To get base access there, eligible veterans first need to get their Veterans Health Identification Card (VHIC) from the enrollment office of their local VA. Only with a VHIC can the veteran get access to the base.
Q. Can I get a Virginia ID card online?
If you do not have a current Virginia driver’s license and it is your first time applying for a VA ID card, you must visit a Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office in person. You cannot apply for a VA ID card online or by mail. Your VA ID card will be mailed to you within 15 days of your application.
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Q. Does the VA issue ID cards?
There are several options for obtaining a Veterans ID card in order to prove military service and receive access to government benefits and discounts from restaurants and stores and a law called the Veterans Identification Act of 2015 ordered the VA to issue identification cards to veterans.
Q. Can you shop at the commissary with a VA card?
Do I need to apply for commissary and exchange privileges? You don’t need to apply, but you’ll need to have the right kind of ID at checkout. You can show your Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC) or a letter from VA along with your passport or driver’s license.
Q. How long do you have to serve to be considered a veteran?
“Anyone who has reached 20 years of service, even if they were never activated on a [federal] order for more than 180 days outside of training, will now be considered a veteran,” he said. The change in law, said Krenz, simply recognizes those who serve.
Q. Can any veteran use the PX?
The Exchange—the Department of Defenseʼs oldest and largest military retailer—is honored to serve all honorably discharged Veterans with a lifelong online military exchange shopping benefit. Your online shopping benefits include: Tax-free shopping.
Q. Is military commissary cheaper?
Does the commissary save you more money than civilian stores? The answer is yes… and no. Generally, consumers save 30% when they shop at the commissary compared to civilian stores-assuming they shopped like the average shopper. But on occasion you’ll find the same items cheaper at civilian stores.
Q. Can a civilian visit a military base?
If you need to enter a base and do not have a DoD I.D., or do not have an escort, you will need to visit the base’s visitor center. Visitor centers are usually located near the main gate. If you are a non-military caregiver you can get on base accompanied by a child in possession of a valid military identification.
