Eligibility

VFW

All U.S. service members who have earned an overseas campaign or expeditionary medal and are currently on active-duty, in the Reserves or who have been honorably discharged from the U.S. armed forces.

In addition, the service member must be an U.S. citizen.

        Note:    A 1995 VFW Congressional Charter amendment makes eligible all those who
                      have served 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days on the Korean
                      peninsula or in its territorial waters from June 30, 1949, until the present. 
  

Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW

Wives, widows, mothers, foster and stepmothers (who have performed the duties of parent), grandmothers, daughters, granddaughters, foster and stepdaughters (who attained that status prior to the age of sixteen and for whom the duties of parent were performed), sisters, half sisters, foster and stepsisters (who attained that status prior to age sixteen) of persons who were or are eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

Members must be citizens of the United States and not less than sixteen years old.

Women eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States shall be eligible for dual membership in the Ladies Auxiliary.

Men's Auxiliary to the VFW

Husbands, widowers, fathers, foster and stepfathers (who have performed the duties of parent), grandfathers, sons, grandsons, foster and stepsons (who attained that status prior to the age of sixteen and for whom the duties of parent were performed), brothers, half brothers, foster and stepbrothers (who attained that status prior to age sixteen) of persons who were or are eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

Members must be citizens of the United States and not less than eighteen years old.
 

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