MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN THE AMERICAN LEGION
IMPORTANT: EVERYONE MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF
DD 214 OR DISCHARGE.
NEW MEMBERSHIP
Click on above logo WHY YOU SHOULD BELONG
Eligible veterans applying for first time membership must submit the following information to Post Membership Committee:
1. Complete American Legion Membership application by clicking on APPLICATION.
Print two (2) completed copies. Keep one copy for your records. Mail the other copy to above address, together with your dues payment. (Applications are also available at the Post.)
(Click this link for DD214 Discharge Application)
3. Membership Dues Payment. Post 3 Dues are currently $55.00 per year. Make checks payable to James F. Daniel, Jr American Legion Post 3. 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 Transfer Application Form
b. Proof of Honorable Service (DD214 or valid Veteran ID)
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.
ELIGIBILITY DATES
MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILTY in the American Legion is based on honorable service with the U. S. Armed Forces between:
April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918 (World War I)
December 7, 1941 - Present
The New Legion Act of 2019
S.504 was enacted by Congress and signed into law on July 30, 2019,
enables any Honorably Discharged Veteran who served one day since December 7, 1941 to join the American Legion.
There are no longer any restrictions on Dates of Service or “Wartime” Service.
Military Members who are still serving honorably are always eligible for membership in the American Legion
For any questions please contact our membership chairman, or stop at the Post.