1. Find a Detachment close to you.
2. Attend one of their meetings, taking your DD214 with you. The detachment will have an application for you there to fill out.
If there is not a detachment near me? Call our Department Commandant Jonathon VanTol (989) 225-5047 for information about being a member at large or forming a detachment in your area.
1. Annual dues are different for each detachment, they generally run between $30-$50 per year.
2. Once you are a member (in good standing) you may pay for a life membership.
Life Membership dues As of Jan 1, 2009
Age Group
0-35 $500
36-50 $400
51-64 $300
65-0ver $200
To become a Life Member, you must already be a “Member in Good Standing”. That means becoming a member and paying your initial dues first. Yes, according to the Bylaws, you could join the League, pay your dues and then pay your Life Membership Dues all in the same day.