Originally Posted by
Viperstick
Canuck,
For US armed forces, you need to have your college degree prior to being commissioned (via ROTC if you're in college, or via an Officer Training/Candidate School if you already have your degree). If you would need to spend four years getting your college degree, you'd be too old for Navy/Marine Corps (26) and pretty close to the USAF limit (30 to start, 28.5 to meet the selection board). Don't know what Canadian rules are, but definitely something to consider if you don't already have a degree.
In addition, you are going to have to look up the citizenship requirements. You will need to be a US Citizen, and if you have a dual citizenship status, you might have to drop one.