FMFA Eligibility

To Join FMFA begin by filling out this application

In order to join, you must meet one of the following requirements:
  1. Active duty and retired military and their dependents
  2. DoD Civilian employees and their dependents
  3. Retired DoD civilian employees
  4. Cadets of a military academy
  5. U.S. National Guard and Reserve forces
  6. Employees paid from non-appropriated funds
  7. Federal government employees on a military installation
  8. Military personnel of foreign government on active duty in the U.S. DoD
  9. Members of U.S. Congress and statutory appointees of the Federal government
  10. City, County and State Policemen
  11. City and County Firemen
  12. Members of the Civil Air Patrol

Chapter 6 Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Patronage

6-1. Eligibility
  1. MWR patronage authority and eligibility criteria are contained in table 6-1.
  2. Installation commanders will ensure patrons are identified as authorized prior to using any MWR activity. AR 600-8-14 prescribes identification cards for active, retired, and reserve military personnel and their family members; DA civilian employees, including NAF civilian employees, both in CONUS and OCONUS, and family members only when assigned overseas; Red Cross personnel serving with the Armed Forces; Army contractor employees; foreign military and family members; and other authorized MWR patrons. Identification of Delayed Entry/Delayed Training Program recruits is by DD Form 4/1 and 4/2 or 4/3 (Enlistment or Reenlistment Agreement-Armed Forces of the United States) and a picture ID card. A locally developed identification card will be used to identify individuals or groups of individuals who are granted access to MWR facilities per table 6-1 and who are not eligible for identification cards prescribed by AR 600-8-14.
6-2. Patronage requirements
  1. FMFA Patronage requirements are in accordance with AR 215-1, Appendix J. (As modified in agreement between the National Security Agency Civilian Welfare Fund (NSA/CWF) -- doing business (D.B.A.) as Fort Meade Flying Activity (FMFA) -- and the U.S. Army). In brief, that agreement removes first priority of military components over civilian employees. Otherwise, FMFA Patronage Authorizations are identified in Table 6-1, below.
Table 6-1MWR
Patronage Authorizations
Category Unlimited Cat C Clubs
Active duty (AD) military personnel and families* (includes AD Reserve Components (RC)) X
Members of the Reserve Components and families* (includes Selected and Ready Reserves; National Guard, Delayed Entry/Delay Training recruits; reservists on annual training) X
Cadets of military and Coast Guard academies (USMA cadets have lst priority at USMA) X
AD members of the Coast Guard, Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Services, and Commissioned Corps of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and families*. X
Retired military (AD and RC) personnel and families* (with or without pay) X
Veterans with 100% service-connected disability, honorably discharged X
Involuntarily separated military personnel under Transition Assistance Management Program; and military personnel separated under Voluntary Separation Incentive and Special Separation Benefit programs for two years after separation X
Medal of Honor recipients X
Unremarried surviving spouses (and families*) of military personnel who died while on AD or in retired status X
Unremarried former spouses (and other family* members) who were married to the military member for at least 20 years while the military member was on AD X
Orphans of military members, when not adopted by new parents, under 21 years old (or over if not capable of supporting themselves, or 23 years old if they are in fulltime study) X
U.S. DOD APF/NAF employees (includes AAFES) and families* stationed outside the U.S. X
U.S. DOD APF/NAF civilian employees and retired civilian employees and families* in the U.S. X¹
Local national or host country DOD civilian employees and families* at the discretion of the overseas commander, provided space is available and subject to host country agreements X¹
U.S. Federal employees within the U.S.,but must be recertified annually X¹
City, County and State Policemen,but must be recertified annually X¹
City and County Firemen,but must be recertified annually X¹
Members of the Civil Air Patrol,but must be recertified annually X¹
Department of Interior civilian employees at Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) may use KMC MWR facilities, only X
Medical personnel under contract to the Army during periods they are residing on the installation
Military personnel of foreign nations and their families* when on orders from the U.S. Armed Forces, or in overseas areas when MACOM commander grants privileges in the best interest of the U.S. X
Paid members of the American Red Cross, Young Men's Christian Association, United Service Organization, and other type I private organizations identified in DoDI 1000.15 when assigned to U.S. Armed Forces outside the U.S. X
U.S. employees of firms under contract to DOD working on the installation, assigned outside the U.S. X
Individuals who have distinguished themselves in direct association with or in support of the Army (may include foreign nationals overseas) X¹
Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets when participating in field training X¹
Former POWs and spouses of POWs and service members missing in action X¹
DOD contractor employees or technical representatives, employees of military banking facilities and credit unions, working full time on the installation concerned X¹
Leaders in the local community designated by the commander and recertified annually X¹
Members of the general public at MWR infrequent/open events, at commander's discretion X¹²
Members of the general public on a continual basis subject to criteria below. Approval required from ASA(Mamp;RA). Documentation is submitted to USACFSC (CFSC-SP) X¹²
* - family is identified as a spouse or dependent under 21 years of age (or over if not able to support themselves, or 23 years old if in full-time study)