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==Foreign national servicemen==
The better-known combat units in which foreign nationals serve in another country's armed forces are the [[Gurkha]] regiments of the [[British Army]] and [[Indian Army]], the [[French Foreign Legion]], the [[Spanish Legion]] and the [[International Legion (Ukraine)|Ukraine Foreign Legion]].

Recruits from countries of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] in the British Army swear allegiance to the British monarch and are liable to operate in any unit. Gurkhas, however, operate in dedicated Gurkha units of the British Army (specifically units that are administered by the [[Brigade of Gurkhas]]) and the Indian Army. Although they are nationals of Nepal, a country that is not part of the Commonwealth, they still swear allegiance (either to [[the Crown]] or the [[Constitution of India]]) and abide by the rules and regulations under which all British or Indian soldiers serve.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/brigade_of_gurkhas/gurkha_employment/tacos/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228020515/http://www.army.mod.uk/brigade_of_gurkhas/gurkha_employment/tacos/index.htm|url-status=dead|title=Gurkha terms and conditions of service|archive-date=28 December 2008}}</ref> French Foreign Legionnaires serve in the French Foreign Legion, which deploys and fights as an organized unit of the [[French Army]]. This means that as members of the armed forces of Britain, India, and France these soldiers are not classed as mercenary soldiers per [[Protocol I|APGC77 Art 47.e and 47.f]]. Volunteers for the Ukraine Foreign legion have three-year contracts, and are eligible for Ukrainian citizenship (the probation period being the duration of the war).<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 March 2022 |title=Foreign volunteers who help Ukraine will be eligible for citizenship in the future |work=ABC7 Denver |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company]] |agency=Scripps National |department=Russia-Ukraine-Conflict |url=https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/russia-ukraine-conflict/foreign-volunteers-who-help-ukraine-will-be-eligible-for-citizenship-in-the-future |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310021145/https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/russia-ukraine-conflict/foreign-volunteers-who-help-ukraine-will-be-eligible-for-citizenship-in-the-future |archive-date=10 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Forrest |first1=Brett |title=Ukraine's New Foreign Legion Takes the Fight to Russian Forces |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraines-new-foreign-legion-takes-the-fight-to-russian-forces-11647083295 |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=12 March 2022 |archive-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314041801/https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraines-new-foreign-legion-takes-the-fight-to-russian-forces-11647083295 |url-status=live }}</ref>