KhunArun
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Hello, was wondering whether I could join the Thai military even if I cannot speak, read or write Thai fluently.
Maybe this comes as a surprise to a few people, but I have been interested in the military for a long time, and Thailand. I have a Thai mother and Australian father, and I live in Australia. I don’t have any Thai documents (no Thai passport or ID) and I am eighteen years old. I am able to speak basic Thai. I am also interested in living in Thailand sometime in the future.
I have read in a few places that they might accept you, but give you simple tasks like office work, translating, etc.
I also read somewhere that if you have a foreign parent, you are “barred from serving in any capacity higher than a lowly private conscript” and I “will not be admitted to officer's school or any of the NCO academies or any other position within the Ministry of Defense.” Is this true?
On a side note, if I serve in the Australian military, will that disallow me from serving in the Thai military if I move there at an older age?
I’m very curious and want to know what possibilities and limitations I have. Sorry for the long questions and thanks in advance.
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I want to join the Thai military but...
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Actually, I am able to become a Thai citizen. “A person born of a father or a mother of Thai nationality, whether within or outside the Thai Kingdom” (Section 7, source)
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“Children born overseas to at least one Thai parent are eligible for Thai citizenship, regardless of the place of birth of that parent.” (source).
I’m not looking to join the French Foreign Legion, I have a better connection and cultural understanding of Thailand.