Military Officers Association
of America

MOAA is an independent nonprofit organization exclusively operated to benefit uniformed services personnel and their families and survivors. MOAA is dedicated to maintaining a strong national defense and preserving the earned entitlements and benefits of all members of the uniformed services and their families.

Purpose

While MOAA does advocate a strong national defense, it does not, as an association, become involved in matters pertaining to military strategy, force level, or individual weapons systems of the various services. It is the long-standing belief of the association's Board of Directors (BOD) that such decisions can be made only by those who have all of the facts available to them - today's active duty military leadership.

The association plays an active role in military personnel matters and especially proposed legislation affecting the career force, the retired community, and veterans of the uniformed services.

The association is governed by a BOD consisting of 36 retired officers from the uniformed services representing both the regular and reserve association members. Four of the association's national officers--the chairman of the board and three vice chairmen--are elected by the BOD. Also elected as association officers by the BOD (from outside the board membership) are the president, comptroller, and secretary, all of whom serve on MOAA's professional, salaried staff.

History

MOAA was founded in Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 1929. It was the view of the founders that retired officers, as well as their families and survivors, would benefit greatly by joining together in an association--one that would counsel and render assistance to all officers in matters related to their retired status.

About the start of World War II, those managing the association realized that a reorganization and expansion was essential for MOAA to become an efficient and effective force on behalf of its membership. Thus, on April 12, 1944, with a membership of 2,600, MOAA was reorganized in Washington, D.C. Today, with approximately 390,000 members and recently reincorporated in Virginia, MOAA is the country's largest military officers' association.

Through the years, as the membership and staff has grown, the association broadened its objectives to work on behalf of the entire uniformed services community--officer and enlisted, active duty and reserve--to the point that today it is a respected voice for all uniformed services on personnel matters."

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