Busting Political Myths

[Cowboi]

Originally Posted by gayla

I've always heard that children born to active duty personnel serving out of the country were considered "natural born citizens". Is that not true? Or does it only count if the birth happened on a military base? Are military bases located outside the U.S. considered "U.S. soil" or does that only count for ships? (And is it even really true for ships or just something I heard on NCIS?)

Children born out of country to Military personel actually have dual citizenship. At the age of 18 they can choose which country they want.