The Greater Metropolitan Area allows one to experience a very different military community than that common on military bases.

Living in the National Capital Region makes it easy to lose contact with the support that can come from a close community at a unit or installation level. Members of the Army Officers’ Wives’ Club live throughout the metro area in Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia, including those living on military installations in the Washington DC area.

We offer friendship, support, volunteer opportunities, an online group, and Zip Code Groups, to make it easier to connect to the people who live near you. We offer fun activities and a close community for support and advice about unique activities available in this area.

Who Can Be a Member of AOWCGWA?

The Army Officers' Wives' Club of the Greater Washington Area (AOWCGWA) is a non-profit organization seeking to enhance the quality of life of its members and community at large.

Membership is open to the following:

Regular Members:

1. Spouses, widows/widowers, and adult family members of commissioned and warrant officers of the U.S. Army who are active duty, reserve component, retired from active duty/reserve component duty, or separated from service who maintain eligibility for rights and privileges that accompany DD-1173 (family member ID).

2. Commissioned or Warrant Officers of the U.S. Army who are active duty, retired from active duty, reserve components, or retired from reserve component duty.

3. Department of the Army (DA) Civilians (GS9 and above) or spouses of DA Civilian employees (GS9 and above).

4. Ex-spouses who maintain eligibility for rights and privileges that accompany DD-1173 (family member ID).

Associate Members:

1. Spouses, widows/widowers, and adult military members of commissioned and warrant officers of Services other than Army who are active duty, reserve component, retired from active duty/reserve component duty, or separated from service who maintain eligibility for rights and privileges that accompany DD-1173 (family member ID).

2. Spouses of accredited Military Attaches and Assistant Attaches assigned to the embassies in Washington, DC.

3. Spouses of foreign officers (sponsored by their respective embassies) assigned to duties in the National Capital Region.

4. The spouses of the Superintendent and the Deputy Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery during their spouse’s tenure.

5. The President shall invite other persons as deemed appropriate to be Associate Members for one year, upon approval of a majority vote of the Board of Directors present at a scheduled or called meeting with the proposed potential member(s) in absentia.

Join our group on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at a special Welcome Sign-Up Coffee!

Renew your membership on a yearly basis.

You can fill out a membership form online after you download and install the latest free Reader. Install the reader and then use the PDF to be filled out online.

After installing the reader: Use Online Fillable PDF OR

Download the form as a PDF, mail it in and pay with Paypal online, or mail a check with your application, or pay in cash or check at the Welcome Sign-Up or a monthly luncheon.