I have ulterior motives, so it may be a necessary evil.I went once, and it was a lot of 'back in my day...' A lot of older guys. Not my scene, didn't go back.
I’m a life member and try to go occasionally go to a meeting same as with DAV. It the larger areas I have heard and read that they are trying to get a lot more family oriented events. But towns like where I live it’s very small and is mostly older veterans. Ours just try’s to support local people and charities the best we can. With scholarships and donations. For example supporting honor flight program.
We have no fancy buildings or anything like that. We meet at the police department monthly.
The American legion did not to long ago open up membership to ANY veteran not just veterans that were in during war time.the club is dieing just like so many other military and community support groups.
Younger people just complain but don’t have the motivation to join and change it. They could because currently it’s always the same people running it. They are tired and need some fresh blood. Most are doing it because they can’t get anyone else to.
So there is my 2 cents.
I’m a life member and try to go occasionally go to a meeting same as with DAV. It the larger areas I have heard and read that they are trying to get a lot more family oriented events. But towns like where I live it’s very small and is mostly older veterans. Ours just try’s to support local people and charities the best we can. With scholarships and donations. For example supporting honor flight program.
We have no fancy buildings or anything like that. We meet at the police department monthly.
The American legion did not to long ago open up membership to ANY veteran not just veterans that were in during war time.the club is dieing just like so many other military and community support groups.
Younger people just complain but don’t have the motivation to join and change it. They could because currently it’s always the same people running it. They are tired and need some fresh blood. Most are doing it because they can’t get anyone else to.
So there is my 2 cents.
Sounds like you used the best metrics.Life member of the VFW.
How did I chose...VFW had a better bar (Post 670), like friends in low places kinda thing.