Eligibility Requirements

• Regular Membership. Only the following may be regular members of the MCL:
  • (1) Marines who are serving or have served honorably* in the United States Marine Corps or the United States Marine Corps Reserve;
• (2) U.S. Navy Personnel
  • (a) who are serving or have served honorably* in the United States Navy and who have trained with Marine FMF units in excess of ninety (90) days and earned the Marine Corps device (clasp) worn on the Service Ribbon, (i.e.: Southwest Asia Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, etc.); or
  • (b) earned the Fleet Marine Force Enlisted Warfare Specialist Device (FMFEWS) (1 Oct 2006 to present) or the Fleet Marine Force Qualified Officer (FMFQO) Insignia (1 Jan 2006 to present) which must be noted on the DD214 form. An Award of the Fleet Marine Force Ribbon (FMF Ribbon) (1 Sept 1984 – 30 Sept 2006), the FMFEWS or FMFO may serve as prima facie evidence of eligibility.
• Associate Member.
  • (a) Individuals must have reached the statutory minimum age for enlistment into the armed forces of the United States;
  • (b) Individuals may join who have never served in a branch of the armed forces of the United States;
  • (c) Individuals who are serving or have served honorably* in other branches of the armed forces of the United States;
• Note * – “Served Honorably” is determined by the last DD Form 214 or certificate of discharge that the applicant received. A General Discharge under Honorable Conditions is acceptable. An Entry Level Separation (ELS) or Uncharacterized Discharge is not acceptable. (Rev 2025)

How to Join

To join our Detachment you must fill out an Application for Membership and submit it with your DD-214 and pay the membership dues. Once we have reviewed your application and DD-214 and have received your dues, at our next monthly meeting we will then as a Detachment vote on whether to accept or decline membership.