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A Military Lodge is any functional operative or symbolic Masonic lodge which is established within a country’s military and composed entirely of actively serving military members at any rank.[1] Military Lodges were especially responsible for the initial spread of Freemasonry throughout the British Empire, being established by each of the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland, and Ireland during their territorial expansion.[2][3][4] The Spanish Empire and French Empires also possessed Military Lodges, despite the various Vatican and Royal laws banning the practice of Freemasonry in those countries.[1] Naval Lodges are those Military Lodges established specifically from within a country’s navy, such as the Caribbean Naval Lodge, which is the Naval Lodge at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.[5]
References
- ^ a b Findel, Joseph Gabriel (1869). History of Freemasonry from Its Origin Down to the Present Day. Asher & Company. pp. 10, 279, 356, 361, 362, 485, 592, 681.
- ^ Co-Freemasonry, Masonic Order of Universal. “MILITARY LODGES | Encyclopedia Masonica”. Universal Co-Masonry. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ^ “Lodge Devotion 723 – Military Lodges (A History) and the Circuit of Service Lodges”. www.lodgedevotion.net. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ^ “Military Lodges”. 1723 Constitutions. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ^ “Masonry thrives at GTMO”. DVIDS. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
