{"id":6016,"date":"2017-09-20T19:52:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T19:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.singhaparatech.com\/?p=6016"},"modified":"2025-04-16T15:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:15:12","slug":"military-discounts-freebies-special-services-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.singhaparatech.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/20\/military-discounts-freebies-special-services-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Discounts, Freebies & Special Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
There are some incredible discounts, special services, and freebies available for all service members, vets, and their families. Thank YOU for your incredible service to our country. ❤️<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n A.C. Moore<\/a> offers military an additional 15% off your regular and sale price purchase every time you shop with your military ID. Go here<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n Best Western hotels<\/a> offer low discount hotel rates based on U.S. government per diem for government employees, military personnel traveling on official business or leisure.<\/p>\n Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n Birdies for the Brave<\/a> provides complimentary and discounted military ticketing throughout the PGA Tour season. Go here<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n A part of the Blue Star Arts program, Blue Star Theatres<\/a> is a partnership with the Theatre Communications Group (TCG)<\/a> that recognizes the profound contributions of service families and seeks to build stronger connections between theatres, military families and their communities.<\/p>\n Each Blue Star Theatres participant is offering discounted or complimentary admission to all military personnel and their families, as well as veterans.<\/p>\n Since 2008, BuildASign.com<\/a> has given away more than 337,000 Welcome Home banners and signs to military friends and families for their loved ones returning home from a deployment.<\/p>\n Discounted rates available to the following:<\/em><\/p>\n They also just added the new Choice Privileges Armed Services program<\/a> that allows active duty or reserve military members, retired military, National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard and eligible spouses\/dependents to join their Choice Privileges rewards program at the Elite Gold level.<\/p>\n GM Military Discount<\/a> eligibility- Active Duty members, Reservists, National Guard members, Veterans within one year of discharge date and Retirees — including their spouses — of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are eligible.<\/p>\n In Honor of Our Troops Foundation<\/a> is a non-profit that offers veterans one free vacation per year, and discounted accommodations anytime.<\/p>\n Those enrolled in Veterans Advantage<\/a> will get a 5% discount<\/strong> on everyday JetBlue travel to 85+ destinations. Those enrolled in TrueBlue<\/a> will also qualify to earn TrueBlue points on travel booked with the 5% off discounted fare. Learn more about how you can take advantage of this discount.<\/a><\/p>\n They offer a special military fare class (MIL) for active duty military personnel not traveling on orders. This does not provide a percentage discount, but does remove any advanced-purchase requirements, which may result in a lower fare in the event that the advanced-purchase price has expired. Learn more about how you can take advantage of this discount.<\/a><\/p>\n Bags can be checked for no fee under the following circumstances:<\/p>\n The thousands of troops and their families who pass through New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) every year will now have a new place to call home. The fully-stocked center, donated by JetBlue, is located in JFK’s Terminal 5 directly across from baggage carousel number two on the street level in the arrivals area. Go here<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n You must present proof of your military service, past or present, or Military Dependent ID upon checkout to receive your discount of 10% off your entire purchase everyday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lowe’s established the 10% Military Discount<\/strong><\/a> to support the men and women who are currently serving our country in the Armed Services and to honor retired veterans and VA recipients. This 10% discount is also extended to the immediate family3<\/sup> of those who are currently serving, retired veterans or VA recipients.<\/p>\n To qualify for the Everyday 10% <\/strong>Military Discount<\/strong><\/a>, you must:<\/p>\n Simply present your military ID card at the register to receive 10% off your entire purchase everyday<\/a>!<\/p>\n Active, retired and reservist US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard personnel are eligible to receive a 10% Nike military<\/em> discount<\/em> on Nike.com<\/a> and at US Nike retail stores<\/a>. Go here<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n Operation Heal Our Patriots<\/a> gives wounded veterans and their spouses the opportunity for spiritual refreshment, physical renewal, and marriage enrichment. They continue to support these men and women after their initial stay, keeping their spiritual needs and marriages a priority.<\/p>\n Operation: Love Reunited<\/a> is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides free professional photography sessions and photo gifts to our military families dealing with a deployment. They have photographers located world-wide, as well as a branch in Australia covering their military.<\/p>\n Our Military Kids<\/a> provides grants for sports, fine arts, camps, and tutoring programs to children whose parent is National Guard or Reserve deployed overseas and has at least 60 days remaining on the orders.<\/p>\n Project Evergreen<\/a> offers complimentary lawn and landscape services, and snow and ice removal services for the families of currently deployed military personnel, and post 9\/11 disabled veterans with a service-connected disability. Eligibility Requirements for Disabled Veterans are…<\/p>\n A complimentary 1-Day Pass to the San Diego Zoo and\/or the San Diego Zoo Safari Park<\/a> is offered to U.S. Armed Forces, including active duty members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard; members of the Reserve components (Ready Reserve, National Guard, and Reservists in training); and cadets of service academies and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. This is exclusively for active duty service members.<\/p>\n Tutor.com<\/a> for U.S. Military Families, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, is a program that allows eligible students (grades K-12) and service members in U.S. military families to connect to a live tutor online at any time for one-to-one help with homework, studying, test prep, proofreading and more at no cost.<\/p>\n Under Armour<\/a> now offers a 10% Military discount off the entire purchase for Active Duty, Retirees, Veterans, Military Spouses, Military Family Members, as well as a 10% First Responder Discount for active Police, Fire and EMT customers. You can receive your discount while shopping online<\/a> by verifying your eligibility with ID.me.<\/p>\n To thank U.S. military veterans, active duty military, National Guard and Reserve members, and their families for their service, United is proud to provide Veterans Advantage<\/i><\/a> members with up to a 5 percent discount on tickets for United- and United Express-operated flights purchased on united.com.<\/p>\n Universal Studios Hollywood<\/a> offers phenomenal discount options to all active and retired U.S. military personnel all year long! Eligible members include DOD personnel, National Guard, Reservists and their dependents. These special military rates are not available at the Universal Studios Hollywood box office, and can only be obtained at participating MWR\/ITT offices.<\/p>\n Eligibility Requirements:<\/strong> Vacations for Warriors mission is to provide nice vacations to the medically retired, former or active combat wounded service members and their immediate family members.<\/p>\n Their criteria for granting a vacation is generally an 80%-100% or greater combined disability rating with a single physical disability rating of 30% or greater for injuries or wounds sustained during combat in one of the following specific categories:<\/p>\n Veteran’s Holidays<\/a> offers week-long resort stays starting at just $349 on a space-available basis. They offer over 200,000 resort accommodations in over 100 countries in a wide range of unit sizes from studio to two or even three bedrooms. Vacation rentals are priced per unit, not per person, and typically sleep 2-8.<\/p>\n Vet Tix<\/a> provides complimentary tickets to sporting events, concerts, performing arts, educational and family activities across the nation, which reduce stress, strengthen family bonds, build life-long memories and encourage service members and veterans to stay engaged with local communities and American life. Vet Tixers sign up online, and then they mail you the tickets.<\/p>\n Sprint<\/a>, T-Mobile<\/a>, Verizon<\/a>, and AT&T<\/a> all offer discounts for service members and vets. Be sure to check with your wireless company to see if you’re eligible and for more details.<\/p>\n Written by Mary for Hip2Save. Mary is a proud mom to 3 kids in Austin, TX, who thrives off Jesus, running long distance, bargain shopping, warm Texas weather, a yummy latte…and a little Candy Crush from time to time. 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\n6. Choice Hotels<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n7. Disneyland Resorts<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n8. General Motors<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n9. In Honor of Our Troops Foundation<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n10. Jet Blue<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n11. Jo-Ann<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n13. Michaels<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n14. National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n15. Nike<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n16. Operation Heal Our Patriots<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n17. Operation: Love Reunited<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n18. Our Military Kids<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n19. Project Evergreen: GreenCare & SnowCare for Troops<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n20. San Diego Zoo and Safari Park<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n21. Seaworld – Waves of Honor<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n22. Tutor.com<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n23. Under Armour<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n24. United Airways<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n25. Universal Studios Hollywood<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n26. Vacations for Warriors<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n27. Veteran’s Holidays<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n28. Vet Tix<\/a><\/h3>\n
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