09/14/2026
There are a few questions about the new membership eligibility and hoping that maybe this will help.
In the center, you have the person under whom you will join...male or female.
If they are alive, they must be current members of the American Legion. If they're deceased you must be able to verify their service during the approved eligibility dates.
Let's call them JOHN and JANE.
If you are the grandparent, spouse, parent, sibling, child or grandchild of either JOHN or JANE, you can join the American Legion Auxiliary.
If you are an eligible female veteran or female active duty service member, like JANE is, you can join the ALA under your own service. You do not have to be a Legionnaire in order to join.
This is not true for male veterans or male active duty service members like JOHN. He CAN join the American Legion but he CAN NOT join the ALA under his own service. HOWEVER.......he can join the ALA if he is the grandfather, father, brother, son or grandson of an eligible veteran or living Legionnaire.
This also means that any man that qualifies for the SAL can join the ALA, with the exception of step family.
And before you ask, YES, we will need to change our governing documents again, woohoo! Much love peeps!