Member Benefits

What your membership pays for

Twenty-five dollars a year. Here is where it goes.

The association is not a discount club. Dues fund scholarships, recognition, and the advocacy work that puts Kentucky’s enlisted force in front of Congress. The benefits below are the direct return.

Scholarships

EANGKY awards $1,500 in scholarships each year. Members, spouses, and children of members are eligible, including children and spouses of retired and deceased members.

$1,000
USAA Scholarship

Awarded annually to one recipient.

$500
SGM Virgil S. VanArsdale Scholarship

Named for one of the founders of the national association, a Kentuckian.

Applications close 1 July

The Committee on Scholarships reviews applications and selects recipients. National scholarships through EANGUS partners are also open to members.

Scholarship program and eligibility · Apply

Retirement Recognition

When a Kentucky Command Sergeant Major or Sergeant Major retires, the association marks it with something permanent. The program is coordinated through the State Command Sergeant Major and funded by contributions from serving senior enlisted leaders.

Program details and contribution

Representation

A vote at the state conference
Every member in good standing votes on resolutions and elects the officers of the association.

Delegate strength at the national level
Kentucky seats one delegate for every 200 paid enlisted members. Every renewal adds weight to the state’s vote at the EANGUS conference.

A path from your unit to Congress
Any member can submit a resolution. Adopted resolutions go forward for national consideration and become part of the EANGUS legislative agenda.

Membership

Step forward. Bring someone with you.

Enlisted annual membership is $25. First-year members pay $1 with code KYNG.