The United States Power Squadrons, or USPS, is a private, non-profit, non-governmental and non-military organization of men, women and families who are socially compatible and have a common love of recreational boating. There are no barriers to membership on the grounds of gender, race, religion or ethnic background. USPS is comprised of some 70,000 members in almost 450 local squadrons in virtually every state, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and more distant areas where Americans congregate. USPS is the world's largest private boating organization.