Explorers Club Extends Free Membership To Active Duty Military Personnel And Disabled Veterans

NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Explorers Club, with members and chapters worldwide, today announced a special program extending free membership to active duty military personnel and those disabled while in active service.

In making the announcement, Alan Nichols, Explorers Club President and a U.S. Army veteran, said:

"With a significant number of military officers and enlisted personnel already within our ranks and active in exploration, we welcome members of the active armed forces and those who have made extraordinary sacrifices while in the service of their country, to join us and share our knowledge and resources to expand their horizons in the world of exploration and discovery. They will bring to The Explorers Club specialized experience and knowledge that will expand horizons for all of us."

Military personnel interested in joining the Explorers Club can visit the website for membership details.

Noted Explorers Club Military veterans include former Astronauts, including John Glenn, now Explorers Club Honorary Chairman; Buzz Aldrin; Neil Armstrong, Pilot in the Korean War, and other such notable explorers as Retired US Navy Captain Don Walsh; maximum descent to Mariana Trench in 1960 with Jacques Piccard; US Army, Brigadier General David L. Brainard; Past TEC President and Charter Member; and American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Kermit Roosevelt; River of Doubt Expedition.

The Explorers Club was founded in New York City 1904 by a group of the world's leading explorers of the time. It is a multidisciplinary, not for profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to scientific exploration of land, sea, air, and space by supporting research and education in the physical, natural and biological sciences. The Club's members have been responsible for an illustrious series of famous firsts: First to the North Pole, first to the South Pole, first to the summit of Mount Everest, first to the deepest point in the ocean, and first to the surface of the moon. With 3,000 members worldwide, the organization is headquartered at 46 East 70th Street, New York, N.Y. 10021. For more information about The Explorers Club, its history, and its mission, visit http://www.explorers.org

SOURCE The Explorers Club