To qualify for military discounts through ID.me, you must be part of an eligible military group such as an active service member, veteran, military spouse, or dependent. This article explains who qualifies—including military families in both the U.S. and Canada—and outlines which branches and communities are eligible or not.
Eligible US military communities
To be eligible for military discounts, you must be one of the following:
- Active duty: You are currently a member of the military. This includes Active duty, National Guard, and Reserves.
- Military family: Your father, mother, son, or daughter is or was previously in the military. For example, your parent is a retired Navy veteran. You must be an immediate family member of a service member, veteran, or retiree who is over the age of 18.
- Military spouses: You are married to someone who is or was in the military. This includes spouses of any service member, veteran or retiree as defined in this article.
- Surviving spouses: You were married to a service member, veteran, or retiree who has passed away.
- Retirees: You are retired from the military. This includes any former member of the military who is entitled, under statute, to retirement or retainer pay. For example, 20 or more years of cumulative time in service, or being 100% medically retired.
- Veterans: You have previously served in the military. Former members of the military who were discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, and served less than 20 years cumulative time in service are eligible.
Eligible branches of the US military
The following military branches are eligible for military discounts:
- Air Force
- Army
- Coast Guard
- Marine Corps
- Military Police
- Navy
- NOAA Corps
- Space Force
- US Public Health Service
Who is not eligible for military discounts
The following communities are not eligible for US military discounts:
- Civilian employees
- Veterans with less than honorable discharges
- Service members serving in a non-U.S. military
- Service members not listed above (e.g. Coast Guard Auxiliary)
Eligible Canadian military communities
To be eligible, you must be one of the following in the Canadian military:
- Service member
- Veteran
- Retiree
- Dependent of a Canadian armed forces member
Eligible branches of the Canadian military
Regular and reserve members of the following Canadian military branches are eligible for military discounts:
- Canadian Army
- Royal Canadian Navy
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Canadian Coast Guard
- Canadian Forces Health Services Group