What is the Enlistment criteria for 35 Branch?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 14:58:06 -0500

What is the requirements/criteria for enlisting in 35 branch? Does applicant have to be a US citizen or permanent residence is qualified to join as well? What would be other recommendations for permanent residence joining US army with language skill. Thank you.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 11 at 2018 4:00 PM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:00:20 -0500

I think you do have to be a citizen for the 35 serious in order to acquire a top secret clearance. You maybe want to talk to you recruiter about the options for you. With a language skill already you can take the DLPT and get language pay.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 11 at 2018 4:08 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:08:31 -0500

You have to be a US citizen (US citizenship *only*, NO dual citizenships); you also have to have a clean criminal record (forgot how clean it has to be, preferably not even any minor crimes by recruiting requirements). NO financial setbacks (ie, debt of over some months long and over certain amount). You also cannot be a member of any radical / extremist groups. Any "dirty spots" on your background can deny you Top Secret clearance.

Language skills NOT required, not even for 35P or M, you will be tested DLAB to determine which language you'll study. If that way, you will attend DLI and there's a criterion for finishing the school. If you pass DLPT ( as I did) during enlistment process, you can skip DLI and attend AIT directly.

For non-US-citizens, you're NOT eligible for anything 35. Either become naturalized then enlist OR enlist, naturalized, then re-class.

Either way, good luck to you.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 11 at 2018 7:01 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:01:15 -0500

You have to be able to obtain a TS//SCI clearance which I believe requires US citizenship. The only language based MOSs are 35M, 35P, and 09L. I’ve only met a handful of 09Ls so I’m not 100% on their qualifications, but I’d assume they require the same as 35 series given they fall under the MI branch.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2018 10:10 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:10:37 -0500

Asking about easily available open source Intel does not bode well for an Intel wannabe. Use google.

Response by 1SG Tom Conner made Dec 13 at 2018 11:34 AM

1SG Tom Conner — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:34:42 -0500

A good friend was the Navy equivalent of a 35 Branch. He learned Russian at DLI. He lost his clearance when he married a foreign national five years into his 20-year career. After retirement he went to work as a defense contractor. When she got her U.S. citizenship, he got his TS-SCI clearance back.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 25 at 2018 12:40 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 12:40:42 -0500

I recently had a soldier I sponsored into my unit. He was a former Brit who had married an American. He is a 35 series like me. However, as I'd seen before with Linguists, if you are a foreigner in a 35 series you don't tend to do your job as quickly and this can lead to a lot of frustration for some people. Others don't care as much because they get to hang out at the company and collect a paycheck.