Detachment Leadership
The Sons of The American Legion is led by its Detachment commander, five Detachment vice commanders and six Detachment constitutional officers. The Detachment commander and vice commanders help compose the Detachment Executive Committee (DEC) and play vital roles during the Detachment convention, the Legion's annual meeting to establish programs and make changes to the organization's constitutions and bylaws.
- Detachment Commander
- The Detachment commander is the executive head of The Sons of The American Legion, with full power to enforce provisions of the Legion's constitution, bylaws and resolutions of the Detachment convention, which meets each year to govern the organization. Each Detachment commander serves a one-year term, after which a new one is elected at the convention; five Detachment vice commanders are also elected annually.
- Detachment Constitutional Officers
- In addition to the Detachment commander and vice commanders, six Detachment constitutional officers are appointed annually by vote of the Detachment Executive Committee. They are the adjutant, treasurer, judge advocate, historian, chaplain and sergeant-at-arms. Officers elected by the Detachment convention take office upon adjournment and serve until the end of the next convention.
- Detachment Vice Commanders
- Elected at the Detachment convention, five vice commanders act as representatives of the Detachment commander. They may preside over meetings of the Detachment Executive Committee or the Detachment convention, and perform other duties for the commander. No two vice commanders can be chosen from the same department during the same year.
- Detachment Executive Committee
- Members of the Executive Committee include the following: The Detachment commander, the five Detachment vice commanders, the National Executive Committeeman and Alternate Executive Committeeman, the Historian, Chaplain, and all District Commanders. Additional Executive Committee Members include the following, but do not have voting rights: the Detachment Adjutant, Judge Advocate, Master Sgt. At Arms, and all Past Detachment commanders (also considered life members but have no vote). DEC members are delegates with full voting power during the Legion's Fall and Spring meetings in Indianapolis, and during the Detachment convention. Subject to the provisions of the Detachment Constitution, the Detachment Executive Committee shall fill any vacancy in the membership of the Committee for the remainderof the unexpired term. The Detachment Executive Committee shall meet at regular periods or on at least five days previous written notice to all members by the Commander and Adjutant, or upon the written request of a majority of the Committee. In the event that a District Commander of the Detachment Executive Committee isunable to attend a meeting his designee from said District shall serve.
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- Members of the Executive Committee include the following: The Detachment commander, the five Detachment vice commanders, the National Executive Committeeman and Alternate Executive Committeeman, the Historian, Chaplain, and all District Commanders. Additional Executive Committee Members include the following, but do not have voting rights: the Detachment Adjutant, Judge Advocate, Master Sgt. At Arms, and all Past Detachment commanders (also considered life members but have no vote). DEC members are delegates with full voting power during the Legion's Fall and Spring meetings in Indianapolis, and during the Detachment convention. Subject to the provisions of the Detachment Constitution, the Detachment Executive Committee shall fill any vacancy in the membership of the Committee for the remainderof the unexpired term. The Detachment Executive Committee shall meet at regular periods or on at least five days previous written notice to all members by the Commander and Adjutant, or upon the written request of a majority of the Committee. In the event that a District Commander of the Detachment Executive Committee isunable to attend a meeting his designee from said District shall serve.
- Past Detachment Commanders
- All Past Commanders of the Detachment are members of the Detachment Committee for life, however do not have voting rights in any business conducted by the Executive Committee. Learn More