Veterans Online Military Exchange Shopping - Info for Members

Tina Sansouci (chelsa51@gmail.com);

NEIL C. JOHNSON (neil.see.johnson@gmail.com)

Veterans: Register for Online Exchange Shopping

All honorably discharged veterans interested in shopping online at the military exchanges can begin their verification process immediately, exchange officials said, and some may be able to shop prior to the program's full launch.

Some veterans who register at Vet Verify.org will be invited to be beta testers, with the ability to shop online earlier than the planned Nov. 11 launch date.Officials said the sooner veterans register on the site, the better your chances of being chosen as a beta tester.
The exchange websites offer tax-free shopping, as well as discounted pricing. Actual online pricing can be seen only by those who are authorized to shop at the AAFES, Coast Guard Exchange, Marine Corps Exchange and the Navy Exchange.

VetVerify.org uses information from the Defense Department's Defense Manpower Data Center to verify a veteran's status; you will receive notification of your acceptance as online shoppers or, if your records are incomplete, will receive guidance on the steps you can take to update those records. 

Doing this process ahead of time will allow you to start shopping Nov. 11, or earlier if you are among the "beta testers" chosen to try out the system in advance of the launch.

This new benefit, which would increase the online shopping base by an estimated 13 million veterans, applies only to shopping online at the military exchanges, not at the physical buildings on military installations. Until now, online military exchange shopping was available only to active-duty, reserve and Guard members, retirees, 100 percent disabled veterans and their dependent family members, and certain others.

Go to https://www.vetverify.org/ to start the registration process.

Lou