Posted on 12/26/2017 4:04:13 PM PST by Libloather
Tens of thousands of veterans have expressed interest in obtaining a new national Veterans Identification Card, intended as convenient proof of their service when they seek military discounts offered by retail and restaurant chains.
The high level of interest apparently was too much for the online application site operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs at vets.gov and temporarily knocked it offline not long after it was rolled out at the end of November.
Veterans Affairs has made improvements and is monitoring the system regularly to ensure all veterans can access the application, press secretary Curt Cashour said. The department was processing more than 5,500 completed applications and planned to release a digital version of the free ID card and an app for applying for the card on mobile devices, he said.
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Yes they now do Moov ! You can complete the application online. You must use the lowe’s card I believe.
They say, retired, active, or disabled.
Lowes is all veterans, 10% all the time.
Doesnt Lowes give a 10% discount with proof of veteran status?
Yes, and you can register on their website or in store and get the discount online. Home Depot gives 10% discount as well. I use it regularly.
Thanks for posting Lib !
“Had no interest in VNVA, got the feeling at the time it was a John F’n Kerry type outfit”.
I got the same feeling.
I feel that way for anyone who enlisted, myself included. Those who were drafted are another story.
“When my dad and uncle came back from service in “The Nam” as they called it, the VFW didn’t want anything to do with them; that’s why the Vietnam Veterans of America was formed. The VFW veterans (God Bless their service) are slowly passing away and they need more vets to keep it going. I’m sure the Iraq vets and the Afghan vets have no trouble joining, if they are.”
Well I’m a Veteran of the “Vietnam Era”.as a veteran from that period I feel we’re not really accepted by any of those organisations.We served during the Cold War when the United States finally decided that it had enough of war so all we had to worry about was the Soviet Union doing something foolish.
On behalf of my family we thank you for your service.
Ping
My HD must have missed the memo, because I get a discount.
Me too
and once it is approved, when you shop all you need to do is tell them your a VETERAN and give them your phone #. then the form you applied to will come on screen automatic
They are very nice about it also.. We bought a Christmas tree there on 'black Friday' and then made another purchase and went to a different register, the gentleman asked if hubby was a veteran, and he said, go to returns and fill out a form then come back and I'll see you get your discount..so we did and the lady at returns gave us 10% on tree and filled the forms out for us..said we just needed to give cashier our phone # on all future purchases and good all year..
I’m just going to stick with my DD-2 retired ID card. I don’t need another form of ID and besides, I have no interaction with the VA.
The 2nd had some asshole pretending to hypnotize the entire group to "relieve us of our guilt feelings."
The 3rd had a guest speaker from some commie anti military group. I never went back. I don't know if they still exist here.
I am a life member of both the VFW and DAV. I don't go to the halls, as I will not expose myself to cancer sticks.
I don’t blame you. I’d bet they’re not in existence now.
I went to a VA healthcare info meeting at a VFW about a year ago and no smoking was allowed inside.
That is true, VFWs did not welcome Vietnam Veterans, a few in some areas may have but most did not. As their numbers dwindled they began to beg them to join in recent years. Younger vets are picky, they are willing to join a well run VFW that has an active membership. Not so willing to join those that have not moved forward and need to be reorganized. I can’t say I blame them, the VFW has made their own bed for the most part.
My oldest daughter had her wedding reception at a VFW, no smoking other than on an outside patio area. I am pretty sure most are non-smoking now. We have only been a handful of times over the years.
The VFW closest to us was trying hard to get my husband to be active a few years ago; finally the guy trying so hard to get him to become involved admitted they needed people to drive older veterans to their doctor visits. That is nice and all but he was not welcomed by them when he came back from Vietnam so it seemed pretty lame that they wanted him so bad so he could drive for the older vets that did not want him. We are not spring chickens ourselves and we both have our own doctor appointments to get to.
Since I posted I recalled that I had been to a VFW just a couple months ago. I was on a very long driving trip and on a State highway miles from anything. I saw a VFW chapter and stopped to use their latrine. They had some kind of raffle going on so the place was packed. I did not smell any nasty smoke so maybe they do restrict it now. Years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to see the urinal though the smoke.
Thanks. Seems like following up on.
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