Section 10: Classes of membership of the Legion

(1) Membership of the Legion shall consist of five classes, that is-
(a) ordinary member;
(b) life member;
(c) honorary (service personnel) member;
(d) associate member; and
(e) women's auxiliary member.
(2) Ordinary membership shall comprise-
(a) ex-servicemen who have served in the Armed Forces in accordance with the terms and conditions of service of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy or the Nigerian Air Force; and
(b) men who during their service on reserve, were conscripted members or were members of Auxiliary Forces and had completed at least one term of engagement during which they had received not less than seven days pay.
(3) Life membership shall comprise--
(a) such persons being ordinary members of the Legion admitted to life membership by the National Council, State Council or Area Council; and
(b) such persons being ordinary members of the Legion as the National Council shall admit to life membership in recognition of meritorious services to the Legion.
(4) Honorary membership shall comprise--
(a) all men, having attained the age of eighteen years other than those eligible for ordinary, life or associate membership or admitted to women's auxiliary membership, who accept and support the policy, aims and objects of the Legion and who apply and are admitted to honorary membership;
(b) men of the Mercantile Marine, who have served afloat during hostilities; and
(c) persons, being citizens of Nigeria by naturalisation, who have served during
hostilities with the Forces of an allied nation.
(5) Associate membership shall comprise-
(a) all men having attained the age of eighteen years, who are serving members of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air Force and Reserve or Auxiliary Forces, who accept and support the policy, aims and objects of the Legion and who shall apply for and are admitted to associate membership of the Legion;
(b) men who, not being ex-servicemen nor serving members of the Armed Forces, accept and support the policy, aims and objects of the Legion and who shall apply for and are admitted to associate membership of the Legion.
(6) Women's auxiliary membership shall comprise all those women eligible for and are admitted to membership in accordance with the bye-laws of the Legion's Women's Section.
(7) No application for membership of the Legion shall be considered if the applicant was dishonourably removed from the Armed Forces.