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What is the Langley Officers' Spouses Club? |
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Our purpose is to develop, organize, and sponsor cultural, educational, social and recreational opportunities and activities. Our goal is to collect and disseminate information of interest and value to its members and to foster, protect, and preserve the ideals of charity and benevolence, in keeping with the ideals of the United States Air Force. |
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What are some of the activities the club is involved in? |
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Check out our Events page and Special Activities page. |
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Who may join? |
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Anyone whose spouse is eligible for membership at the Langley AFB Officers’ Club is welcome to become a member of the LOSC. We also invite active duty officers to join our club.
Our members fall into three groups: Active Members, Associate Members and Honorary Members.
Active Members are spouses of all active duty military officers and are eligible for all the privileges and benefits of full membership, including the right to vote and hold elected office.
Associate Members are:
- spouses of retired officers
- spouses of civil service employees, active service or retired, widowed spouses of U.S. Armed Forces officers or civil service employees as long as their marital status remains unchanged
- U.S. Armed Forces officers or civil service employees, active duty and retired
- any active duty or retired officers former spouse who is an ID cardholder under the “20-20 Rule” and is a member of the LAFB Officer's Club
- adult relatives (18 years and over), including spouse, residing in the household of a member of any Air Force Officer's Club
Associate members are eligible to vote and may participate in all LOSC sponsored events and may be a standing committee chair on the governing board.
Honorary Membership may be issued for one year at the invitation of the President. With the approval of the OSC Board, the President may invite such persons as deemed appropriate. Honorary members shall not pay dues, vote, chair a committee, or hold an OSC position.
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What are the dues? |
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Annual dues are $50.00. Our membership year runs from Sept 1 to Aug 31. Dues will be prorated. All members receive a copy of our monthly publication, "ACCents", as well as a member directory. (ACCents is published monthly nine times, starting in September and running through May.) During the summer, dues are discounted to $48.00. |
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Do I have to join the O'Club? |
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No. You do not need to be a member of the Langley Officers' Club. |
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Who do I contact if I want to join? |
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You can pick up a membership application at any OSC function, or print and complete our online membership application. Bring the application and dues check to the next function, or mail them to:
P.O. Box 65665, Langley Air Force Base, VA 23665
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Do I have to volunteer for anything? |
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Our primary goal is to serve the Langley AFB community, as well as supporting local and national charities, we always have plenty of opportunities for volunteering. Families of military members often feel that volunteering helps them establish ties with their community and gives them a sense of belonging. With that said, membership in the OSC never obligates you to volunteer.
- Our primary fundraisers are large multi-day craft shows.
- Our scholarship committee, which awards thousands of dollars in scholarships to dependents of military members of Langley AFB.
- Participation in the OSC's annual sponsoring of the Airmen's Dinner in May.
- Operation Cookie Drop during Christmas, which brings homemade cookies to those Airmen who can't go home to spend time with their families over the holidays.
- Serving on the OSC Board, with positions in either the welfare or social side.
Whether you choose to volunteer or not, just being a member of the OSC means you are contributing to the strength of the group. We hope you'll join us. |
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Do I have to attend the social events?
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Once a month, the OSC sponsors a social event for all members. While we would love to have you, you are never obligated to attend any social function or event. |
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Do you provide child care facilities for your events? |
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The Child Development Center (CDC) will provide childcare for LOSC daytime functions only at the Childcare Development Center. This wonderful service allows you the opportunity to make new friends and enjoy the great LOSC functions while your children delight in a safe and fun environment with trained childcare professionals. Please read our web page on CDC Childcare Policies for LOSC Functions. We also have a link to their web page if you need full-time childcare.
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Why do I have to pay for social functions if I paid my dues?
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By law, we may never use money from our welfare fundraisers (like the Craft Show) to pay for our social events. The annual membership dues are used to pay for special entertainment (i.e., disc jockeys, live bands), door prizes and decorations at our social functions. The fee for the socials is simply payment for the meal served at that event. |
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Where is the Langley Officers' Club (O'Club) on Langley AFB? |
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The O'Club is currently closed for renovation. The Bayside Enlisted Club is begin used. It is located at 350 Clarke Ave. You can get to the club by taking Lee Rd (near the Armistead or West Gate) off of Sweeny Blvd to Weyland Rd to Clarke Ave. This takes you around the West end of the runway. Or from the O'Club take Dodd Blvd to Ward Road to Clarke Ave. This takes you around the East end of the runway.
Location of Bayside Enlisted Club
The O'Club is at 128 Benedict Ave. Its parking lot is located next to the St. John's Circle (round-about). This circle is at the confluence of Langley Blvd. (King St. Gate Bridge), Dodd Blvd., and Hammond Ave.
Location by Google Maps  |
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Why can't I view your newsletters and scholarship documents? |
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These documents are in a file format called Portable Document Format (PDF) developed by the Adobe Corp. A plug-in for your browser called Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 5.1 and later) must be used to view and print these documents. You can obtain this plug-in reader from Adobe Corp. |
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Why do you use PDF documents instead of a standard web page or word processing document? |
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First, it is very difficult to replicate complex documents in a standard web page and have them display and print the same in the variety of browsers in use today - especially in the way the author intended.
Secondly, these files will not spread viruses thereby being the safest way to view and print documents that have the authors font, image placement, and pagination requirements. |
