SAMS Wants You as a Member!
Our membership includes individuals throughout the United States and overseas.
MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY
Membership is open to honorably discharged veterans or active duty or reserve military persons who have served or are serving with any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
- Individuals who have been discharged or released from duty must not have received a less than honorable discharge.
- Cadets of any of the Armed Service Academies or college level ROTC
- Spouses, widows, or widowers of any of veterans or Service Academy/ROTC cadets
- Members of the British Commonwealth Armed Forces
MEMBERSHIP DUES
- National Membership is required and annual $35
- Utah Post 1847 is required and annual $10 - Paid direct to Post 1847
- Life Membership Fee $425.00 - Flat Fee or optional three consecutive equal payments within 1 year pending approval.
- Free Life Membership for Medal of Honor Recipients.
- Free Life Membership for World War II Veterans
- Free Life Membership for Former Prisoners of War (POW)
- World War II veterans who were awarded one of the following medals:
- American Campaign Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
DEPLOYED ACTIVE DUTY SAMS MEMBERS
The Annual dues of any SAMS member who is on Active Duty and deployed (thereby having an APO or FPO for a mailing address), will have his/her dues paid for the full year while he/she is deployed. The National Adjutant must be made aware of this fact by letter or email from the Post Adjutant or Post Commander.Members-At-Large send a copy of your orders to the National Adjutant below.
SAMS MEMBERS WHO ARE MILITARY AND SPOUSES
Any two (2) regular members, in good standing, who are past or present members of the Armed Forces of the United States who also happen to be spouses living in the same household will have their combined Annual Dues reduced by twenty-five percent (25%). In addition, this household will receive only one Patriot publication.APPLICTION FORM
Scottish-American Military Society (S.A.M.S.)
c/o Russell Adams
2232 Pine Ln.
Birmingham, AL 35226
Phone: (205) 613-9156
Email: National Membership
Most importantly: list the inclusive dates of your active service; i.e., the day/month/year you joined and the day/month/year you were separated or discharged.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
- DD214 - If no DD214, then something equivalent; i.e., a copy of any published orders, which lists you as a member of a unit.