Membership

VFW membership eligibility consists of three criteria:

• Citizenship – must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.

• Honorable Service – must have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and either received a discharge of Honorable or General (Under Honorable Conditions) or be currently serving.

• Service in a war, campaign, or expedition on foreign soil or in hostile waters. This can be proven by any of the following: An authorized campaign medal, receipt of Hostile Fire Pay or Imminent Danger Pay (verified by a military pay statement), service in Korea for 30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days.

This information is usually available through a veteran’s DD-214. If other information is needed or if a veteran’s DD-214 is not complete, they can contact the National Personnel Records Center at 314-801-0800 or online at http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/ to request more information.