Can veterans still use MWR?

Disabled Veterans and Caregivers to Gain Access to Exchanges, Commissaries, and Recreation Facilities. Disabled Veterans & Caregivers will be able to shop at Commissaries, Military Exchanges, & MWR centers starting Jan 1, 2020.

Can all veterans now use the commissary?

Yes. Veterans with a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) documented service-connected disability rating are eligible to shop the commissary.

Can veterans still access military bases?

Only with a VHIC can the veteran get access to the base. All a veteran has to do is take their VHIC, along with valid state ID, driver’s license or passport, to an installation’s Pass and ID office. It turns out a lot has changed since many veterans left the U.S. military.

What is MWR access for veterans?

A: Newly eligible Veterans and caregivers under Section 1065 of Title 10, United States Code, will have access to DoD and Coast Guard MWR retail activities, including: entertainment, clubs, recreational lodging/resorts, special interest activities, bowling, golf, restaurants, marinas, equipment rental, movie theaters.

Can veterans use the exchange in 2021?

Veterans need a Veterans Health Identification Card (VHIC) for in-person Commissary, Military Exchange, MWR access. On January 1, Veterans eligible solely under this act who are eligible to obtain a Veteran Health Identification Card must use this credential for in-person installation and privilege access.

Can all honorably discharged veterans shop at the commissary?

Actually, you can. Starting in 2017 all honorably discharged veterans could shop at the Exchange online, but not on base. And starting January 1, 2020, the Department of Defense expanded those shopping privileges to in-store military exchanges, the commissary and MWR resale facilities.

Can veterans use the USO?

WHO CAN USE A USO CENTER? The USO welcomes “USO Eligible Guests” including: Occasionally, veterans or military retirees contact us to tell us they couldn’t get into a USO airport lounge because they didn’t have an active military ID card.

Are military exchanges open?

Starting May 1, military exchanges open to more than half a million DoD and Coast Guard civilians. More than half a million Department of Defense and Coast Guard civilians will be able to shop in military exchanges in the U.S., beginning May 1.