Military Alumni/Veterans' Groups

By Susan P. Joyce

Groups and fraternal organizations have connected veterans (military "alumni") since the Revolution. Below find links to the organizations that cover more than one of the Services, typically all of the Services.  A few cover a two or three of the Services.

Many more Groups are specific to a Service and even to a unit within the Service, like a ship or a division (links by Service or Service/Unit are below this list).

The contact information provided includes the Services covered plus a link to the organization's website.  You may also find many military alumni groups on social networks like LinkedIn, Google Groups, plus MeetUp.com meetings.

Groups Covering Multiple Services

Organization	Group	Contact
The American Legion	All Services	Website
American Veterans	All Services	Website
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)	All Services (also government & industry)	Website
Congressional Medal of Honor Society	Medal of Honor recipients from all Services	Website
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)	All Services	Website
Fleet Reserve Association	USMC, USN, & Coast Guard	Website
Military Officers Association of America	All Services (active duty, former & retired, National Guard & Reserve)	Website
Military Order of the Purple Heart	All Services	Website
National Guard Association of the United States	Army and Air National Guard officers	Website
Reserve Officers Association	All Services	Website
Retired Enlisted Association	All Services	Website
Retired Military Officers Association	All Services	Website
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)	All Services	Website
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)	All Services	Website

Additional resources:

LinkedIn has many groups for veterans and active duty military.  Find them by searching through the LinkedIn Groups Directory.

In addition, Yahoo Veterans Groups are typical Yahoo Groups, categorized by war/era:

• Groups of World War II Veterans
• Groups of Korean War Veterans
• Groups of Vietnam War Veterans
• Groups of Persian Gulf Wars Veterans

If you know of an active group that is not included in the links below, please let us know by sending the URL to feedback at Job-Hunt.org so we can share it with others.

Find more alumni groups, for the corporate and government sectors, on the Corporate Alumni Group Networking home page.

Also check out Veterans' Job Search for more resources plus articles and advice for veterans in their civilian job search.