How to Join AMVETS

The cornerstone of AMVETS membership is the local post. Varying in size from 10 members to more than 2,000 in some cases, each AMVETS post conducts programs and activities related to the state and national organization’s goals and objectives. Membership, though, is not limited to joining the AMVETS post in your hometown. In fact, there may not be a post there or you may not live close to one. In such cases, an individual may elect to become a member-at-large. We also offer two membership categories—annual and life—each with its own dues structure. Eligibility and dues information as well as membership applications may be obtained:

• On our website
• e-mail to amvets@amvets.org
• A pdf form here
• At the Post 25 Canteen or your local post

In addition, our toll free number, 1-877-726-8387, can be used for membership questions, applications or services.

Eligibility & Dues

To be eligible for membership in AMVETS, you must have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves, anytime after Sept. 15, 1940. Additionally, unless still serving, your discharge must have been under honorable conditions. If you served as an American citizen in the armed forces of an allied nation, under honorable conditions, between Sept. 15, 1940 and May 8, 1975, you are also eligible, as are wartime members of the Merchant Marine. Proof of eligibility can take the form of a DD-214, an honorable discharge certificate, retired ID card, or other appropriate document.

Post 25 annual dues are $25 and life member dues are $180. These dues fund, in part, the programs, services and representation AMVETS provides.

Other Membership Forms