dazzaw23 wrote:as was raised before, why would a british national want to join a foreign army
I don't blame anyone for believing in their own country and their own country's military. Loyalty is important.
I will say one thing though. If the young man is a para and wants to make a combat (or operational) jump the U.S. can usually be counted on to employ that insertion tactic more often than most.
I think the propensity of the U.S. to jump, even when not operationally necessary, stems from the Grenada operation in 1983. They tried to jump an element "just" big enough to secure the airfield and then start airlanding. The airfield turned into a cluster.
The Panama operation went A LOT smoother. The U.S. jumped three Ranger battalions and a brigade combat team from the 82nd Airborne before starting to airland follow on forces. It allowed for a rapid build up of combat power.
Anyway, I went off topic. Unless someone wants to change citizenship stay with your own military.