When you start a new Auxiliary, you’re not just increasing the VFW Auxiliary’s membership. You’re expanding our ability to serve veterans, service members and their families while promoting patriotism in your community.

Whether a VFW Post decides on its own that it wants an Auxiliary or whether a member or non-member sees the potential for a new Auxiliary, the steps for creating an Auxiliary are the same:

1. A VFW Post must vote by 2/3 majority to have an Auxiliary. (An Auxiliary can never exist on its own without a Post and can never be started without that Post’s permission).
2. The Department (state) President appoints the official organizer of that Auxiliary and he/she must be a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
3. A minimum of 15 eligible applicants must be on the application for the Charter (transfers are not eligible).

From there, it’s a matter of securing and filling out the proper paperwork provided by VFW Auxiliary National Headquarters. Every Department (state) President, Secretary and Chief of Staff has access to these forms.

If you have any questions, please email us at info@vfwauxiliary.org.