MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN THE AMERICAN LEGION
IMPORTANT:
EVERYONE MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF
DD 214 OR PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY.
NEW MEMBERSHIP
Eligible veterans applying for first time membership must submit the following information to Post Membership Committee:
1. Complete American Legion Membership application (available from the Post)
Fill out two (2) completed
copies. Keep one copy for your records. Mail or bring the other copy
to the Post Adjutant, together with your dues payment.
2. Copy of
DD214, DISCHARGE or AD ORDERS (see below)
3. Membership Dues Payment (contact post for current amount). Make checks payable to our Post listed above. DO NOT SEND CASH.
4. If the information is correct, membership will be approved and then a membership card will be mailed to you.
5. Please see eligibility dates below.
TRANSFERS
Veterans applying for transfers from your current Post to our Post must submit the following:
a. Completed Member Data Form.
b. COPY OF DD214,
DISCHARGE or AD ORDERS (see below)
c. COPY OF
MEMBERSHIP CARD
6. Membership dues payment, if current year dues are not paid. If current dues are paid, please pay dues for next year's membership.
If you have served federal active duty in the United States Armed Forces since December 7, 1941, and have been honorably discharged or are still serving - you are eligible for membership in The American Legion!
*Because eligibility dates remain open, all active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible to join The American Legion at this time, until the date of the end of hostilities as determined by the government of the United States.
**U.S. Merchant Marine eligible only from December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 (WWII).
National
Guardsman/Reservist must have served at
least one day on federal active duty during any of the delimiting periods
listed above, and either have an honorable discharge or currently be
serving. The key to determining if a
Guardsman/Reservist has been on federal active duty is the “Authority Line” on the activation orders of the
Guardsman/Reservist. In both cases
“Title 10, Subsection 672 or 12301” are orders from the Secretary of Defense
and are federal orders.
*All Reserve components currently send their
service members to “Basic Training” using Title 10, Subsection 672/12301
orders.
A person must have served at
least one day of active military duty during one of the dates above and
honorably discharged or still serving honorably.
Guard and Reserve; most of the people that are serving or served during the dates above will have military service that qualifies (details).
Because eligibility dates remain
open, all members of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible to join The American
Legion at this time, until the date of the end of hostilities as determined by
the government of the United States.
A copy of DD Form 214 or equivalent may be requested using SF-180 submitted to the government archives.
For any questions please contact our membership chairman or any member of the Post.
The Sons of The American Legion was
created in 1932 as an organization within The American Legion The S.A.L. is made up of boys and men of all
ages whose parents or grandparents served in the
United States military and became eligible for membership in The American
Legion.
The
American Legion Auxiliary is a
veterans’ service organization focusing on three major areas: veterans, young
people and the community.
Eligibility Requirements for American Legion Auxiliary Membership
Membership in The American Legion Auxiliary shall be
limited to the grandmothers, mothers, sisters, spouses, and direct and adopted
female descendants of members of The American Legion, and to the grandmothers,
mothers, sisters, spouses, and direct and adopted female descendants of all men
and women who were in the Armed Forces of the United States during any of the
following periods: April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918; and any time after
December 7, 1941; or who, being citizens of the United States at the time of
their entry therein, served on active duty in the Armed Forces of any of the
governments associated with the United States during any of said periods, and
died in the line of duty or after honorable discharge; and to those women who
of their own right are eligible for membership in The American Legion
A person who is eligible for membership in The American Legion is also eligible to join the American
Legion Auxiliary or S.A.L.
The
American Legion Riders are members
of the American Legion who are also motorcycle enthusiasts. Members of the ALR come from the Legion, the
Legion Auxiliary, and the Sons of the American Legion. The American Legion Riders is not an M/C,
and does not practice M/C rules or regulations. The American Legion Riders is
family-oriented, just as is its parent organization: the American Legion.
Together, members of The American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary and the
Sons of the American Legion make up what is known as The Legion Family.
Get your application from the post or email us for
more details.