American Society of Military Comptrollers - History and Organization

History and Organization

American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) was established in 1948 San Antonio, Texas. It was originally called the Society of Military Accountants and Statisticians, and was only open to active duty military officers. Since then, the organization has grown to include both military officers, enlisted members of the armed forces, and civilian personnel from all the military services in the United States Department of Defense and the United States Coast Guard, including persons retired from those categories. It also includes employees of contractors to military organizations. Civilian employees now constitute a majority of all ASMC members. Over the years, the society has also expanded membership to include many comptroller related fields. Today, the organization promotes professional development in general financial management, accounting and finance, budgeting, resource management, auditing, statistics and cost analysis, management analysis, manpower management, program analysis, acquisition management, and comptroller related administrative support activities.

The society’s current membership is approximately 18,000 individual members along with 150 corporate members. There are 150 active chapters located in 43 states. There are also a number of chapters located outside the United States. The organization’s headquarters is in Alexandria, Virginia.

On 11 September 2001, sixteen members of the American Society of Military Comptroller were killed when al-Qaeda terrorists crashed a hijacked airliner into the Pentagon. Five other members of the society were injury badly enough to require hospitalization.