Who We Are
The Non Commissioned Officers Association was founded in 1960 in San Antonio, Texas by a group of retired non-commissioned and petty officers seeking to create a patriotic, fraternal, and benevolent Association. Through the years of its existence, there have been a number of changes and improvements in the Association that should be of interest to prospective members. NCOA’s membership includes and is open to all Current, Separated, or Retired Enlisted personnel who have served honorably in an Active, Reserve, or National Guard capacity in the U.S. Armed Forces. The NCOA offers its members a wide range of benefits and services designed especially for enlisted service members and their families.
LATEST CHAPTER NEWS
May 2026 Member of the Month: Cheryl Bright
Cheryl is a life member who is the daughter of a WW2 veteran. She was the primer to get the pump going for providing free breakfasts first in Josephine County in honor of her father and later in Jackson County as well. She has literally provided free breakfasts to thousands of veterans in southern Oregon over the past several years. Recent support for our Sporting Clay event, her business was a sponsor, and she played a role in obtaining several weapons that made the silent auction a huge success. She also won Top Gun female shooter at the Sporting Clay event.
Desk of the Chairman July 2026
Fellow Members:
As I prepare for a long-deserved vacation, I want to thank all of you who have continued to support the aims and goals of the Non Commissioned Officers Association. The transition process to convert from a brick-and-mortar association to the virtual association is taking longer than any of us anticipated but the salvation of NCOA is worth our patience. The Rogue Chapter has stood out as a Beacon of Hope that demonstrates the vision of our founders back in 1960. We have stepped up to keep the Medallion program alive and are only a few presentations shy of reaching 2100 presentations to deserving veterans as a symbol of appreciation for their service and sacrifice.
I want to thank all of you who have renewed your membership and urge those due soon to step up and show your support. The cost is minimal, $30 to renew for 1-year if you have served in the military and $20 for 1 year is you are a family member with no prior service. Until the National website is updated, please renew through the chapter and we can then catch any updated contact information . Checks can be mailed to our address listed below and you can use a credit card on our chapter website on the membership tab. I encourage you all to check out our updated website as many changes have been implemented and I want to thank John Hunrath for his constructive suggestions.
During this 250th celebration of the birth of our nation, our Rogue Chapter has been selected as the Grand Marshall for the local 4th of July parade in Central Point. I am sad that I will miss it, but I encourage all who can to please attend and cheer on our chapter. I hope that there will be lots of pictures for me to see when I return.
May God Bless each of you and May God Bless the USA!
Strength in Unity & Leadership by Example,
MCPO (SCW) Terry M. Haines USNR Ret.
Chairman, Rogue Chapter #1260 NCOA
Large Chapter of the Year NCOA
Help Us Out
Please help us by contacting anyone you know that has prior service and sign them up. Send their name and email address to me and once a week I send a list to national.
My email address is:
[email protected]
DESK OF THE CHAIRMAN
Desk of the Chairman July 2026