How we make these guides
Our guides are written to be plain, accurate, and easy to trust. Here is exactly how they are made.
Where the facts come from
Every guide is built from official U.S. government and military sources, not from opinion or hearsay. Those sources include the National Guard and GoArmy sites, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Army.mil, the official ASVAB site, and the Department of Defense. Each guide lists the specific pages it drew from in a Sources section at the bottom, so you can read the original yourself.
How a guide is written
We use an automated, AI-assisted process to turn those official sources into a clear guide, and then we check it before it goes live. We are telling you this plainly because honesty is the point: the words are generated from the source material, then screened, rather than written one at a time by hand.
What we check before publishing
Before a guide is published, it passes an automated review for the things that matter most on this topic: that it stays faithful to the official source, that it gives information rather than legal, immigration, or medical advice, that it is honest about the citizenship timeline (there is no fixed minimum service time under the wartime rule, and you should confirm your own case with a recruiter and USCIS), and that it never implies we speak for or are affiliated with the government, the Army, or the National Guard.
Dates and updates
Eligibility rules and benefits change with policy. Each guide shows when it was published and, when we revise it, when it was last updated. We re-check guides against the official sources and update them when the rules move.
Found a mistake?
If something looks wrong or out of date, tell us and we will fix it. Email corrections@takeoath.us with the guide and what you noticed. We correct errors and re-date the guide.
Information, not advice
These guides are general information to help you prepare and decide. They are not legal, immigration, or medical advice, and reading them does not create any professional relationship. For your own situation, talk to a recruiter and, when you need it, a licensed attorney. See our full disclaimer and learn more about TakeOath.