For you who have served and want the discounts at Home Depot, etc.

VA announces rollout and application process for new
Veterans ID Card


WASHNGTON — VA has announced that the application process for the national Veterans Identification
Card (VIC) is now
available for veterans — yet another action honoring their service.
This has been mandated through legislation since 2015 to honor veterans, and the rollout of the ID
card fulfills that
overdue promise.
Only those veterans with honorable service will be able to apply for the ID card, which will provide
proof of military
service, and may be accepted by retailers in lieu of the standard DD Form 214 to obtain promotional
discounts and other
services where offered to veterans.
“The new Veterans Identification Card provides a safer and more convenient and efficient way for
most veterans to show
proof of service,” said VA secretary Dr. David J. Shulkin. “With the card, veterans with honorable
service to our nation will
no longer need to carry around their paper DD-214s to obtain veteran discounts and other services.”
The VIC provides a more portable and secure alternative for those who served the minimum obligated
time in service,
but did not meet the retirement or medical discharge threshold. Veterans who served in the Armed
Forces, including the
reserve components, and who have a discharge of honorable or general (under honorable conditions)
can request a VIC.
To request a VIC, veterans must visit vets.gov, click on “Sign In” in the top right hand corner and
establish an ID.me
account. Once the veteran verifies their identity they may request to “Apply for the Veteran ID
Card”.
Veterans who apply for a card should receive it within 60 days and can check delivery status of
their cards at vets.gov. A
digital version of the VIC will be available online soon.