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The Military Order of the Cootie of the United States (MOC, or simply Military Order of the Cootie) is a national honor degree membership association separately constituted as a subordinate and as an auxiliary order chartered by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW). [1]
Nationally, the VFW has more than 1.4 million post and auxiliary members. According to the VFW's website , veterans qualify for membership in the VFW by meeting two requirements: Honorable service.
An auxiliary membership is available for men and women who did not serve but want to help. Members of the Sgt. Charles A. Fricke VFW Post 805 march in the annual Veterans Day parade in O’Fallon ...
75th Anniversary 10c postage stamp (1974). The VFW resulted from the amalgamation of several societies formed immediately following the Spanish–American War.In 1899, little groups of veterans returning from campaigning in Cuba and the Philippine Islands, founded local societies upon a spirit of comradeship known only to those who faced the dangers of that war side by side.
In 2019, the American Legion's National Convention voted to replace the word "wife" with "spouse" in the organization's constitution and bylaws section regarding eligibility to be a member of the American Legion Auxiliary; since then, male and female spouses of U.S. veterans have been eligible. Previously, only female spouses of U.S. veterans were.
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After the membership declined during World War II, the Grand Lodge deleted all reference to the Antlers in its Constitution and Statutes. [4] [5] Benevolent and Protective Order of the Does – unofficial female Auxiliary operating at the local level. [6] [7] Lady Elks – unofficial female Auxiliary operating at the local level. [6]
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