Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard/West Point Admission

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I'm a high school senior this year. I have a pretty good average and athletic activities in school.
    I want to apply for West Point because I am eager to take responsibility as a American and also train myself.
    However, I have lived in the U.S. for three years, and I am not yet a U.S. citizen. The West Point website says that students have to be U.S. citizens in order to apply.
   So I want to ask is there any possible way I can apply to West Point?

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The unfortunate thing is that you're not allowed regular admission to USMA unless you're a US citizen because the aim is to have you serve as an officer in the US Army afterwards; something that requires citizenship.  Depending on what country you're from, there are some slots that are for foreign exchange officer.  I don't know if that's something you'd want, but that's really the only other route aside from citizenship.  

Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard

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