'An AAA member' or 'a AAA member'?

The indefinite article "a" comes before a word that starts with a consonant sound, while "an" precedes a word that starts with a vowel sound. So because A.A. starts with the sound "ay," it's preceded by "an." And because AAA is pronounced "triple-a," most publications use "a" and not "an." Even the auto club writes "Become a AAA member."

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