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Things Available to Active Duty Military and Dependents

Financial:

  • You can use SCRA to receive a refund for interest you paid over 6% (car loans, credit cards etc.), and receive no higher than a 6% rate.
  • Access to Dave Ramsey Finance Class for FREE and the Book as well.
  • AM EX Credit Card is free, and gives money back to you each month towards Uber.
  • Access to USAA

Health + Wellness:

  • Domestic Violence Counselors
  • Plan B at the Pharmacy on Base is FREE if you need it. No Rx is needed.
  • Free Counseling is offered through MFLC
  • FREE Marriage Retreats. These are normally 3 days long, over a weekend, and the cost of the hotel stay is covered, childcare is also provided at most of them. However, there are some 1 day events as well.
  • Free Therapy, it is covered by Tricare. Find a civilian provider who is in network with Tricare.

Travel:

  • Armed Force Vacation Club afvclub.com – FREE program that offers cheap resort stays
  • MWR Leisure Travel Website armymwr.com/travel – Different types of trips or excursions offered for every state and country.
  • Cheap Vacations on MWR Site (sometimes free Disney tickets too)
  • FREE TSA Precheck
  • “The Shades of Green” Military Resort at Disney offers extremely cheap nights.
  • Operation Purple Family Retreats offers families post-deployment retreats.
  • FREE Marriage retreats.
  • Alaskan Airlines offers baggage fees to be waived.
  • Hawaiian Airlines offers two to four bags to be checked for FREE.
  • Spirit Airlines offers two FREE bags checked, and one carry on.
  • Allegiant Air offers:
    • Check up to three bags for FREE.
    • No fees are charged on oversized checked baggage.
    • Get one FREE carry-on bag.
    • Print your boarding pass for FREE at the airport; normally you have to pay to do this.
    • Depending on availability, you can assign your seats for FREE.
    • Have one pet in the cabin for FREE.
    • Board with priority boarding, for FREE.
    • If you need to make a change to your booking or cancel it, then you won’t be charged.
  • B&Bs for Vets provides FREE rooms on and around Veteran’s Day.

Excursions:

  • FREE America the Beautiful Pass for any Active Duty Member or Dependent. (If you loose it you can get a new card at any park entrance, there is no limit).
  • Yosemite offers FREE lift ticket, free equipment rental, and group lesson at Yosemite’s Badger Pass Ski Area to service members and their direct family. Other immediate family members can receive 50% off of all of the above too.
  • ITT offers extremely cheap tickets for actives and events. Some are: Movie tickets, Park Hoppers Passes to Disney, SeaWorld tickets, Whale Watching, Aquarium tickets etc. Every base offer different items.
  • Sea World, Bush Gardens, Aquatica, Discovery Cove, or Sesame Place offers 4 FREE tickets per year to each family. 1 for AD and 3 for dependents.
  •  9/11 Memorial Museum offers free admission to those with and ID.
  • New York Aquarium offers one free general admission ticket and three dependent tickets at half price to those with an ID. Tickets can not be retrieved online.
  • San Diego Zoo + San Diego Safari Park offers FREE admission with ID.
  • Del Mar Racetrack offers FREE Stretch Run admission.
  • FREE admission to the World of Coca-Cola.
  • FREE admission to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
  • FREE Total Experience or General Admission ticket at the Bronx Zoo.
  • FREE admission to any Blue Star Museum.

Education + Learning + Job’s:

  • Free Audio & E Books through MWR
  • Moving and need a new certificate to work the military will pay for $500-$1000 of it.
  • Service Member Retires in the state of California ALL dependents receive FREE tuition at CSU colleges for many different programs.
  • Use your MYCAA Scholarship. Every spouse can use this. They give you $4k for College to put towards tuition.
  • Free Tuition in California at a Community College – Military Members, and Dependents can claim CA residency while AD and use the California BOG Waiver
  • Mango – Free service to learn languages
  • FREE school supplies for children. Back-to-School Pack for success fills backpacks with school supplies for children grades 1st-12th. https://www.homefrontamerica.org/index.php/programs/back_to_school/
  • Our Military Kids offers grants for sports, fine arts, camps, and tutoring programs regardless of family income.
  • FREE one-year Premium Careers subscription on LinkedIn, and access to LinkedIn Learning.
  • Free tutoring at Tutor.com all year long.
  • GreenCare for Troops, with support from The Toro Co. offers FREE lawn and landscape services for thousands of military families nationwide.

Shopping:

  • Every Unit offers classes
  • Sign up for IDme. You will be able to get Military Discount for most online purchases.
  • Shop on GovX. This is like shopping at the PX, the brands are discounted, but all of the brands GovX offers the PX does not offer
  • Vettix.com – lottery system for FREE tickets to events, shows, and sports games. (Reduced price tickets available for purchase as well)
  • FREE Christmas Gifts. Homefront America Christmas Toy Store. You can shop at the store for FREE while your kids can visit Santa and his Elves along with getting a bag full of fun toys! https://www.homefrontamerica.org/index.php/programs/christmas/
  • YMCA offers FREE membership. If service member is away you can contact Military OneSource online or by calling 800-342-9647 to confirm your eligibility and receive your form. Then take the form and your military ID to your local YMCA.
  • FREE 30 day pass to UFC gyms.
  • JCPenny’s offers a free 8×10 print, free session fees, 50% off your photo purchase and a $99.99 digital album.
  • Cars4Heroes you may receive a donated vehicle.
  •  800-Charirty Cars website offers FREE cars to military families.
  • Free car from Online Car Donation. Fill out the form to request one.
  • FREE Deployment banners/signs. BuildASign.com
  • Operation Love Reunited offers FREE professional photography sessions and photo gifts.
  • Brides Across America offers FREE Wedding Dresses to military brides across the US twice a year, in July and November.

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