To become a member of the ISOA a person must meet one of the following criteria:

1. Be in good standing with their agency and currently employed as a Law Enforcement Officer according to IC 10-10.5-1-3 or a Law Enforcement Officer with arrest powers as defined by the laws of that state.
2. Federal Law Enforcement Officers with arrest powers.
3. Individuals formerly employed as any of #1 or #2 above who retired in good standing with their agencies.
4. Active Correctional Officers - local, state, or federal. Retired or former correctional officers are not eligible.
5. Active Duty or Reserve Military personnel. Retired or former military personnel are not eligible.
6. Non-LE personnel, such as Fire, EMS, surgeons or other medical personnel, negotiators, etc who are in good standing with their agency and directly support Tactical teams during operations are eligible to become members. All persons in this category shall be vetted in writing (letter or official email, sent to info@indianaswat.com) by an authorized member of the team they support. Membership will be discontinued when that individual ceases to support that team. Refunds will not be issued for unused portions of ISOA memberships.
7. Non-LE personnel who have administrative responsibilities for their agency, such as signing Officers up for training and paying invoices. These persons must submit identification showing their affiliation with their agency, and must register with their agency email account.

or be a Vendor who wishes to support ISOA through:

• Participating in the vendor show at the Indiana Public Safety and Special Operations Training Conference
• Instructing Training Courses
• Instructing at the Indiana Public Safety and Special Operations Training Conference

Vendors may apply for a ISOA account, but their personnel cannot become ISOA members unless they meet other criteria outlined above. Vendors are not eligible to attend ISOA training, any exceptions to this must be approved by a member of the ISOA executive board.

All persons seeking membership shall be vetted. This can be done by attaching a clear picture of a current agency ID card declaring their status as one of the above categories with their membership request. This requirement does not apply to Vendors.

If policy precludes copying of agency identification, a follow up email from their agency attesting to their status above is required.

If there are further questions about eligibility, please contact info@indianaswat.com

You do not qualify for ISOA membership if you are a:

• Security Guard, private investigator, LTC instructor, etc and do not meet any of the membership requirements
• Affiliated with a Law Enforcement Agency, but do not meet the above requirements
• Are not in good standing with your agency
• Have been removed from eligibility by the ISOA board

Membership with ISOA is required for all qualifying members in order to attend training, conferences, and competititons.

Membership fees are as follows:
Regular Membership - $25/year
- For qualifying members working for United States organizations
Foreign Membership - $50/year
- For qualifying members working for non-United States organizations

You will be able to pay for your membership once your account is created, or if you are not a member, a membership will be added to your invoice when you sign up for training.