If any of these apply to you, then SFA Chapter 45 XLV in Ohio will assist you with membership.
Are you Special Forces Qualified?
Were you ever assigned to a Special Forces unit in a support role?
Were you ever assigned to support an SF Operation?
Fill out application, renewal or transfer form. Bring it to the next meeting, email it or send it via US postal service to:
SFA Chapter XLV (45)
Treasurer, SFA 45
PO Box 341612
Columbus, OH 43234
You can send or bring a check made out to SFA Chapter 45 to the SFA meetings.
MEMBERSHIPS COSTS
New Member $ 50.00
Annual Dues: $40.00 thereafter and due no later than 31 Dec of each year.
If received after 31 Jan: $45.00 ($40.00 Annual Dues and $5.00 Reinstatement Fee).
Membership Year is 1 Jan to 31 Dec. annually.
Annual Dues $40.00
Reinstatement $45.00
Life Membership (Current) $440.00
Life Membership (Not Current) $475.00
Life Membership >65 (Current) $320.00
Life Membership >65 (Not Current) $345.00 $70.00 $275.00
New Life Member $480.00
New Life Member >65 $360.00
Widows/NOK of Members $ 40.00
Why Ohio’s Green Berets join Chapter 45
Members expand their network of friends by meeting new chapter members. SF guys who move to Ohio or neighboring states, recently retire from or end their active military service, and members of the Ohio National Guard’s B/2/19th Special Forces Group are constantly adding new blood to the chapter.
Seeing your old buddies is fun, but making new friends with Green Berets with other experiences is a great opportunity and a good time. It’s a rewarding opportunity because you will find other guys who think the way you do and shared the same gauntlet of selection, training, unit experiences, deployments, and, for many, combat.
We are a local SF Association Chapter in Ohio with meetings and events across the state. Join us and stay connected to your Special Forces Community. Please call or email one of the Points of Contact listed below.
Benefits for Members
Scholarship Program
Chapter 45 members and their immediate families and direct descendants are eligible annually for a $1000 scholarship. This is a tuition grant available for university degrees of all types as well as certificate-generating vocational training. Three $1000 scholarships are awarded annually, and additional scholarships may be available dependent upon fundraising results and merit of applicants. The entire program is managed by The Columbus Foundation.
Life Memberships
Chapter 45 will pay $300 of the $450 cost to become a Life Member of the Special Forces Association, Chapter 45. This benefit is available to any member of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) up to twelve months following graduation from SFQC.
Family Support and Unit Support
Chapter 45 pays for all expenses related to family day events and Christmas parties (including gifts for children) of Ohio’s only Special Forces unit.
Networking Opportunities
Chapter 45 is involved with multiple prestigious professional and societal organizations in Ohio, including The Columbus Athletic Club, The Columbus and Cincinnati chapter of The Rotary Club, The Columbus Chamber of Commerce, among others.
Family support of wounded Green Berets
Chapter 45 pays for travel expenses for family members to visit their Green Berets who have been wounded or injured and remain recovering at military hospitals.
The Ohio Military Hall of Fame for Valor
Chapter 45 pays for the nomination expenses of Green Berets inducted into this prestigious organization. We also make donations directly to the Hall of Fame for Valor to support its operations.
Gold Star Family Support
We have provided thousands of dollars in direct support of the widows, children and immediate family members of Green Berets who have lost their lives in combat or died from combat wounds.
Becoming a Member
To become a member of the SFA, you are required to provide supporting documentation to demonstrate eligibility.
Decade and General Membership
One or more supporting documents must accompany all applications submitted. Examples of documents are:
DD 214
Graduation Certificate from SFQC / SFOC
SF tab orders
Orders assigning a SF MOS
And/or assignment orders to a Special Forces Unit.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
Supporting documents must accompany all applications submitted. Examples of documents are:
Assignment orders to an SF Unit or operations in direct support of SF Operations.