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Good afternoon everyone, I recently moved to tx from Australia back in 2025 on a 10 year green card through marriage, I'm 30 and my long term goal is to become a law enforcement officer here in texas, the only thing stopping me right now is the citizenship part, I am considering joining the air force national guard or reserves to get my citizenship through military service, I am leaning towards security forces as I want to gain skills and experience and also gain leadership skills as time goes on. My wife and I have just purchased our first home so I do also have family priorities to keep in mind which is why I am only seeking part time service at this stage.

Would appreciate any advice to help me with my goals here in this great country.

Hello everyone, I moved here to tx from Australia back in 2025 on a greencard, I'm 30, married and have just purchased my first house

My long term goal is to become a law enforcement officer and the only thing really holding me back is my citizenship status, I was considering joining the national guard and gaining my citizenship through service. I've been a mechanic in Australia for 13 years and decided back in 2022 law enforcement was a career role I wanted.

My question is. What is the national guard really like, I want the truest most accurate opinions on it, I don't want to sign a contract without knowing my family will be okay while I'm away etc. I'm not really after the benefits, just citizenship and growing as a leader and to become a better man for my family.