United States Volunteers also known as U.S. Volunteers, U. S. Vol., or U.S.V. were military volunteers enlisted in the United States Army who were separate from the Regular Army. Currently the USV is an all volunteer, private non-profit, national organization dedicated to ensuring that every Soldier, Marine, Sailor, Airman, Coast Guardsman and Merchant Marine entitled to full military honors receives the honors deserved after serving the United States military. Their ranks are composed of both retired servicemen and servicewomen and patriotic civilians.