If you meet the eligibility requirements for membership in the Sons of The American Legion, we’d love to have you join our ranks! Simply contact an American Legion Post near you to see if a squadron of the Sons has been organized at that Post. If not, an officer of that Post should be able to tell you where to find the nearest S.A.L. squadron. You can also contact The S.A.L. Detachment (state) or National headquarters to find the location of a Sons squadron near you.
You should be able to get an official S.A.L. Membership Application from just about any American Legion Post in the country, or you can download one by clicking here.
Not everyone is eligible to become a member of the Sons of The American Legion. There are specific membership requirements: you must be a male descendant (includes stepsons and adopted sons) of a member of The American Legion – or a deceased veteran who would have been eligible to join The American Legion before he died. The specific dates of eligibility for veterans to join The American Legion are:
Active Duty Service Eligibility Dates for Membership in The American Legion (note: potential S.A.L. members should use these dates to determine if their parents, grandparents or great grandparents are/were eligible for membership in The American Legion):
If they have served federal active duty in the United States Armed Forces since December 7, 1941, and have been honorably discharged or are still serving - they are eligible for membership in The American Legion!
*Because eligibility dates remain open, all active duty 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.
**U.S. Merchant Marine eligible only from December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 (WWII).
You should be able to get an official S.A.L. Membership Application from just about any American Legion Post in the country, or you can download one by clicking here.
Not everyone is eligible to become a member of the Sons of The American Legion. There are specific membership requirements: you must be a male descendant (includes stepsons and adopted sons) of a member of The American Legion – or a deceased veteran who would have been eligible to join The American Legion before he died. The specific dates of eligibility for veterans to join The American Legion are:
Active Duty Service Eligibility Dates for Membership in The American Legion (note: potential S.A.L. members should use these dates to determine if their parents, grandparents or great grandparents are/were eligible for membership in The American Legion):
If they have served federal active duty in the United States Armed Forces since December 7, 1941, and have been honorably discharged or are still serving - they are eligible for membership in The American Legion!
*Because eligibility dates remain open, all active duty 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.
**U.S. Merchant Marine eligible only from December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 (WWII).