Hello. I am American and have an interest in joining the Swiss Guard at the Vatican. I have visited all the websites that have information about the Guard and the Swiss citizenship laws. I was wondring if anyone here could tell me more about the Swiss Guard than the simple criteria posted on :
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/swiss_guard/index.htm
Is it absolutely necessary to be a full Swiss citizen to join? Also is it at all possible for a foreign born person to join the Swiss Guard at all? Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Justin