Active membership shall be available to Active and Retired Firefighting personnel, whether they are Career, Part Paid, On Call, Volunteer, Military or Industrial and who presently own or have access to a Motorcycle and have a current legal Motorcycle endorsement. A past Active member who no longer can ride a motorcycle may retain their active status. Emergency Medical Technicians and Medics are eligible to be members if they are employees by an established Fire Department. Upon receiving an application for Active Membership, the candidate shall receive a two thirds 2/3 acceptance vote of members present with no probation period.

CHARTER MEMBER:

*Charter Rockers shall be worn only by an Active member of any Chapter. Charter membership shall be restricted to Active Members who are on the original roster, when the Chapter was accepted by the International Executive Board. Also, to any Active member who joined the Chapter within one (1) year of the Chapter’s being accepted by the International Executive Board and accepted by the Chapter Executive Board. A Charter Member of a Chapter who moves or transfers his membership to another Chapter may retain his/her Charter Rocker.

Currently, only New York Chapter 34 Active Members on the original roster submitted with our Charter Application, or Active Members that joined the Chapter prior to November 22, 2007, or Charter Members transferring to our Chapter from another Chapter, can qualify as Charter Members and are entitled to wear Charter Rockers.

SOCIAL MEMBER:

Social members shall be a Spouse, Partner, Boyfriend, Girlfriend, Son, Daughter, Brother, Sister, Mother or Father of an Active Member, Associate Member or a Member-at-Large. The minimum age for a Social member shall be 16 (sixteen) years of age before joining.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER:

Associate membership shall be offered to a person who has been proposed, in writing, for such membership and accepted in good standing and, in the opinion of a majority of the Chapter’s Executive Board, has substantially contributed to the promotion of the Red Knights International Firefighters Motorcycle Club® Inc. for a minimum period of six (6) months. Final approval shall be by a majority vote of the Chapter members at a meeting held at the conclusion of the six-month (6) period. Associate members shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the Chapters Active Members. Once a member has been accepted as an Associate member and for various reasons no longer is able to ride a motorcycle they may, at the pleasure of the chapter majority retain his/her membership as an Associate member.

SPECIAL HONORARY MEMBER:

Each Chartered Chapter may grant Special Honorary Membership status to a member of a recognized religion for the position of Chapter Chaplain. Special Honorary Membership may also be granted to a civic or business leader who does volunteer work for the Chapter. A Special Honorary Member shall not hold a Chapter Office or vote in Chapter affairs. The International dues for this membership classification is to be paid by the Chapter.

COMPASSIONATE HONORARY MEMBER:

The Compassionate Honorary Member title will be given to the surviving spouse or partner of any member of a Chapter if they were an Active Member, Associate Member or Honorary Member. This membership would be presented by the Chapter for a tenure of the Chapters desire. There shall be no dues payable by this category of membership to the International Corporation. This will allow the Compassionate Honorary Member to continue to be active in the family of the Chapter without placing a burden on the Member or Chapter.

JUNIOR MEMBER:

Junior membership is available for all dependent children of active members under the age of sixteen (16) years of age. A small crest may be worn on the front of a vest with a small rocker that says “Junior Membership” over the crest. The crest and rocker shall be ordered from the International Quartermaster. The adult active member shall accept full responsibility for the safety and actions of the Junior Member while on a chapter event. There shall be no dues collected for Junior Membership by the International and chapters shall be allowed to list such Junior members on their rosters until age 16. At age 16 the Junior member must switch to a Social member and pay dues. Junior Member may be added to the back of a tee shirt for these members

LIFE MEMBER:

Life Membership may be granted by the International Executive Board or the Executive Board of a Chapter to a member in good standing that has been a continuous member for 25 or more years, or to a member that, due to disability, declining health or age , no longer has a motorcycle license or the ability to ride a motorcycle. The organizational level proposing the member for Life Membership shall pay such membership costs annually.