Who may join the RSA?

Applications for membership are welcome from adult citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand or any other Commonwealth country:-

• war veterans, ex-servicemen and women, their families and friends
• serving members of New Zealand’s Armed Forces
• sworn NZ Police Officers
• men and women without military connections who share the ideals of the RSA movement

Membership category is determined according to the applicant’s relationship to the Forces.

• ‘Returned’ Servicemen and women who have served in any war or in a peacekeeping or peacemaking deployment as defined by RNZRSA.
• ‘Service’ members are either retired or serving members of the Armed Forces who do not qualify for ‘Returned’ membership. They include those who have served under CMT, the Territorial Forces, Cadet Force Officers and sworn members of the New Zealand Police.
• ‘Associate’ membership is open to adults, who although having not served in the Armed Forces or Police, identify with and support the aims and ideals of RNZRSA.
• Women’s Sections are affiliated to their local RSA. Members often have family links to a local RSA and many are also members of the RSA. Applications for membership are welcome from all ladies with an interest in the community work of the RSA Women’s Sections whether or not they are current members of the RSA.

RNZRSA is non-sectarian and non-party political.

Membership is not open to any person who is also a member of any Party, Organisation, Association or other body whose allegiance or objectives is inconsistent with those of the RNZRSA.

NEW MEMBERS
May 2006: 1337