SAMS - Membership

Scottish-American Military Society

SAMS Wants You as a Member

Our membership includes individuals throughout the United States and overseas.

In addition to your membership in SAMS, you can join a Post if there is one in your local area. Please note that Posts usually require additional membership fees.

All applications for membership are to be submitted to the Adjutant General on the official SAMS Application Form accompanied by the required documentation of service. Applications or inquiries about membership should be addressed to the Adjutant General at:

Alan R. Burke, Sr., TAG
P.O. Box 27
Woodleaf, NC 27504
Phone:
Home: (704) 278-3455
Cell: (336) 682-4284
E-mail: Alan R. Burke, Sr..

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 US Armed Forces. Membership is open to:

Present or former Regular or Reserve members of the US 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

Honorary life memberships are awarded to members who have been awarded the Medal of Honor.

Application Form

For your convenience, you may view a printable version of the application form in Adobe PDF format. Click on the Adobe image to download the Adobe PDF Reader . Send the completed form, supporting documents and fee to:

Scottish-American Military Society (S.A.M.S.)
c/o Alan Burke, Adjutant General
P.O. Box 27
Woodleaf, NC 27504

The required documentation is a copy of a DD214 to prove to the I.R.S. that you are a prior serviceman within the meaning of Section 501(c)(19) I.R.C. and Section 170(c)(3) I.R.C. If no DD214, then something equivalent; i.e., a copy of any published orders, which lists you as a member of a unit. Please make sure they are readable.

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. Regular membership dues to join are $25.00; after the first year, renewals are $25.00. Use the following schedule to determine the cost of an endowed Life Membership based on the person’s age and the current annual dues amount:

                      Ages                 LIFE MEMBERSHIP RATES 

                      24 and under          $600.00
                      25-35                      $540.00
                      36-45                      $450.00
                      46-55                      $390.00
                      56-65                      $225.00
                      66-75                      $175.00
                      76-85                      $120.00
                      86 and over            $  87.50

Free Life Membership for Medal of Honor Recipients.
Free Life Membership for World War II Veterans
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

Free Life Membership for Former Prisoners of War (POW)

Post membership requires membership in the national organization first but posts are where the fun usually is.

Alan Burke, Adjutant General