Membership
About Us
The mission of the Atlanta
Commissioned Officers Association (ACOA) is to
offer opportunities to Atlanta-based officers, to
give back locally to the community, enjoy
camaraderie and esprit de corps. The Atlanta
Branch is the largest COA branch in the state of
Georgia and was named Branch of the Year in 1994,
2004, 2009, and 2010!
Why Join?
Every year ACOA sponsors several
events that provide local members a variety of
professional development, community service, and
networking activities, as well as great discounts
on merchandise and uniforms.
Discounted PHS
Pride Merchandise
Used Uniform
Store
Atlanta
Officers’ Promotion Ceremony
Anchor &
Caduceus Dinner
Community
Service Events (TB Awareness Walk, USO,
Habitat for Humanity)
Professional
Development Lunch & Learns on topics such
as readiness, uniforms, & promotions.
APFT events
Quarterly
publication of our newsletter, The Signal
And we can't do any of it without help of our
members!
ACOA Officer Testimonials
What our Members Have to Say About ACOA...
Please click here to share your experience with
ACOA!
 “ACOA
has provided me a wealth of opportunities over
the past decade, both professionally and
personally, through professional development
opportunities, community service activities and
social events with fellow officers that I might
not otherwise have had a chance to meet. Also,
because of my belief in the importance and value
that COA plays for all Commissioned Officers I
decided to become a Life Member of the
Association.”
CAPT Bruce Tierney (CDC)
 “As
an ACOA member, I have benefitted from and
enjoyed many ACOA services and activities,
including: the formal officer portraits,
opportunities for community service, informative
professional development “lunch-and-learns,” the
uniform store, and the Anchor and Caduceus
Dinner. The annual dues are only $15; few
organizations provide so many great services for
such a small membership fee! If you are not
already a member, please consider joining!”
CDR
Danice Eaton (CDC)
 “Being
a remote officer I am fortunate to have such a
great COA branch within a relatively short
drive. ACOA is not my first COA affiliate, but
in my experience the branch has a lot to offer
compared with similar or larger branches. I have
been most impressed with the opportunities
provided or coordinated by ACOA for volunteer
inter-service events. ”
LT
Brandon C. Heitmeier (FDA /Chattanooga
Resident Post)
An officer must be a member of our
parent organization the Commissioned Officers
Association (COA). To become a member, complete
the COA membership application which can be found
at on the COA
Website. When prompted, insert “Atlanta” as
the name of the local branch you wish to join. The
dues for the Atlanta branch membership are $15 per
year. The dues for National COA membership vary
depending on your rank and PHS status, ranging
from $25 to $105 annually.
If you have questions about ACOA or
about how to become a member, please contact our
Secretary and Chair of the ACOA Membership
Committee, LCDR
Shane Davis at 770.488.5726.
Make
Paying Your COA/ACOA Dues Easy With
Automatic Draft!!!!
Did
you know that you have the option to pay as
little as $9 per month for your
COA/ACOA membership dues???
That’s
right! Instead of getting a lump sum annual
dues statement, opt to pay your
membership dues through monthly automatic
drafts from your paycheck.
There are no additional fees with automatic
draft payments and your membership
automatically renews every year!
Setting
up these automatic payments is easy! To get
started, contact Malissa Spalding,
COA membership coordinator, at mspalding@coausphs.org or call Toll-Free:
866-366-9593. When you call, be sure ACOA is
listed as your local branch
affiliation.
The
membership
year starts July 1st,
but if you renew today,
dues will be applied to the 2012-2013
operational year. So make it easy
for yourself and sign up for automatic draft
today!
Do
you already have automatic draft payments???
If you have changed
rank from LT to LCDR within the
past year OR have switched agencies, contact
Malissa Spalding to update this
information to avoid draft payments being
suspended
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