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Organizational Structure

The National Association Of Black Military Women was founded by a group of 21 women in 1976 in Hampton Virginia.  These women decided to have a reunion every two years and invite other black military women.  It was then called the Black WAACs/WACs/Women in Service and was mainly Army veterans.  As years went by many women from other services began coming to the reunions and in 1994 the group decided to have the organization charted.  An Organizational Structure Commitee was formed and chaired by the late WWII Veteran Gladys Schuster Carter.  In 1997 the organization was chartered in the state of Maryland and was officially named "The National Association of Black Military Women (formerly The Black WAAC/WAC/Women in Service).

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Our structure consist of:

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National Executive Level

President, Vice President (Operations), Vice President (Military Affairs), Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Public Affairs Officer, Historian, Assistant Historian, Regional Chairpersons, and appointed officers (Membership Chairperson, Nomination Chairperson, Memorial Chairperson, Chaplain, Assistant Chaplain, and Special Advisors).

Regional Level

  • North-East Region - Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont

  • Central-East Region - District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia

  • South-East Region - Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee

  • North-Central Region - Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

  • South-Central Region - Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas

  • North-West Region - Alaska, North California, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington

  • South-West Region - Arizona, South California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming

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Chapter Level 

Local groups consisting of 10 or more NABMW members formed under one of the NABMW regions and located in cities, towns, organizations etc... (Click here for SOP/ guidelines on "HOW TO START A CHAPTER" )​

  • Atlanta Chapter (Est. January 2007) Visit Website

  • New York City Chapter (Est. March 2009) Visit Website

  • Los Angeles, CA Chapter (Est. 2011)

  • Brooklyn Chapter (Est. February 2017) Visit Website

  • District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia (DMV) Chapter (Est. 2021) Visit Website

  • Chicago, IL Chapter (Est. February 2023)

  • Charleston, SC Chapter (Est. 2023)

  • Houston, TX Chapter (Est. March 2023)

  • San Antonio, TX Chapter (Est. June 2023)

  • Dallas, TX Chapter (Est. August 2023)

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