Posted on Jun 19, 2014
Should military discounts apply to just service members or should they extend to family members as well?
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Do you believe the military discount we receive should only be used by servicemembers or should it extend to family members who hold a dependent I.D. card? My example is that when my wife travels to Minnesota for school she uses Sun Country Airlines and has never been charged a baggage fee simply by showing her dependent I.D. card. Today my son flew to New York on Sun Country and he was charged baggage fees. The attendant told my wife it is only meant for those with a white card (meaning the servicemember) despite my wife telling her she uses this airline at least twice a year. Had I paid for his bag on line I would have saved $5. I am looking for your thoughts and input as to how you and your family use their I.D. card for military discounts.
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While the policy of giving a discount to military, veterans, family members, or anyone else for that matter, is solely the discretion of the vendor (and should be), those that do should have a clear, concise, standard to avoid situations such as you described.
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As MSG Wade Huffman stated, as long as everything is spelled out, there should be no issue. We should be grateful that there are companies willing to give us a little something extra, as it's a voluntary offering, and for individuals like TSgt Vince Grimes for helping us to navigate the system. Kudos to all who support us and go above and beyond to show it.
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MSG(P) Michael Warrick
The service members should get member and family the military discounts due to the family is serving indirectly.
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Absolutely family members too. Even though the family don't put the uniform on they still serve.
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