Tracy Kelley – Membership Chair
Telephone: 603-305-7003 and email: tracyk372@yahoo.com
Please, let’s all strive to bring in AT LEAST ONE NEW MEMBER, engage the members we have so we retain them and always be on the look out for folks in Veteran hats, t-shirts, stickers on their cars, etc. Chances are they are Veteran or a family member is! Explain what we do, why it’s important and how just becoming a member can help protect their veteran and they family long after their initial service.
Congratulations
To District 6 as the first district to reach 100%
That being said we still have work to do!!!!
The department still needs 136 members to reach 100% Let’s all reach out to our members who have not paid their dues and find out what the roadblock may be. Remember dues can be paid for members in need from your relief funds by of vote of the membership. Please remember the following things before submitting an application to the department treasurer
One of the most critical steps in considering a new member for the VFW Auxiliary is the careful review of the prospective member’s application details by a three-member Investigating Committee appointed by the Auxiliary President (as outlined in Section 102 of the 2017 VFW Auxiliary Bylaws and Ritual).
As an exclusive veterans’ service organization, the VFW Auxiliary must ensure that every prospective member’s eligibility has been thoroughly vetted by an Investigating Committee before any action can be taken on the application. According to Page 1 of the VFW Auxiliary Booklet of Instructions, “it is the duty of the Investigating Committee to see that the applications are filled out completely before they are presented to the body for consideration.” The following fields are to be completed on each application:
In addition to the prospective member’s application, it is the responsibility of the Investigating Committee to review proof of honorable service of the eligible veteran, unless he/she is a member of the VFW Post to which the applicant is applying for membership.
Proof of the veteran’s honorable service in any foreign war, insurrection or expedition (as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces) may be determined through careful examination of a Separation Document (DD214) with a VFW-authorized campaign or service medal of the United States; receipt of Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Pay, as verified by a copy of a Leave and Earning Statement (LES) issued by the U.S. Armed Forces; or service in Korea for 30 consecutive/60 non-consecutive days after June 30, 1949.
Performance reports, travel orders, medical orders, medals reports, morning reports, assignment listings, buddy affidavits, and letters from a foreign war zone may also be reviewed if a DD214 is not available. For veterans pre-1946, a report of their discharge listing the medals and decorations that were earned is acceptable proof.
For soldiers currently on active duty, they will not have a DD214. In those cases, the appropriate orders showing overseas deployment to a qualifying area, or awarding of an authorized campaign medal, or a LES showing Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger pay will suffice to prove eligibility.
- Recruited by
- Auxiliary Name and Number
- Kind of Membership (annual, life, etc.)
- State
- Name (spelled correctly)
- Date of Birth
- Address
- Gender
- City, State, Zip
- Phone
- Post Affiliated or Non Affiliated
- Relationship
- Veteran (name)
- Post Number (if applicable)
- Name of campaign ribbons or medals
- Foreign Service dates
- Location
- Applicant’s signature and date
- Signatures of the Investigating Committee (at least 2)
- Signature line following the Obligation
- Veteran (name)
- Post Number (if applicable)
- Name of campaign ribbons or medals
- Foreign Service dates
- Location
- Applicant’s signature and date
- Signatures of the Investigating Committee (at least 2)
- Signature line following the Obligation
One of the most critical steps in considering a new member for the VFW Auxiliary is the careful review of the prospective member’s application details by a three-member Investigating Committee appointed by the Auxiliary President (as outlined in Section 102 of the 2017 VFW Auxiliary Bylaws and Ritual).
GI May 2023 Membership BECOME 100 PERCENT
2021-2022 Membership Divisions
CLICK BELOW FOR the latest Fillable .PDF Membership Application – You can type the info in, then print to obtain pen signatures from the investigative committee and the applicant.