Eligibility for membership in AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary is limited to the mothers, wives, grandmothers, regardless of age, and the daughters, sisters and granddaughters, not less than 18 years of age, of regular members of AMVETS and mothers and widows, regardless of age, and daughters, sisters and granddaughters not less than 18 years of age, of deceased veterans who would have been eligible for membership in AMVETS, and female veterans who served honorably in the Armed Allied Countries after September 15, 1940, who maintain their AMVETS Membership unless they meet the established eligibility criteria. The term "mother" shall be construed so as to include any female member of the family of, or any female guardian of such person or deceased veteran who as exercised or in exercising the care and responsibility of the rearing of such person or deceased veteran. The term "daughter" for a stepdaughter must have been a dependent of an AMVETS member or deceased veteran prior to attaining 18 years of age.

A person shall become a member of AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary upon written application, establishing her eligibility, certification by the local AMVETS Adjutant, and payment of dues to all levels as required by the Constitution.

No person who is a member of, or who advocated the principles of any organization believing in, or working for the overthrow of the United States Government by force, and no person who refuses to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States shall be privileged to become or continue to be a member of any AMVETS Ladies organization.