February 04, 2021

2021 National Legion College date, application set

By The American Legion
American Legion College
2021 National Legion College date, application set
National Commander Bill Oxford meets with the 2019 National American Legion College Class. Photo by Larry Cline/The American Legion

The session will be held Dec. 12-17 in Indianapolis.

The 2021 session of National American Legion College will held in Indianapolis, Dec. 12-17. Visit legion.org/college for student application information.

National Legion College, conducted at National Headquarters, will provide instruction using classroom lectures and small group interactive techniques. A few areas of discussion that will be addressed during the program include:

- Leadership and mentoring at the post level and beyond.

- Communication, critical thinking and problem solving tools and techniques.

- Resolution writing.

- Use of personality types in personnel management.

- Training platforms for department, district or post level.

- Post meeting management through parliamentary techniques.

According to the National American Legion College course syllabus, applicants must complete the online American Legion Basic Training course, legion.org/alei, as a prerequisite to submitting an application. Another qualification is that applicants must be a current (paid) member of The American Legion and a member for at least three years prior to the NALC session.

For questions, please email the Internal Affairs Division at ia@legion.org.

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