To add that the guy doesn't have clue, I knew a girl who was born Canadian and was serving in the US Navy. She couldn't be a nuclear tech because of security but otherwise it wasn't a problem
I also remember reading a Soldier magazine circa 1995 that had an article about a Ukrainian national who was a US Army Lt. I was in ROTC at the time and thought only US citizens could be officers, then I learned about waivers. There are waivers for (nearly) everything!
The US, as well as many other nations, have a history for having foreign nationals in service. The Marquis de Lafayette, Baron von Steuben and General Pulaski, to name a few notable examples.
In the manpower shortage in T2K I imagine the question would be "Are you a Commie?" and "Do you want to eat?"
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