military discount

[alvin38w]

trying to find out if you don' t have military id, can you use the dd214 with a regular id

 

[jedijill]

trying to find out if you don' t have military id, can you use the dd214 with a regular id

No you must either have an active duty ID card or a retired ID card.

Jill in CO

 

[Dish]

That's right. Only works with retired or duty ID card.

 

[KerryCM]

You are eligible if you are 100% disabled.

 

[jedijill]

You are eligible if you are 100% disabled.

With the correct military ID card. I'm a disabled veteran but my VA ID card does't work.

Jill in CO

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

trying to find out if you don' t have military id, can you use the dd214 with a regular id

Just having a DD 214 means you served in the military; it doesn't make you eligible for a military id. If you were eligible for one, you should already have one.

 

[pilesoflaundry]

The sign up at ITR at my location says in big letters for the disney salute "active or retired only"

 

[Marie17]

Shades of Green has a program for military veterans (not retirees or active duty) called Salute to Veterans during the months of January & September. This is for military veterans who served between 2 years but less than 20 years who were honorably discharged.

All that is needed is your DD214 & another form of ID to verify your identity such as a drivers license to be eligible to utilize Shades of Green resort and book your reservation there.

Spoke with ticketing at Shades of Green and was told the following:

According to Shades of Green ticket office you are ALLOWED to purchase MYW tickets and AP exchange certificate at the Shades of Green ticket office located at the resort. A customer service agent in ticket said that your eligibility for those tickets are determined there and since benefits/priviledges are granted ONLY during those 2 months (Jan & Sept) you are considered eligible and that you will not have a problem utilizing the tickets at Disney World.

Shades of Green ticket office has said you ARE NOT ALLOWED to purchase the special military salute tickets (4 days for $156) and/or the Stars & Stripes ticket as only those members who are active duty and/or retirees are allowed those special tickets.

You cannot buy disney tickets at a local base with just a DD214.

You cannot just show up at Shades of Green during the other months of the year and purchase the MYW & AP certificates with just a DD214 -- supposedly the eligibility for them is during January & September when Shades of Green is running the Salute to Veterans program. They have advertised for this program for September 2013 and January 2014 already.

Would love to see something in writing somewhere that any military veteran utilizing the Salute to Veterans program would not have an issue with the MYW ticket and/or AP purchased during this time frame.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Would love to see something in writing somewhere that any military veteran utilizing the Salute to Veterans program would not have an issue with the MYW ticket and/or AP purchased during this time frame.

You aren't going to find this because it isn't true.

Anyway, OP never specified what military discount he/she is asking about. Maybe it has nothing to do with Disney!

 

[KerryCM]

With the correct military ID card. I'm a disabled veteran but my VA ID card does't work.

Jill in CO

Are you 100%? My husband is and we both have IDs issued to us. This is only for 100% disabled vets.

 

[KerryCM]

The sign up at ITR at my location says in big letters for the disney salute "active or retired only"

My husband and I have purchased the Military Salute passes for the past 4 years. We get them for us and our son's family. My husband is 100% disabled and has a military id, I have one too, and have never had an issue.

 

[Marie17]

You aren't going to find this because it isn't true.

Anyway, OP never specified what military discount he/she is asking about. Maybe it has nothing to do with Disney!

Well, I really tried to explain what was told to me by Shades of Green ticketing office. If we are staying on property during the Salute to Veterans program (January or September) using just our DD214 form, we were entitled to purchase MYW tickets or and AP voucher exchange certificate. We are not entitled to purchase the Salute to Military tickets (4 days for $156 OR the Stars & Stripes tickets).

They do not have it in writing that is for sure, but they have confirmed it via the ticketing office.

 

[Rdy4disney]

I just received my new veterans card from my state. In the past I've only used my dd214 and military paperwork to get on base. My base recently closed so I was sent this new id which says I've presented them with my retired paperwork etc etc...I'm an old man so back then we didn't have real id. Will guest services take this for the salute promotion?

 

[stm61]

Well, I really tried to explain what was told to me by Shades of Green ticketing office. If we are staying on property during the Salute to Veterans program (January or September) using just our DD214 form, we were entitled to purchase MYW tickets or and AP voucher exchange certificate. We are not entitled to purchase the Salute to Military tickets (4 days for $156 OR the Stars & Stripes tickets).

They do not have it in writing that is for sure, but they have confirmed it via the ticketing office.

I'm retired so I don't have to wait for Jan or Sept, but I've seen that program for any honorably discharged vet advertised before. Like Marie said, it's only in Jan and Sept, and restricted to MYW or AP tickets.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

I just received my new veterans card from my state. In the past I've only used my dd214 and military paperwork to get on base. My base recently closed so I was sent this new id which says I've presented them with my retired paperwork etc etc...I'm an old man so back then we didn't have real id. Will guest services take this for the salute promotion?

No. The only ID we will accept for selling and/or activating Armed Forces Salute tickets is a Federal ID showing a status of active duty or retired military or 100% disabled veteran. We will also accept a DD Form 1173 showing the status of the person as either Spouse or Unremarried Widow. No other form of ID will be accepted.

If you go to the locked sticky Everything About WDW Tickets in this Forum, especially Post #17 you can get a lot more information. An easy way to get to the sticky is by clicking on the link in my signature. The ticket sticky is your friend!

 

[pilesoflaundry]

My husband and I have purchased the Military Salute passes for the past 4 years. We get them for us and our son's family. My husband is 100% disabled and has a military id, I have one too, and have never had an issue.

Then he falls under retired correct? If he's 100% disabled he's medically retired.

 

[Leajess99]

Then he falls under retired correct? If he's 100% disabled he's medically retired.

Not correct. There is a difference between Medically retired and 100% service connected Disabled veteran to include different ID cards. Medically retired means the soldier has been retired and has the same benefits as a full term retiree to include the blue ID card, medical care through the military, exchange, commissary, and MWR privileges.

I am 100% service Connected Disabled Veteran and my ID card is tan. I do not have medical care through the military only through the VA. I do have Exchange, commissary, and MWR privileges. I am not at all considered retired and I have used the Salute tickets every year since 2009.

 

[bumbershoot]

Shades of Green has a program for military veterans (not retirees or active duty) called Salute to Veterans during the months of January & September. This is for military veterans who served between 2 years but less than 20 years who were honorably discharged.

All that is needed is your DD214 & another form of ID to verify your identity such as a drivers license to be eligible to utilize Shades of Green resort and book your reservation there.

I have a question about what you've mentioned for those two months at Shades of Green, and it's based on only the tiniest bit of information.

When they say veteran for the SOG program in Jan and Sept, do they simply mean someone who was in the military ("Of or relating to former members of the armed forces"), or do they mean someone who was in the military and was involved in a war?

I'm sure that sounds really stupid, but it's a question for my brother who did 4 years as an officer in the Air Force (after ROTC), and encounters the attitude that "veteran" means " was in a war" all the time. Even when he's boarding a plane, he knows that they don't mean HIM when they invite veterans to board first; they mean people who have been in a war. They are using the word "veteran" in a way that's not a dictionary definition.

So do they strictly mean people who were in the military for at least 2 years and were discharged honorably, or do they mean more than that? I would love to let him know that he's got one little benefit coming to him that relates back to the 4 years of ROTC and directly from his 4 years in the AF.

 

[sissy_ib]

I have a question about what you've mentioned for those two months at Shades of Green, and it's based on only the tiniest bit of information.

When they say veteran for the SOG program in Jan and Sept, do they simply mean someone who was in the military ("Of or relating to former members of the armed forces"), or do they mean someone who was in the military and was involved in a war?

I'm sure that sounds really stupid, but it's a question for my brother who did 4 years as an officer in the Air Force (after ROTC), and encounters the attitude that "veteran" means " was in a war" all the time. Even when he's boarding a plane, he knows that they don't mean HIM when they invite veterans to board first; they mean people who have been in a war. They are using the word "veteran" in a way that's not a dictionary definition.

So do they strictly mean people who were in the military for at least 2 years and were discharged honorably, or do they mean more than that? I would love to let him know that he's got one little benefit coming to him that relates back to the 4 years of ROTC and directly from his 4 years in the AF.

Veteran means you served in the military. I'm not sure where your brother is encountering that attitude, but as a veteran that is not something I have ever seen. Things such as military discounts are for anyone who served.

 

[bumbershoot]

Veteran means you served in the military. I'm not sure where your brother is encountering that attitude, but as a veteran that is not something I have ever seen. Things such as military discounts are for anyone who served.

Honestly I don't know either. He mentioned it on a recent visit, and seemed pretty bothered by it. It's entirely possible it's coming from his own head.

It'll probably take me 3 years to convince him that this one thing is available to him, so hopefully they'll keep doing it twice a year.

Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it!