Free NRA Membership for Active-Duty Military Personnel
Military veterans make up a significant part of the NRA’s membership and Board of Directors. They shoot in the NRA’s competitive matches and often become NRA-Certified Instructors to teach gun safety and basic marksmanship.
In appreciation of the sacrifices made by members of the military, the NRA now offers a FREE one-year membership to all active-duty servicemen and women. The complimentary military membership provides all regular member benefits, including a subscription to one of three print magazines: American Hunter, American Rifleman, and America’s 1st Freedom. This offer applies to personnel currently serving with the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, or Coast Guard.
CLICK HERE for FREE NRA Membership for Armed Services Personnel.
Other Programs for Active Military and Veterans
The NRA conducts many more programs of interest to the military, from tactical competitions to tuition-free armorer schools. The NRA has also supported many Wounded Warriors Hunts. A free Veteran’s Day shoot has been held for several years at the NRA Range in Fairfax, Virginia.
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Why not retired vets?
I think it’s BS that this offer doesn’t go out to the National Guard also. Guard units get deployed just like Active Duty.
I realize that you may deploy, but not just like the active-duty troops. We live the military life 24/6/365. We don’t just sacrifice a weekend a month or two weeks a year, we and our families sacrifice 20+ years of our lives.
Granted, I believe that combat veterans should be given the most rights and privilages, whether active or not, but there’s no sure fire way to prove that to a civilian organization.
Godspeed. .
This is not to be disrespectfull to anyone. Just would like to put out there that quite a few of us National Guard Soldiers do not just sacrifice a weekend a month or two weeks a year. Some of us have full time jobs with the Military and then do 3 3 week training in one year, along with going to other training for 10 days or so at a moments notice. This also includes deployments along the way. Not to mention the State Duties due to floods, snow and or any other type of storm. I have spent more time away from my family this year than I have spent at home. So as respectfully as I can be I just want to clarify, “Just because a Soldier is with the National Guard does not mean that they are not Active Duty also.”
The Guard Sacrifice MORE then the AD does. I know, I have been both. Reg Army’s life is set up for field time and deployments after 20 (if they can put up with it) they get to retire. Guard’s lives are not set up for deployments. They leave home just the same, BUT they do NOT advance at work, other are promoted over them. they put up with hostile bosses they suffer financially like the AD guys never will. In the “old” days ya one week end two weeks etc. Those days are LONG gone. example I have an E-6 who has been deploy 4x since 2002 He has missed so much work his boss hates him and no law passed can help, Yet he will not get a penny of retirement until 60.He and his family will have sacrifice 10s of thousands of dollars in lost wages by the time this over
90-1 Desert Storm
93 Southern Watch
95-9 IFOR, Bosnia
05-6 Ramadi Iraq
12-13 Kuwait
Every one of you whining about the free membership offer not being available to this group of people or that group of people are just looking for something to complain about. If joining the NRA were that important to you, then you would join. So, quit crying about who’s life is rougher, each and everyone of you VOLUNTEERED, no one proped a shotgun againt the side of your skull and said “Join or else!”
Now, get off your butt, find the NRA website and join. Or is that too difficult also?
Being Active Duty AF, I payed to be a Member anyway… It aint about what is Free, it is about defending our Rights as Americans, we sacrificed more to be in the Military to defend our Rights, why not sacrifice a little more for the same cause?