{"id":14010,"date":"2017-10-05T20:01:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T20:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/10\/05\/veterans-id-cards-to-be-available-starting-in-november\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:40:40","slug":"veterans-id-cards-to-be-available-starting-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2017\/10\/05\/veterans-id-cards-to-be-available-starting-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans ID cards to be available starting in November"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Veterans Affairs officials will start issuing new veterans ID cards next month, giving recipients an easy way to provide their military service for business discounts and other promotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move, first reported by Military.com, comes two years after Congress passed legislation for the cards. A VA spokesman said they\u2019ll be made available for no cost to any veteran who applies through the department\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new cards won\u2019t replace VA medical cards or official defense retiree cards, and will not carry any force of law behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2017\/07\/21\/honorably-discharged-veterans-will-soon-get-to-shop-tax-free\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17195010028820.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Honorably discharged veterans will soon get to shop tax-free<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Hey veterans, you can soon shop tax free.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But supporters have called a national veterans ID card a simple way to honor veterans\u2019 service and a way to help them prove their service status for non-federal activities. They have also argued that many veterans\u2019 practice of carrying around copies of their military discharge paperwork or other personal documents to get corporate discounts leaves them open to fraud and identity theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several states \u2014 but not all 50 \u2014 give veterans the option to identify themselves on drivers licenses. But the national ID card through VA would give a more standard way to verify military service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials have not yet said how long it will take to issue cards after a veteran has requested them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legislation authorizing the cards was sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., and passed through Congress without objection. 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