Yes, you are a veteran. All current active duty military are eligible for membership.
Yes, you are a veteran. As long as you have served at least one day of federal active duty during any qualifying period, you are eligible for membership.
Yes, you are a veteran. Location of active duty service is not a consideration for membership.
Yes, you are a veteran. Title 10 orders are issued by the Secretary of Defense and therefore are federal orders.
No. Title 32 orders are issued under a governor’s authority, whereas Title 10 orders are issued from the Secretary of Defense.
Yes, you are a veteran. The American Legion has considered service in the military academies as eligible for membership since WWI.
No. Per National Constitution and By-laws, no form or class of membership is authorized except regular active or paid up for life.
Yes, you are a veteran. In the mid-60s all basic training and occupational training schools were considered federal active duty service.
Yes, you are a veteran. Even though women served separately than men, their service is equal.
Yes, you are a veteran, only if you were a U.S. citizen at the time of entry.
No. Eligible members must have federal military service during a qualifying period and received an honorable discharge or discharge under honorable conditions.
Yes, you are a veteran. Uncharacterized discharges for medical discharges are assumed to be under honorable conditions unless specifically stated otherwise. There are other categories of uncharacterized discharges and before they are determined eligible for membership the discharge should be sent to National for determination and a record will be maintained at National on final determination.
You can go to archives.gov/veterans to request another copy of your discharge papers. A copy of orders putting you on federal active duty can be used as proof of eligibility as well.
