Vets to gain access to online Exchange use starting Veterans Day 2017. Will it be of use to you?

CAPT Kevin B. — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 01:58:45 -0500

This made our local rag out here in the sticks. It bypasses the problem of dealing with base access. However Vets without base access essentially are boosting the revenue that supports MWR activities for ADs, Retired, etc.

https://www.shopmyexchange.com/veterans

{category} : Shop Top Brands For {category} | Shop The Exchange

Save on name brand {CATEGORY} and tax free at The Exchange. FREE shipping available on {CATEGORY}!

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 24 at 2017 2:05 AM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 02:05:17 -0500

CAPT Kevin B. Thank you for letting us know about this, as I was not aware of it. I will review the website to see if there is this might be useful.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Feb 24 at 2017 3:25 AM

Capt Seid Waddell — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 03:25:35 -0500

What great news! I will finally be able to buy boots that fit.
It is a great site!

Response by SPC Erich Guenther made Feb 24 at 2017 5:38 AM

SPC Erich Guenther — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 05:38:05 -0500

Will it be of use? Depends on the prices and the service.

Response by SGT David T. made Feb 24 at 2017 8:06 AM

SGT David T. — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 08:06:07 -0500

As I didn't retire, this will be one more place to shop around for things. It would be nice if I could use the physical stores too since I have base access and Redstone had some nice guns in their PX the last time I was there lol.

Response by MSG Mark Million made Feb 24 at 2017 9:45 AM

MSG Mark Million — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 09:45:22 -0500

This sounds like a really good thing, long overdue.

Response by Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen made Feb 24 at 2017 11:36 AM

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:36:45 -0500

This is good news. At the very least it will give vets another online option. Jury still out on savings associated with Exchanges vs big box and online stores IMO. Locally it seems to just be saving on sales tax but I'm sure that varies by location. Still, as others have mentioned, Exchange sales help MWR services so anything that increases sales is good overall.

Response by CPT Jacob Swartout made Feb 25 at 2017 1:37 AM

CPT Jacob Swartout — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 01:37:30 -0500

Thanks for sharing, we shall try it out to see how good it is. Seems fair enough for those who don't live near an installation. CAPT Kevin B.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 10 at 2017 3:28 PM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 15:28:20 -0400

Good call Kevin. The attached PX ad has the website address for veterans to qualify themselves to be eligible. They can qualify now and start shopping on Veterans Day. To get started go to VetVerify.org
It is very simple, I did it myself and the entire process took about 90 seconds.