OK, I'll list some of the more important ones. NCOWS is a member run organization, each posse has a representative to the congress Every member has an equal vote for 15 at large representatives to the congress, these are the people who set policy. Also by having just 12 NCOWS members in your posse much of your insurance is paid by NCOWS. You shoots are advertized in a quality national WAS magazine "The Shootist".