You, your spouse, or even both of you, have dedicated yourselves to serving your country. You don’t necessarily expect thanks, but oh boy, it’s nice to get a few extras and savings along the way. But are you getting all the benefits you could? We tracked down every special offer we could find to bring you this complete guide to military discounts. We’ll be keeping an eye open for more, and you can expect regular updates, so be sure to bookmark this page!
How to Get Military Discounts
The first thing to remember is that every store that offers military discounts has its own policy. Some only offer discounts to those who are on active duty, while others include spouses and children. Others also include retirees, and some will give discounts to veterans who left the military before reaching retirement. Always check the terms and conditions to see whether you qualify.
Of course, just saying you’re in the military or that you fit in with any other requirements won’t get you a discount. Proof of service, usually in the form of a military ID card, is required.
On top of that, some businesses only offer military discounts on certain patriotic holidays, while others offer them all year round. Look out for extra offers on these special days:
- April: Month of the Military Child
- May: National Military Appreciation Month (Military Spouse Appreciation Day, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day)
- 4th of July: Independence Day
- November: National Military Family Month (Veterans Day)
What Companies and Stores Offer Military Discounts
Now that we have the basics of military discounts down, it’s time to look at the incredible range of military discounts that are out there for you. We’ve categorized them so that you can find what you need with relative ease.
Go to: Home, Tech, Fashion, Outdoor Gear, Travel, Auto, Entertainment, Gym, Miscellaneous
Home Goods Military Discounts
No matter where your military service may take you, there’s no place like home. These stores offer discounts so that you can look forward to coming home even more than you already do! This category is especially helpful for newlyweds looking to set up their first home together. We’ve also added regular groceries and more to this category.
- AC More: 15% off including sale items (in-store only)
- Belk: extra 20% off military Tuesday (15% off home & shoes)
- Big Blanket: $40 off all orders with code
- Brooklin Bedding: 25% off + free shipping
- Costco: $60 in savings with new membership for SheerID members
Bonus: These shopping strategies will increase your savings at Costco. - Fathead: 10% off vinyl wall graphics
- Harriet Carter: 10% off orders $45+
- Home Depot: 10% off (in-store only), $500 max discount per purchase
- JCPenney: free 8X10 single image photo print (Ends: July 31, 2019)
- JOANN: 15% off including sale and clearance items
- Leesa: 15% off any mattress
- Lowe’s: 10% off
- Kohl’s: 15% off military Monday on select items (in-store only)
- Michaels: 15% off including sale items (in-store only)
Bonus: Save even more money at Michaels by following these tips. - Overstock: free Club O membership (free shipping, 5% rewards dollars and other benefits)
- Pottery Barn: 15% off (in-store only)
- West Elm: 15% off (in-store only)
- Sam’s Club: membership military discounts, $30 in rewards, including a $10 gift card (Ends: January 31, 2019)
- Sears: 10% off orders $300 for Veterans Advantage members
- Sherwin Williams: 15% off paints, stains, and painting supplies
- Shindigz: 20% off party supplies
- Yankee Candle: 10% off
Tech Military Discounts
From home appliances to the tech that keeps you in touch with loved ones and the electronic “toys” that keep you amused in your free time, there’s no need to pay the full price for tech if you know where to look. There are some really awesome military discounts in this category, so be sure to take advantage of them.
Computer and Electronics Discounts
- Apple: special offers by shopping through the Apple Government Store
- Best Buy: 10% off (available at some locations)
- Bose: discounted prices through the Military Exchange system
- Cobra: 20% off for ID.me members
- Dell: additional 10% off
- Frigidaire: 25% off all parts, accessories, and filters for SheerID members
- GoPro: special prices for GovX members
- HP: 10% off
- Lenovo: 7 % off on almost all Lenovo products
- Microsoft: 10% off
- Musician’s Friend: 10% off a single item $199+ (Ends: December 31, 2019)
- Newegg: one year free Newegg Premier + 50% off shipping cost
- Pure Gear: 35% off
- Rosetta Stone: extra 10% off the lowest pricing
- Samsung: exclusive discounts, free shipping and more
- Targus: 25% off
Internet and Telecom Discounts
- AT&T: $15 off on monthly plan charge
- Frontier: $9.25 off federal Lifeline discount per month
- Perfectly Clear: 40% off all plug-ins
- Pinnacle: 20% off
- Roxio: 20% off
- Skylum: 50% off Luminar and Aurora HD bundle
- Sprint: 50% off family lines
- Tidal: special prices (Premium plan: $5.99/month, HiFi plan: $11.99/month)
- T-Mobile: special prices (Signature Plan: $100/month for 4 lines, Premium Plan: $140/month for 4 lines)
- Trend Micro: up to 75% off retail price
- US Cellular: 15% off
- Verizon: special offers (25% off select accessories, up to 40% off/month for 4 lines, and more)
Fashion Military Discounts
You look smart in uniform, but you also appreciate quality clothes when you’re off-duty. From suits and dresses to accessories, sports apparel and shoes, the discounts just keep coming. You can even find chilling Halloween costumes for less, so break out your military ID card and hit the shops for a spree.
Clothing Discounts
- American Giant: 20% off + earn $15 per referral
- Buckle: 10% off including sale items
- Chubbies: 10% off for ID.me members
- Desarti: 15% off
- Dickies: 10% off
- Express: 15% off with coupon code “4674”
- Frank And Oak: 10% off for ID.me members
- Gap: 10% off military Monday (in-store only, military discounts available at GAP, Old Navy, and Banana Republic)
- Goodwear: 20% off
- Hanes: additional 10% off (military discounts available at Hanes, Champion, One Hanes Place and Just My Style)
- Jack Threads: 15% off
- Karen Kane: 20% off
- Tommy Hilfiger: 15% off
- Tommy John: 20% off
- Wholesale Halloween Costumes: 10% off
Shoes Discounts
- Bates: 15% off for ID.me members
- Bonobos: 20% off
- Cole Haan: 20% off
- Dc Shoes: 15% off
- Dooney & Bourke: 15% off
- Journeys: 10% off (in-store only)
- Rvca: 10% off
- Toms: 10% off with coupon code “MILITARY10”
Sports Apparel and Equipment Discounts
- Bass Pro: 5% off
- Eastbay: 15% off
- Fanatics: 15% off
- Finish Line: 10% off (in-store only, military discounts available at some locations)
- Foot Locker Brands: 20% off (military discounts available at Kids Foot Locker, Footaction USA, Champs Sports, Six:02, Final-Score, CCS etc.)
- Garmin: special prices for GovX members
- GoRuck: 25% off for ID.me members
- Jans: 15% off
- Moosejaw: 20% off
- Nike: 10% off (military discount available online and in-store for Nike, Converse, and Hurley items)
- North Face: discounted prices for GovX members
- Orvis: 10% off
- PXG: discounted golf equipment
- Rogue Fitness: special prices on gym equipment
- Roka: 15% off for ID.me members
- Roxy: 15% off
- TaylorMade Golf: 15% off golf equipment
- Tommie Copper: additional 15% off
- Under Armour: 10% off
- Quiksilver: 15% off
Jewelry Discounts
- Helzberg Diamonds: 10% off
- Steven Singer Jewelers: 5% off for ID.me members
Eyewear Discounts
- Armed Forces Eyewear: up to 30% off sunglasses and prescription glasses
- Contacts Direct: 10% off contact lenses + free ground shipping for ID.me members
- Oakley: special prices on sunglasses, eyeglasses and more
- Ray-Ban: 25% off for ID.me members
Outdoor Gear Military Discounts
You chose a military career for all the best reasons, and one of them is that you love action and adventure. If you enjoy camping, hunting, fishing and playing sports, your hobbies could get a boost with the help of military discounts from these patriotic businesses and brands.
- Bullets.com: 20% off March Scopes
- Cabela’s: 5% off (in-store only)
- Ferrea Racing Components: special discounts
- Gerber: exclusive offers, free shipping over $50 and more
- Leupold: discounted prices for GovX member
- Modell’s Sporting Goods: 10% off
- Nosler: 10% off
- Shooter’s Pro Shop: 10% off
- Sig Sauer: discounted prices for GovX members
- Silver State Armory: 10% off
- Spyderco: special discounts
- Yeti: special prices
Travel Military Discounts
A career in the military can be tough, especially if you have to face the dangers of a war-zone. Airlines, hotels, and vacation destinations are eager to help you enjoy your holidays. So next time you’re planning to unwind or visit friends and family around the US, be sure to shop around for discounted options. We tracked down these amazing military discount offers to get you started.
Flight Discounts
- Alaska Airlines: 5% off flights for Veterans Advantage members, 5 bags free
- Allegiant: select free services
- American Airlines: baggage discounts for active military
- Delta: discounted flights and vacations for active military, baggage discounts
- JetBlue: 5% off flights for Veterans Advantage members, baggage discounts for active military and dependents
- United Airlines: up to 5% off flights for Veterans Advantage members, baggage discounts for active military and dependents
Hotel Discounts
- Best Western: 10% off
- Caesars: extra 10% off at participating hotels
- Callaway Gardens Resort: special rates
- Camelback Ski: 25% off room rate
- Disneyland Hotels: discounted rates on select rooms
Bonus: Near the Walt Disney World Resort, Shades of Green offers special rates for military personnel. The prices are much better than the official Disneyland hotels. - Dunes Village Resort: up to 20% off (Ends: October 19, 2019)
- Great Wolf Lodge: up to 30% off
- Hawks Cay: discounted room rates starting from $129 per weeknight
- Hilton: 10% off at participating hotels and resorts
- Holiday Inn: discounted room rates, free breakfast and more
- Kalahari: up to 20% off
- La Quinta: 12% off
- Legoland California Resort: 25% off (limited time offer)
- Legoland Florida Resort: up to 25% off
- Luxor Hotel: up to 10% off room rates (Ends: August 31, 2020)
- Marriott: up to 35% off select dates (Ends: August 15, 2019)
- MGM Resorts: 10% off room offers, restaurants discounts, and more benefits for MVP members
- Moody Gardens Hotel: special prices available from Sunday to Thursday for active military
- Omni Hotel: 15% off for GovX members
- Sandals: additional savings
- Trump Hotel: 10% off room rate (offer valid in Washington, DC)
- Turtle Bay Resort: special military prices with military ID
Vacation Discounts
- Amtrak: 10% off
- Armed Forces Vacation Club: affordable prices for eligible members + free membership
- Carnival Cruise: discounted rates
- Disney Cruise: special military rates on selected cruises
- Expedia: free Expedia rewards Gold membership (Ends: December 31, 2019)
- Greyhound: 10% off for Veterans Advantage members
- Royal Caribbean: special military rates on selected sailings
Car Rental Discounts
- Alamo: special prices for Veterans Advantage members
- Avis: up to 25% off for Veterans Advantage members
- Budget: up to 25% off for Veterans Advantage members
- Dollar: 5% off for Veterans Advantage members and other benefits
- Enterprise: military discounts through usaa.com
- Hertz: discounted prices
- National Car: discounted rates for active military
- Thrifty: special prices
Auto Military Discounts
From dream machine motorbikes to trucks, family runabouts, and luxury sedans, you’re saying “no” to money if you overlook the offers that automakers have for you. Frankly, you’re spoiled for choice, so there’s no need to support brands that don’t offer you support in return. The discounts don’t end when you’ve bought your vehicle either. Spare parts and motoring accessories discounts are also offered at certain outlets.
Automobile Discounts
- Audi: special offers
- Chrysler: $500 bonus cash on select models
- Dodge: $500 bonus cash
- Ford/Lincoln: $500 bonus cash
- GM: special offers for selected car models (Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac)
- Harley-Davidson: special offers (special prices for selected motorcycle models, discounted riding classes, discounted admission tickets at H-D museum, and more)
- Honda: $500 military appreciation offer (Ends: March 31, 2020)
- Infiniti: exclusive pricing on all models
- Jeep: $500 bonus cash
- Mazda: $500 bonus cash (Ends: July 1, 2019)
- Mercedes-Benz: special pricing
- Nissan: save between $500 and $1,000
- Polaris: exclusive rebates for off-road vehicles
- Ram Trucks: $500 cash allowance
- Toyota: $500 rebate (Ends: July 8, 2019)
- Volkswagen: $500 bonus cash on select new vehicles
Car Maintenance Discounts
- Advance Auto Parts: 10% off (in-store only)
- AutoMeter: 15% off
- Cobb Tuning: 15% off first order
- Jiffy Lube: 25% off with coupon code “MIL25” (offer valid at participating locations)
- Pep Boys: 10% off (in-store only)
Entertainment Military Discounts
Making wonderful memories with your loved ones is almost as important as serving your country – and a great many theme parks, aquariums, zoos and events organizers are willing to slash prices in recognition of your service. You can even get cheap ski lift tickets if winter sports are on the cards for you.
Theme Parks Tickets
- Busch Gardens: one free admission per year
- Carowinds: discounted admission tickets
- Cedar Point: discounted admission tickets
- Disneyland: 3-day Park Hopper ticket for $178 or 4-days Park Hopper ticket for $198
- Dollywood: 30% discount on one-day admission tickets (Ends: January 4, 2020)
- Hershey Park: save up to 25% for Veterans Advantage members
- Kings Dominion: discounted admission tickets
- Kings Island: discounted admission tickets
- Knotts Berry Farm: discounted admission tickets ($54/person)
- Legoland: Legoland Florida Resort Park with 2nd day free
- Sea World: one free admission per year
- Six Flags: 20% off through MWR/ITR offices
- Universal Studios: $3 off admission tickets
Aquarium Tickets
- Aquarium of the Pacific: $3 off adult admission and $1.5 off child admission
- Baltimore Aquarium: special ticket price ($34.95/person)
- Florida Aquarium: special discounts
- Georgia Aquarium: free admission for active military every Monday, and 10% off military discount every day
- Monterey Bay Aquarium: $7 off Aquarium admission ticket with military ID
- Ripley’s Aquarium: discounted admission tickets
- Shedd Aquarium: free general admission for military personnel, and free general admission on Veteran’s Day for military veterans
- Tennessee Aquarium: special discounts
- Virginia Aquarium: $2 off Aquarium admission ticket
Lift Tickets
- Epic Ski Pass: $149 pass (around 90% discount) for active and retired military personnel (includes unlimited access to Vail, Beaver Creek, Whistler Blackcomb, Breckenridge, Park City, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, Stowe, Wilmot, Afton Alps, and Mt. Brighton)
- Heavenly: discounted lift tickets ($98/adult, $54/child)
- Monarch Ski Resort: discounted season passes ($199/person)
- Park City: discounted lift tickets ($98/adult, $63/child)
- Vail: discounted lift tickets ($125/adult, $86/child)
- Winter Park: discounted lift tickets ($89/person)
Zoo Tickets
- Columbus Zoo: free zoo admission and discounted Zoombezi Bay admission ($25.99/adult, $23.99/child or senor)
- Denver Zoo: $2 off adult/senior admission and $1 off child admission (valid for daytime tickets)
- LA Zoo: $3 off adult admission and $2 off child admission
- Miami Zoo: 50% off adult admission for active or retired military personnel
- San Antonio Zoo: 20% off annual passes, and free admissions on Veteran’s Day
- San Diego Zoo: free admission for active duty
Other Tickets and Passes
- AMC: discounted tickets at participating theatres
- Birdies for Brave: free admission and discount tickets to PGA Tour Events
- Bite San Diego: receive 15% off 7 of the featured tours
- Copper Mountain Resort: discounted season passes ($409/adult, $309/teen, $199/child, $0/4 & under – Ends: September 2, 2019)
- Military Tee Times: 15% off select golf courses
- Medieval Times: discounted ticket prices + free royalty upgrade for ID.me members
- National Park Service: free annual pass to ALL national parks
- Nascar: extra 10% off the sale price
- NFL: discounted prices for GovX members
- Padres: 25% off tickets and 50% off Sunday military appreciation tickets for GovX members
- StubHub: discounted prices for GovX members
- Talladega Superspeedway: special discounts
- Tough Mudder: up to 30% off for GovX members
Health Military Discounts
Military training got you into tip-top shape and you plan to keep it that way. Get discounted or free access to some of the best gyms and wellness organizations, snap up gym equipment for a song and enjoy your fit and healthy body. After all, if you don’t use it, you lose it!
- 24 Hour Fitness: discounted gym memberships
- American Council on Exercise (Ace): 20% off ACE materials
- Apria Salutes: 25% off + free shipping
- Atkins: 15% off Atkins bars, shakes, and more
- Gelpro: 25% off
- GNC: 15% off VetRewards Exclusive + free shipping over $49
- Gold’s Gym: discounted gym memberships
- Kaila Itsines: special military discounts for ID.me members
- National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM): 30% off with code “MILITARY”
- Omron Healthcare: 10% off blood pressure monitors, and more
- Pure Formulas: 10% off for ID.me members
- RepFitness: 5% off gym equipment
- Wellness Mats: 25% off
- YMCA: free membership enrollment at participating locations
Miscellaneous Military Discounts
Although it’s easy to categorize some of the military discounts we tracked down, some of them stand in a class of their own. We’ve added them to this category, and we’re confident that you’ll find useful ways to save right here. There’s a good mixture here, so pay special attention to these uncategorized items.
- AARP: 25% off AARP membership + free gift
- Amazon: free AWS Educate membership for veterans, transitioning military personnel, and spouses
- American Express: no annual fees for the American Express Platinum Card®, one of the best travel rewards credit cards
- Direct Energy: special rates + earn $50 per referral
- ExpertVoice: up to 70% off select brands for Veterans Advantage members
- Florist: 40% off flowers
- Geico: up to 15% off total insurance premium
- LifeLock: 30 days free trial and discounted Lifelock protection plans
- Military Job Networks: free service
- Military Starter: free service
- Penkse: 10% off truck rental with coupon code “MILITARY”
- Pods: 10% off moving services
- Zebit: $2,500 interest-free credit
Military Discount Wish List and Limited Offers
Unfortunately, these stores don’t offer military discounts at the moment. Check their websites for updates, though; they are definitely worth watching. That’s because some of them have offered military discounts in the past, while others offer discounts at certain locations or on official holidays. Meanwhile, there are other ways to save money at these stores, and other ways that these stores support military veterans, like offering jobs to ex-military personnel.
- Aldi: other ways to save
- Bunion Bootie: the Military Discount Program has been canceled
- Barnes & Noble: no active military discounts
- H&M: other ways to save
- Hobby Lobby: other ways to save
- Macy’s: military support, other ways to save
- Starbucks: job opportunities, other ways to save
- Target: job opportunities, other ways to save
- U-Haul: military support
- Victoria Secret: other ways to save
- Walmart: job opportunities, other ways to save
Summing Up Your Ways to Save
Obviously, we’ve looked at the big brands and the big businesses here, and as you’ve seen, there are tons of great military discounts and offers out there. But there may be more. Local franchises and local businesses might well offer military discounts. You won’t know about them unless you ask.
So, in the spirit of saving, there’s nothing to stop you from asking whether your favorite stores offer military discounts. If they don’t, you haven’t lost anything, and if they do, you get a special deal. Why not? You deserve it!