Membership

The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, and community service organization which now numbers 2.4 million – men and women – in more than 14,000 American Legion Posts worldwide.  These Posts are organized into 55 Departments – one each for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines.

American Legion Benefits

• Member Discounts
  Your membership gives you and your family practical, money-saving discounts that can easily save you many times the cost of your annual membership dues. There are discounts for car rental, home services, electronics and technology, financial and insurance services, travel and lodging, and more.
• 12 Issues of The Legion Magazine
  The monthly magazine boasts features on military, veterans and political topics written by talented writers, professional journalists and world leaders.
• Voice in the Nations Capital
  The American Legion is the nation’s most influential, effective and dependable advocate of veteran affairs fighting for better active-duty pay, improved housing for active-duty families, guaranteed GI Bill education benefits, and helping to ensure that the VA’s medical system can properly care for veterans.
• VA Benefit Assistance
  Your membership helps support Department Service Officers who assist veterans in preparing claims and obtaining their full military healthcare benefits through the VA.
• Scholarships & Programs
  Posts and the Department offer a variety of scholarships for Legion Family members entering college.
• Local Community Support
  Whether holding holiday parties for kids, coordinating regular blood drives, providing a venue for charitable events, mentoring Boy Scouts and junior shooters, or sponsoring elite Legion baseball teams (just to name a few), local posts have a strong heritage of community service.
• Camaraderie
  Where else can you spend time with others who understand where you’ve been, and where you are, as a veteran?