hospital ? Raise your hand." Half of the guys raised their hands. Then he said, " HAHA !!! SUCKERS !!! YOU'RE ALL GOING TO BE COMBAT MEDICS AND WORK IN THE FIELD !!!"
That's how bad it is. If I could go back to when I first got to basic/OSUT training and realized that the recruiter flat out lied to me I would have told all of them to fuck off and left. Then I would have caught a bus back home and contacted a lawyer. I would have stayed with friends and family for as long as it took. Then I would have wrote letters to every newspaper and TV station in the country. I would have runs ad in the newspapers looking for guys to join a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Army. There would have been hundreds of thousands of guys who they did the same thing to. I would have made damn sure that the soldiers on every Army base in the world knew about it.
That’s Evil! Give this man his citizenship!
WHAT TYPE OF DISRESPECT IS THIS?!?!?! WTF HAS AMERICA BECOME?! 🤯
seriously...calling a marine a soldier wtf how dumb is this reporter
A communist country occupied by Israel.
This is just a peak at American system. The most powerful army in the world and yet they treat their own as a nobody. 🤦🏻♀️
It hasn't become anything that it wasn't already.
The Army promised me they would pay off my prior college debt as part of my enlistment. That was in 2007, I spent 12 years trying to get them to pay it, and they never paid it, I'm still paying it!
I, like all other enlistees, was promised education on the GI Bill. And for two years after serving and trying to get the tuition I was promised, having to hear the VA rep reciting the long laundry lists of reasons of how the classes I was taking weren't authorized and why the VA wouldn't pay.
Damn that’s crazy both stories
@@Fregulus5damn unbelievable
Do you have any paperwork to prove it?
If you didn't get it in writing, it doesn't exist.
This man is American and should be a citizen.
This man does deserve citizenship in the US.
This gentleman is a Marine not a soldier.
He should've never been allowed to be in our military!
@@billquakenbush1692 You don’t have a clue what you’re talking about. There are foreigners in all branches of the US Armed Forces. I served with an Haitian immigrant when I was stationed at Camp Lejeune. He should have never been lied to by dishonest Marine recruiters.
@@billquakenbush1692 are you going to post that on every comment?
@@jjpercevalYep this is the second time I saw that exact same comment. At first I thought I had hit the wrong thing.
@@billquakenbush1692 I had to prove I was a US citizen before I could serve. People in our territories can serve also. They aren't US citizens.
This makes no sense. He served 4 years as a Marine, was issued a Social Security number, Driver's License, got married and had kids. Of course he believed he was granted citizenship! The Marine Corps needs to fix this.
Thirty years👉30 years living as a US citizen👉did he not try renewing his drivers license before now? Or did he do thirty years & now four years out he’s trying to renew his drivers license? WHY NOW is he making a fuss??? Even so, give him citizenship
@@kimlarsoare you blind?😂 they showed his drivers license in the video, it expired in 2019…. So he tried to renew it then 😂
marine corps are fknuts in their leadership.. they get upset when marines retire before age 50 and refuse to reenlist and literally retaliate against those veterans with situations like this or denied benifits... so glad I chose army.. they dont care if you leave as long as you serve for how long you promised..
The Marine Corp can't fix it, but the federal government can.
Just cross the border and come back illegally across texas border 😂😂😂 like everyone else. You'll get 2200$ a month and free food and housing and healthcare. Better benefits than military vets.
Free smartphone, too.
If he is my brother in arms, then he deserves citizenship. Get this right...
I feel ya brother. Always read the contract before signing. Hopefully someone will make it right. Semper Fi.
I had a friend named Dexter. He was Jamaican. A recruiter told him he could get his citizenship by joining. Never happened.
Spent 30 years and didn't get citizenship? You had 30 years to do it. Your own fault.
When I served in the US Army, I was surprised by the number of foreigners who were serving. They should be fast tracked for citizenship.
He should have applied for citizenship while he was in the Corps. Now he needs to reach out to his senator and congressman along with the legal team he has. Best of luck. Semper Fi!!!
thats the process, and he didnt
@@diegojines-us9pcthe process sucks.
@@colorbugoriginals4457 it may, but its what we got and been around A LONG time,
Sim-plify!
Or... He enlisted and served our country with a sworn oath to protect the US and earned the right to become a citizen. French foreign legion anyone? And we screwed him. As a veteran who took a bullet in combat. I say he served his time. The Corps shoulda done it for him. Cut the red tape. I gladly accept him as a citizen of my country.
U.S. soldiers serve in the army
U.S. Marines serve in the Marine Corps
Oohrah! Semper Fidelis!
Some college graduate that wrote the script and the editor doesn't know that
Yea some sleepy college student who wakes up at 1pm wrote that
YUT
Glad you picked that up - that was clearly the most important point.
This is a DISGRACE. This should have NEVER happened. As a sister of a Marine and also as a mother of another Marine - I am disturbed.
In 1978 I joined the Air Force and they gave everyone in Basic a questionnaire about the recruiter they had. Whether they were straight about everything. I think this guy deserves thanks and citizenship.
Take note. This is the proper path to legal immigration. Give this man what he’s owed.
Seems like he should've gotten this straight decades ago.
If you think this is proper at all, then you are a bigot
exactly man followed the rules.
thousands already have this story is bs
The man would have been treated better if he snuck across the border. Seems the governor of Florida could write some sort of pardon for his sin and get him a lousy drivers license. I mean would it be just horribly detrimental to the state of Florida and its citizens to issue this guy a drivers license?
As a natural American citizen I am outraged. This is absolutely ridiculous!!! 😡
Wooooo USA USA 🇺🇸
Give the Marine his citizenship…
The US military treats its own citizens that served like shit as well. I joined the Marine Corps 2006 as a grunt. No promises from the recruiter, I knew exactly that I wanted to be a grunt and that war was in my future, being the height of the surge in the Iraqi conflict. Nine months after enlisting, I went on my first tour. Was blown up by an IED within my first month which broke my spine. Instead of sending me home to recover, they kept me at Al Asad in ICU until I could walk again and sent me back to my unit to finish the tour. When we retrograded back to the states, I complained about pain in my back and legs, they chose to just control the symptoms and I would eventually complete two more tours. After my Afghan deployment, I could hardly walk and finally they sent me for MRIs. One of my vertebra was floating off the spinal column and crushing my nerves from the waist down. They sent me to see a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA to be evaluated for a spinal fusion that would rectify the problem. However, I got there and the surgeon denied the operation because he said I was “too young” for that type of surgery. Soon after that consultation, the Marine Corps decided to medically retire me and push me off to the VA. It would take the VA another three years to approve the surgery. The whole time, I was left in pain, couldn’t walk, and was confined to a wheelchair most of the time. They got out of me what they wanted and pushed me aside.
This man has to be the most American, un-American person ever.
deport him
This is insane this man deserve a damn apology from the government
They are really sorry I heard. It won't happen again probably.
@@unclesham5507 😂
There’s a reason we have a declining military. 4 out of the six branches have not met recruitment quota this past year. Don’t expect us to serve in your military.
i thought u had to be a citizen to serve. i mean... putting foreigners in charge of military secrets isnt the smartest idea
To the lying recruiter(s): "Thank you for your service."
If you served this country in any capacity via the military you have earned citizenship!!!😡😡😡
Under honorable discharge and. Under general discharge depending on circumstances. Just because someone joins and serves but then gets a dishonorable discharge for something serious should not have citizenship.
@@DJ-73 Exactly! You don't automatically get citizenship just because you join the military.
He would have been treated better if he had came into the US illegally.
He was told something by an uninformed recruiter. He had to apply like everybody else. The military doesn’t make people citizens.
Even amongst active duty members and veterans, recruiters are considered scumbags for lying and inappropriate behavior with the recruits prior to enlistment. It's not often talked about, but there are quite a few predators in our recruiting departments.
Recruiters have the second hardest occupation in military next to drill sergeants. It is thankless job that most do not understand.
@@The_Black_Knight
@@The_Black_Knightoh yes, bs'ing teenagers is so much more difficult than fighting a war in the infantry
Just a week ago a Marine Recruiter in California broke into two homes, and in the 2nd one, he stabbed an 11 year old girl in her sleep. Thankfully the homeowner was able to hold him at gunpoint and the girl is recovering, but it was insane to hear about.
That's all soldiers m8
A Marine is not a soldier. A Marine is a Marine.
Oh yeah marines hate being called soldiers 😂 happens in movies a lot too
They teach that in basic training ?
Semper Fi, Ooh Rah!
I hear that. Being a Soldier is completely different. Being a Soldier requires intelligence and being house broken. Being a Marine just requires the individual not give Sailors a wool rash like Sheep used to when at sea for long periods. And the ability to stop a bullet . So you damn right Marines aren't Soldiers. However they do seem to be popular with Sailors !
The Sheep were easier to clean up after but Marines are said to be much more obedient and not near as rough on a Sailors private parts as a wool covered Sheep was according to the Department of the Navy.
This is not a hard fix people, you just pass a law that says "All foreign nationals who serve in the U.S. military and are honorably discharged are conferred U.S. citizenship upon said discharge."
"boo hoo I'm a dumbass"
Exactly