Posted on Apr 26, 2015
How can I get younger Veterans to join the Veterans of Foreign Wars?
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As Jr. Vice my Post Commander allowed me to do anything I want to try and get more younger members, 2 of us are just not enough, to that goal I have had Hunter-safety course will have more as well as Concealed carry class. May 16: I will have a Bicycle safety course with BBQ, June 15: Coal fest, July 18: 5K fun run /w refreshments, July 25: Waterpark with BBQ. All but carry class is paid for by the VFW and all members of the county are welcome. I don't know what im missing. PLZ let me know.
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I think the biggest problem is that the VFW is viewed as an old folks club with a bunch of old geezers sitting around drinking beer and rehashing old war stories. I know this is not true, but a lot of the younger veterans have not had any real exposure to offset these preconceived notions. I am a Life Member of the VFW and joined in 2001 at age 30 as a charter member of a post in South Korea. I was Junior Vice Commander as well. We had no problems getting the younger soldiers involved. I think possibly trying to have an Open House at the post to get them in there to see what it really is all about will do wonders.
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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.
To tell you the truth ..as a member of the Geezer Battalion .. hanging around the lounge drinking cheap booze and re-hashing tales of the Mean Green Machine has it's high points at this point in my life. There are precious few veterans around in the first place.
When I was younger the idea of hanging around with a bunch of Korean and WW2 vets just didn't appeal to me and there was nothing else the VFW appeared to do.
So now I am a District Officer and starting to wonder how to get the younger vets involved but for the life of me I can't figure out what those things would be.
But I am open to any and all suggestions!
When I was younger the idea of hanging around with a bunch of Korean and WW2 vets just didn't appeal to me and there was nothing else the VFW appeared to do.
So now I am a District Officer and starting to wonder how to get the younger vets involved but for the life of me I can't figure out what those things would be.
But I am open to any and all suggestions!
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SPC Christian Ziegler
SPC Carl Krampitz, I like the idea of the Open House, I will bring it up next meeting and see if I cant get my Commander to sign off on it. Thank you very much.
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I would try some family events to encourage the inclusion of family, just a thought because the reality is, time is a valuable commodity and most people choose to spend time on family.
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SPC Christian Ziegler
All activities that I planed are for the whole family, you can even bring friends.
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