Membership Requirements

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Membership Requirements:

What are the eligibility dates for membership in The American Legion?

Thanks to the LEGION Act (Let Everyone Get Involved In Opportunities for National Service Act), Congress expanded the current eligibility period to cover Dec. 7, 1941, to the present, and includes the current war campaigns. Previously, there were seven declared war periods. Now there are two, the current war period dating back to World War II and another war era covering World War I. No other restrictions to American Legion membership changed.

https://www.legion.org/membership/246557/legion-act-signed-law

New Membership

Eligible veterans applying for first time membership should submit the following information to the Post they wish to join.

1. Complete American Legion Membership Application: http://legion.org/join
    
2. Provide a copy of your DD214 discharge.
    
3. Pay the membership dues. make checks payable to our Post 229. contact Post Adjutant for more information. Email: adjutant@post229.org
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.
    
6. Membership dues payment, if current year dues are not paid. If current dues are paid, please pay dues for next year's membership.

Transfers:

ELIGIBILITY DATES

Membership Requirements
An individual is eligible for membership in The American Legion if the individual has served in the Armed Forces of the United States at any time during

• the period of April 6, 1917, through November 11, 1918;
• any time after December 7, 1941.

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.

Must have served at least one day of active military duty during one of the dates below and honorably discharged or still serving honorably. :

For any questions please contact our membership chairman, or stop at the Post.

Click on the gold star "Application" menu button for an online application form.