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Article II
Membership
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Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, to become a member of the Legion one must become a member of a branch. |
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Members of the Canadian Forces may be accepted as military members at large in the Dominion Command special branch. |
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Subject to the provisions respecting Tuberculous Veterans' Section, no person may be a member of more than one branch of the Legion at the same time. |
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202.
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No anarchist, communist or fascist shall be permitted to become a member, nor shall any person who advocates the destruction by force of the duly constituted government of the country where the branch may be, or any person proven to advocate, encourage or participate in subversive action or subversive propaganda, be permitted to become a member. Dominion Command may define the terms anarchist, communist, fascist and subversive. |
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| 203. |
Any person prohibited by the preceding section from being a member of the Legion, and who is a member of the Legion, shall upon this fact being proved by trial, or admitted by him, forthwith and without further process, cease to be a member. |
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| 204. |
Any member leaving, suspended or expelled from membership in the Legion, shall have no claim upon the Legion or against any of its officers or officials. |
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| Ordinary Members |
| 205. |
Ordinary membership is open to any Canadian citizen or Commonwealth subject whose service was terminated under conditions other than dishonourable or for reasons of misconduct and who served or is serving in: |
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the Canadian Forces or Her majesty's Forces, including Regular or Reserve Forces under class"C" service; or |
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the Forces or Underground Forces of any of Her Majesty's allies in any war, conflict or police action in which Canada was involved (Provincial and Dominion Command approval is required for underground service); or |
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an actual theatre of war in any of the non-military services, during any war in which Canada was involved, (i.e. Merchant Navy); or |
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Her Majesty's Reserve Forces including Cadet Instructors on the Cadet Cadre, for not less than one year; or |
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police or The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, for not less than one year; or |
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the Forces of a country while that country was a member of NATO or NORAD in alliance with Canada; or |
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the Forces of the United States; or |
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the Vietnam War in the Forces of the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea or South Vietnam and who was a Canadian citizen or Commonwealth subject at time of service; or |
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the Canadian Coast Guard as an officer or crew member, and who has two or more years of active service on the high seas or inland waterways; or |
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a city, municipal or provincial police force for not less than one year. |
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| Associate Members |
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Associate membership is open to any Canadian citizen or Commonwealth subject, who is of federal voting age and who is not eligible for ordinary membership, and who: |
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is the child, stepchild, grandchild, sibling, niece, nephew, widow / er, parent, or spouse (as defined in these by-laws), of a person who is or was eligible to be an ordinary member; or |
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is the spouse, parent or sibling of an associate who qualified under subsection 206 (a) or subsection 206 (c) to (h). In the case of divorce or legal (documented) separation, a spouse who is an associate member through marriage to an associate member, retains the right to membership unless such membership lapses; or |
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is the child of an associate member; or |
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served as a Cadet civilian instructor for not less than 3 years; or |
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served in The Royal Canadian Sea, Army or Air Cadets, for not less than 3 years; or |
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served as an officer in the Navy League of Canada, for not less than 2 years; or |
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served below the rank of officer, in the Polish Forces after WWII, and whose services were terminated under conditions other than dishonourable or for reasons of misconduct; or |
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served in a city, municipal, volunteer, unorganized territories or federal Fire service, for not less than one year. |
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| Affiliate Voting Members |
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Affiliate voting membership is open to any Canadian citizen or Commonwealth subject who is of federal voting age and who is not eligible for ordinary or associate membership and who has 24 months or more continuous service as an affiliate non-voting member. |
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| Affiliate Non-Voting Members |
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Affiliate non-voting membership is open to any Canadian citizen or Commonwealth subject who is of federal voting age and who is not eligible for ordinary or associate membership and who supports the purposes and objects of The Royal Canadian Legion. Affiliate non-voting members shall have the same rights as all other members except the rights to vote and hold office. After 24 months of continuous service an affiliate non-voting member may apply for affiliate voting status.
Note: Affiliate Non-voting members are allowed to attend branch meetings, and participate in debates but cannot enter into the voting process, including motions.
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