Join The Color Guard
Active duty, Reserve, National Guard and honorably discharged veterans are eligible to apply to the All American Color Guard.
Who We Take
You need to have served, and you need to be able to wear the uniform correctly. That is most of it.
- Active duty, Reserve or National Guard, in any branch
- Or an honorably discharged veteran of any branch
- Able to present a DD214, or current orders or ID if still serving
- In possession of, or able to obtain, the dress uniform of your branch
- Willing to be inspected and to rehearse before a detail
Four Steps, In Order
Each one has to clear before the next, because the standard is the entire product.
Complete the membership form below. We ask for your branch, your status, where you are located and the last dress uniform you held, because that determines what details you can be assigned to.
Submit your DD214, or your current orders or military ID if you are still serving. Nobody joins a formation on this roster without verified service. This is the step that protects everyone else in the line.
We confirm what you have, what you need, and how the branch you came from renders honors. The Leadership Element handles this and will tell you plainly if something has to be corrected first.
You are added to the roster for your region and called when an event fits your branch, your availability and your uniform. You rehearse the sequence with the detail before you step off.
The Commitment
This is a volunteer roster, not a second job. We ask for honesty about your availability rather than enthusiasm you cannot sustain.
- Answer when you are called, even if the answer is no
- Show up in a uniform that would pass an inspection
- Rehearse with the detail, however many times you have done it before
- Represent the branch on your sleeve and the people watching
There is no minimum number of events. There is a minimum standard, and it does not move.
Send Us Your Application
Complete the form below and the Leadership Element will review it. Have your DD214, orders or military ID ready to submit, and tell us the last dress uniform you held.
If anything about your situation does not fit neatly into the form, send it anyway and explain in the notes. We would rather read it than lose you to a dropdown.