MEMBERSHIP

Annual dues for new members or annual renewal is $42 a year.  Consider becoming a life member.

As of now, the current LIFETIME MEMBER rates are:

                35 and younger . . .$1,000

                 36-50 . . . . . . . . . . . $800

                 51-64 . . . . . . . . . . . $600

                 65-84..... . . . . . . . . .$200

                 85 and beyond.........$100

Active duty personnel are free the first year.

According to National MCL Headquarters:

        "To become a Life Member, you must already be a member in good standing. That means becoming a member and paying your initial dues first. Yes, according to the bylaws, you could join the League, pay your dues, and then pay your Life Membership dues all in the same day."

For membership applications, contact the JrViceCmdt, Francisco Paras, Jr.: sgtparasjr@yahoo.com

A BLAST FROM THE PAST!

John Hernandez becomes a

Master Sergeant

MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, SAN DIEGO, APRIL 2, 2001 --- One of our fellow MCL members, John Z. Hernandez received his promotion to Master Sergeant in a small ceremony inside the Duncan Hall mess facility, aboard the San Diego Recruit Depot.  Pinning on John's new Master Sergeant rank insignia are Captain Jay Delarosa (left) and Lieutenant Colonel Richard Wersel (right).