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. Member Discounts - 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?
Post Membership Transfers
Each member is unique and each Post is unique in it’s own way. Big or Little. Lots of activities or just a few. Find the Post that fits you, where you can belong. Members can change Posts. You are not restricted to the Post in your town or area.
Wish to change Posts but not sure how or who to contact? Fill out the form and we will forward your request to your desired Post so they can contact you.
Each Post shall be the judge of the qualification of its members provided such members are eligible for membership in The American Legion, and each Post may set such other reasonable standards of qualification for membership as it may determine. Race, religion, sex, creed, or national origin shall not be a barrier to membership. Each Post shall apply standards uniformly. (NC Constitution, Article 3)