Is American Legion membership declining?

Is American Legion membership declining?

It is no secret that veterans service organization membership has been consistently declining for many years. That may be changing. The American Legion is on track to reverse that trend in 2022.

What is the average age of an American Legion member?

67 years old
Right now the average age of an American Legion member is 67 years old, with 400,000 members over the age of 80. The American Legion membership is 1.3 million members strong but, right now, it is lacking younger members to carry on our legacy.

What is the oldest American Legion post in the United States?

American Legion Post #1
Luke-Greenway American Legion Post #1 is (arguably) the oldest American Legion Post in the United States being one of three Posts chartered on the same day in June of 1919. The origins of the American Legion has its roots in World War I when it was formed by American G.I.’s in France.

What American Legion Post has the most members?

American Legion Post 347
American Legion Post 347. American Legion Post 347 in Lady Lake is now officially the largest American Legion Post in the world. That bragging right became official June 30 when the final membership numbers were tallied across the globe. The official membership at Post 347 now stands at 4,365.

Why is the VFW losing members?

While many Veterans of Foreign Wars posts have survived the COVID-19 pandemic, they may not survive the next decade. Membership in the VFW declining as the older generation of foreign combat veterans die off and the many of the younger generation opt not to join.

Is the VFW losing members?

The VFW has around 1.5 million members, a drop of a million from 1992. The average age is 67, with 400,000 members over 80. The largest organization of veterans’ clubs, the American Legion, has two million members, down from 3.3 million in 1946.

Is it worth joining The American Legion?

The American Legion provides life-changing assistance and guidance for veterans, military personnel, their families and communities in thousands of ways every day around the world. Help comes in the form of personal assistance, cash grants, donated goods, disaster relief, labor, networking, volunteerism and advocacy.

How many American Legion posts are there in the United States?

There are nearly 2 million members of The American Legion, making it the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization. The American Legion has more than 12,000 posts in communities throughout the United States.

Where is the largest American Legion located?

Lady Lake, Fla.
With a membership of more than 6,700, American Legion Post 347 in Lady Lake, Fla., can lay claim to the title of the largest American Legion post in the world.

How do American Legion posts get their numbers?

In the first years of the Legion, when a flood of applications for initial post charters came in, posts in many departments were assigned a number based on when they turned in their application – thus the first applying post in each department would have been named Post 1.