Here’s why DoD wants to make millions more eligible to shop commissaries, exchanges

All veterans may be able to shop in commissaries and exchanges in the future, if Defense Department officials are successful in pushing their proposal.

Officials have asked Congress to allow veterans who haven’t already earned the shopping benefit as retirees, as well as civilian employees, to be able to shop in the stores, said Stephanie Barna, special assistant to the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness.