### Question
Can you define what alien means?


### Answer
**Alien** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 948a*:

> a person who is not a citizen of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 948a*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 47A-MILITARY COMMISSIONS > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

