All troa members in the community as well as their spouses and any other officers who may be interested are invited. Chapter officers and directors answer questions and provide information sheets on issues they believe are important to those who attend the functions. The organization has a highly visible legislative and community-action agenda. Copies of the newsletter, The Highlander, are sent to every national and state legislator representing the chapter's local area. The chapter also invites legislators to be guest speakers.
Many members hold key positions in local veterans' or service-related groups.
To increase its visibility among local military personnel, the chapter has been conducting a program since 1977 to recognize outstanding noncommissioned officers and soldiers from local National Guard units. The chapter has been unusually successful in attracting favorable publicity in local publications and has advertised on its local tv station. After it raises the funds, the chapter intends to award scholarships to members of the three Junior rotc units and the cadet squadron of the local Civil Air Patrol. The organization holds regular monthly meetings, publishes an informative monthly newsletter, and conducts diverse and interesting programs for members. Chapter members are especially proud of their support of the local jrotc program since 1985 and their efforts in assisting the Army rotc program at the University of Southern California.