New Members
WELCOME & CONGRATULATIONS!
You are now part of The American Legion Family! We hope your involvement will be a rewarding experience.
Our American Legion Family consists of the members of The American Legion (veterans), The American Auxiliary, Sons of The American Legion, and the American Legion Riders. Working together our American Legion Family serve the veterans, their families, and the community.
The heart of The American Legion lies in the heart of our members, good veterans like you, that have served our nation with honor. This has been true for over 100 years for both The American Legion at the national level and the local post. The American Legion received a federal charter as a veterans service organization rim Congress on March 15m 1919, shortly after the end of World War One.
As a nonprofit veterans service organization, we have always done our best to serve our veterans, their families, and our local communities. The last few years have presented exceptional challenges to our programs and finances due to the COVID 19 epidemic. We are starting the road to recovery from these recent hard times, you and other new members will decide our future.
Preamble to the Constitution
American Legion Emblem
The American Legion is organized into 55 departments, with one operating in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines. The Department of California is organized into 6 Areas, 30 Districts, and 432 Legion Posts. Our membership goal for the department is 81,000.
MyLegion.org is an online portal to your information stored by the American Legion. It is only for members of The American Legion and the Sons of The American Legion. MyLegion is accessed through The American Legion national website.
- MyLegion.org
- Registered users of MyLegion.org: access the benefits available to you
- Renew your membership through MyLegion.org
- Paid Up For Life Membership – PUFL
Setting up Mylegion
The following training videos will help you set up and manage your MyLegion.org account:
Legion Uniform
The American Legion uniform is the Legion cap. The basic Legion cap is blue, therefore post level Legionnaires are commonly referred to as “Blue Cappers” and this represents the large majority of Legionnaires. A small percentage of Legionnaires serve as leaders at different levels of The American Legion and wear caps other than solid blue. The graphic below shows the different colors of Legion uniform caps and the level of involvement for volunteers who wear them.
You can purchase your uniform cap at Flag & Emblem Sales, the online store of The American Legion. Post 66 members wear the regular style cap, your choice of lined or unlined, and the city name embroidered on the left side. If you have any questions contact your Post Adjutant.
