Membership Requirements

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New Membership

Eligible veterans applying for first time membership must submit the following information to Post Membership Committee:

1. Complete American Legion Membership Application.
    
2. Provide a copy of your DD214 discharge.
    
3. Pay the membership dues (amount shown on application). Make checks payable to American Legion Post 240. DO NOT SEND CASH.
    
4. If the information is correct, membership will be approved.
    
5. Once your membership has been approved, you will be provided with membership number.  You should then go to MyLegion website and create a user account.  From the MyLegion site, you will be able to print out a copy of your Membership ID Card, update contact information and renew your membership.

Transfers

Veterans applying for transfers from your current Post to our Post must submit the following:

1. Complete American Legion Membership Application.
    
2. Provide a copy of your DD214 discharge.
    
3. Provide a copy of your membership card.
    
4. Membership dues payment, if current year dues are not paid. 

ELIGIBILITY DATES

Membership Requirements
An individual is eligible for membership in The American Legion if the individual has honorably served at least one day of active dutyat any time after December 7, 1941, or is still honorably serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.  

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.

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.