The 163 Best Military Discounts in 2021

Active-duty service members, veterans, reservists, and their families can save on food, travel, and more.

Updated August 18, 2021

BY:
JULIE RAMHOLD

Senior Staff Writer

If you're an active-duty U.S. service member who's searching for military discounts, we have good news! Many retailers offer a military discount that extends not only to people on active duty, but also to veterans, reservists, and retirees. Sometimes spouses and dependents are eligible, too!

SEE ALSO: The Ultimate Buying Guide for 2021

To redeem certain discounts, you'll just need to show your military ID. However, be sure to check before you shop, as some places that offer a military discount require that you prove your military affiliation through a third-party program. Most often you'll see stores using ID.me or SheerID in these cases.

Be aware that discounts can be contingent on membership in Veterans Advantage, USAA, Veterans of Foreign Wars, or other organizations. And these memberships can come with fees. If you'll be using the discounts often enough, though, the memberships might be worth the cost.

Check out our comprehensive lists of the top military discounts, as well as specific eligibility criteria. We also look at which categories feature the most discounts, and where you can find the highest numbers of active-duty military personnel.

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Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories
Dining and Entertainment
Electronics
Automotive
Health and Personal Care
Travel
Miscellaneous
Which Categories Have the Most Military Discounts?
Where Do Military Personnel Live?

The Best Military Discounts in 2021

Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories Discounts

Store	Discount	Eligibility
Abercrombie & Fitch	10% to 15% off in-store	Varies
Allen Edmonds	15% off Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty and veterans
American Eagle Outfitters	10% off in-store	Varies
Ashley Stewart	10% off Verify identity with ID.me	Military members, veterans, and family members
Banana Republic	10% to 15% off at participating locations	Active duty, veterans, retirees, reservists, and dependents
Bonobos	20% off Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, veterans, reservists, National Guard, and family
Buckle	10% off Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, veterans, National Guard, reservists, spouses, and dependents
Carhartt	25% off Verify identity with ID.me	All verified members of the military community
Carter's	Free shipping on $50 to APO and FPO addresses	Active duty
Champion	10% off Verify identity with ID.me	All members of the military community
Champs Sports	15% off most purchases Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, veterans, National Guard, reservists, and eligible dependents
Cole Haan	20% off	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, and reservists
Columbia	10% off Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, and family
Dagne Dover	20% off Verify identify with ID.me	Active duty
Dickies	10% off Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, reservists, spouses, and eligible dependents
Eastbay	15% off most purchases Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, veterans, National Guard, reservists, and eligible dependents
Eddie Bauer	10% off in-store	Active duty, former military personnel, veterans, and family members
Express	5% off in-store	All military personnel
Fanatics	15% off Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, reservists, spouses, and dependents
Foot Locker	15% off Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, retirees, veterans, reservists, National Guard, and eligible dependents
Footaction	15% off Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, veterans, National Guard, reservists, and eligible dependents
Gap	10% off at participating stores	Active duty, veterans, retirees, reservists, and dependents
Hanes	10% off Verify identity with ID.me	All members of the military community
Helly Hansen	50% off nonsale items Sign up for the Helly Hansen Pro Program	Active duty and veterans
Helzberg Diamonds	10% off purchases Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, retirees, disabled veterans, and eligible dependents
Jockey	10% off Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, and family
Kohl's	15% off on Mondays	Active duty, veterans, retirees, and family
L.L.Bean	10% off Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, veterans, reservists, and retirees
Merrell	10% off Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, and spouses
New York & Company	30% off in-store purchases Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, and family
Nike	10% off online and in-store purchases Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, veterans, retirees, reservists, and select spouses and dependents
Oakley	Discounted sunglasses	Active duty, National Guard, and reservists
Old Navy	10% off at participating locations	Active duty, veterans, retirees, reservists, and dependents
Orvis	10% off online purchases Requires Veterans Advantage membership	Active duty, retirees, veterans, National Guard, reservists, and eligible family
Overstock.com	Free Club O membership Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty and veterans
Quiksilver	15% off online purchases Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, reservists, spouses, and eligible dependents
Rack Room Shoes	10% off in-store purchases every Tuesday	Active duty and spouses
Ray-Ban	25% off Verify identity with ID.me	Military members, veterans, and family members
Reebok	30% off Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, and dependents
Roxy	15% off Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, reservists, and family
Sunglass Hut	15% off Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, retirees, veterans, and military spouses and family members
Tiffany & Co.	10% off engagement rings and wedding bands	Active duty, reservists, and veterans
Tommy John	20% off Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, reservists, spouses, and dependents
Under Armour	10% off online and in-store purchases Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, retirees, spouses, and family
Wilsons Leather	Special pricing	Active duty, veterans, retirees, spouses, and eligible dependents
Zappos	10% off Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, veterans, and retirees

Dining and Entertainment Discounts

Store	Discount	Eligibility
AMC Theatres	Check your local theater	Active duty
Burger King	10% off	Varies by location
Chick-fil-A	Varies	Varies by location
Chuck E. Cheese's	Varies	Active duty, retirees, National Guard, reservists, and dependents
Cicis	Varies	Varies
Cinemark	Varies	Active duty, retirees, and dependents
El Pollo Loco	15% off	Active duty
Hard Rock Cafe	15% off	Active duty
Outback Steakhouse	10% off lunch and dinner	Military personnel and their immediate family members
Pilot Company	10% off food and beverages in the myRewards Plus app Verify identity through ID.me	Veterans, active-duty and retired service members, National Guard, Reserves, spouses and immediate family members
Regal Entertainment Group	Discounted tickets, purchases at the box office only	Active duty and veterans
Showcase Cinemas	Special pricing	Active duty and dependents
Texas de Brazil	20% off lunch and dinner	Active duty and veterans

Electronics Discounts

Store	Discount	Eligibility
Apple	10% off select items Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, National Guard, reservists, veterans, and immediate family members
AT&T	25% off wireless	Active duty, veterans, and qualified spouses
Cobra	5% to 10% off Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, reservists, and family
Dell	10% off PCs and electronics Obtain coupon using .Mil email address	—
Lenovo	7% off Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, reservists, veterans, and immediate family
Microsoft	10% off select products in the Microsoft Store, 30% off Microsoft 365 Family	Active duty, veterans, retirees, reservists, National Guard, and family
Samsung	Up to 30% off	Active duty, their families, and veterans
SiriusXM	25% off subscriptions	Active duty, veterans, retirees, and reservists
Targus	25% off online purchases	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, reservists, and family
TIDAL	Discounted plans	Must be able to confirm eligibility
Verizon Fios	Up to $180 off per year	Active duty, veterans, National Guard, and reservists
Verizon Wireless	Discounted plans	Active duty, veterans, cadets, and family

Automotive Discounts

Store	Discount	Eligibility
Advance Auto Parts	10% off regularly priced items, in-store only	Active duty, reservists, retirees, veterans receiving VA benefits, and immediate family
Anthem Off-Road	15% off a set of regularly priced Anthem wheels	Active duty, veterans, retirees, and disabled military personnel
Audi	Discounts on purchases and other benefits	Active duty
Auto Accessories Garage	5% to 20% off	Active duty, veterans, retirees, and reservists
BMW	Discounts on leases and purchases Verify identity with ID.me	Current and former military members, and family
CARiD	10% off	Active duty, veterans, retirees, reservists, and immediate family
Ford/Lincoln	Military Appreciation Bonus Cash toward purchases Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, retirees, National Guard, reservists, spouses, and dependents
Geico	Up to 15% off	Active duty, retirees, National Guard, and reservists
General Motors	Discounts on purchases and leases, sometimes bonus cash Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, and retirees
Harley-Davidson	Discounts on purchases; motorcycle storage; free merchandise shipping to AFO, FPO, or DPO addresses	Active duty
Honda	$500 off select new models when financed through Honda	Active duty, National Guard, reservists, retirees, veterans within 2 years of separation from active service, spouses, and members of Gold Star families
Hyundai	$500 bonus toward purchase or lease	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, and reservists
Infiniti	Discounts on leases and purchases	Active duty, reservists, and retirees or veterans within 24 months of active or reserve duty
Jeep	$500 Military Bonus Cash toward purchases or leases	Active duty, reservists, retirees, and veterans within 12 months of discharge date
Jiffy Lube	15% off most services	Active duty and veterans
Mazda	$500 Bonus Cash toward purchases or leases	Active duty, reservists, National Guard, retirees and veterans within 2 years of separation or retirement, and family
Nissan	$500 off purchases and leases	Active duty, reservists, retirees, and veterans within 24 months of active duty
O'Reilly Auto Parts	10% off most in-store purchases	Active duty, retirees, reservists, veterans, and eligible family
Penske	10% off truck rentals	Active duty, veterans, and their families
Pep Boys	10% off in-store purchases	Active duty and retirees
Subaru	$500 off	Active duty and reservists, National Guard, veterans and retirees who left the service within the last 12 months, and spouses or domestic partners
Take 5 Oil Change	25% off (can vary by location)	Varies by location
Toyota	$500 rebate toward new purchases or leases when financed through Toyota	Active duty, eligible household members, retirees, and veterans within 2 years of discharge
Volkswagen	$500 bonus on select new models	All military personnel

Health and Personal Care Discounts

Store	Discount	Eligibility
24 Hour Fitness	$0 initiation and $5 off monthly dues for select basic memberships	Active duty, reservists, retirees, and spouses
Atkins	15% off bars and shakes	Active duty and veterans
Beachbody	Business Service Fee waived for service members who want to become Beachbody Coaches	Active duty, reservists, National Guard, those wounded in action, honorably discharged veterans, and eligible spouses or partners
Bodybuilding.com	10% off Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, reservists, National Guard, retirees, spouses, and eligible dependents
BURST Oral Care	25% off Verify identity with ID.me	Military members, veterans, and family
ContactsDirect	15% off and free shipping Verify identity with ID.me	Military members
Glasses.com	50% off lenses and free shipping Verify identity with ID.me	Military members
Gold's Gym	Discounted membership Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty and veterans
Happy Dance	10% off online Verify identity through VerifyPass	Active duty, veterans, and reservists
LensCrafters	50% off lenses Verify identity with ID.me	Military members
Manscaped	20% off and free shipping Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, reservists, veterans, spouses, and immediate family members
Massage Envy	Reduced membership rates	Active duty

Travel Discounts

Store	Discount	Eligibility
Allegiant Air	Free checked bags, free carry-on bags, free oversized bags, other waived fees	Active duty, veterans, reservists, spouses, and dependents
American Airlines	Discounted fares Must call for military fares	—
Amtrak	10% off select fares (includes Auto Train)	Active duty, spouses, and dependents
Avis	Up to 25% off Requires Veterans Advantage membership	Active duty, veterans, National Guard, reservists, and their families
Best Western	Discounted rates	Active duty and veterans
Budget	Up to 25% off Requires Veterans Advantage membership	Active duty, veterans, National Guard, reservists, and family
Carnival Cruise Lines	Discounted fares, reduced deposits, free upgrades	Active duty and retirees
Choice Hotels	Discounted rates	Active duty and retirees
Delta Air Lines	Discounted fares Must call for military fares	Active duty
Delta Vacations	Up to $300 off select vacations via military email address certification	Active duty and travel companions
Dollar Rent A Car	5% off Requires Veterans Advantage membership	Active duty, veterans, National Guard, reservists, and family
Enterprise Rent-A-Car	Discounted rates USAA members get additional benefits	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, and reservists
Extended Stay America	Discounted rates	Active duty
Great Wolf Lodge	Up to 30% off	Active and retired military
Greyhound	10% off Requires Veterans Advantage membership to book tickets online	Active duty, retirees, and family members
Hertz	Discounted rates	Active duty
Hilton Hotels and subsidiaries	Discounted rates on lodging	Active duty, retirees, veterans, reservists, and their spouses and families
Hyatt Hotels and subsidiaries	Discounted rates	Active duty and veterans
JetBlue	5% off	Active duty
National Car Rental	Discounted rates for all military personnel, 20% off for Veterans Advantage members	Varies
National Park Service	Free annual pass	Active duty and their dependents, reservists, and National Guard
National Park Service	Free lifetime pass	Veterans, Gold Star families, and traveling companions in certain situations
Princess Cruises	Up to $250 free onboard spending money	Active duty, veterans, retirees, and disabled military personnel
Red Roof Inn	10% off for military personnel, 20% off for Veterans Advantage members	Active duty, veterans, retirees, and family
Royal Caribbean	Discounted fares on select sailings	Active duty, retirees, veterans, and spouses
Sandals Resorts	10% off promotional rates	Active duty, retirees, spouses, reservists, National Guard, and veterans
Six Flags	20% off 1-day General Admission ticket	Active duty
Southwest Airlines	Discounted fares Must call for military fares	Active duty and dependents
Thrifty Rent-A-Car	5% off car rentals Requires Veterans Advantage membership	Active duty, veterans, National Guard, reservists, and family
United Airlines	Up to 5% off Requires Veterans Advantage membership	Active duty, veterans, National Guard, reservists, and eligible family members
Universal Studios	Discounted tickets at Orlando and Hollywood parks	Active duty and retirees at both parks; disabled veterans, spouses, and dependents at Hollywood
Walt Disney World	Promotional theme park tickets	Active duty, retirees, National Guard, reservists, and spouses
Wyndham Hotels and subsidiaries	Up to 20% off Requires Veterans Advantage membership	Active duty, veterans, retirees, reservists, National Guard, and family members

Miscellaneous Discounts

Store	Discount	Eligibility
1-800-Flowers	20% off Verify identity with ID.me	Military members, veterans, and family
Bass Pro Shops	5% off	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, and reservists
Cabela's	5% off	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, and reservists
Costco	$30 Costco Shop Card when you join as a new member Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, retirees, spouses, and dependents
Cove Security	Up to $475 of security equipment, six months of monitoring, and a 60-day trial for $150 Verify identity with VerifyPass	Active duty, veterans, and family
CVS	20% off orders and free shipping Requires Veterans Advantage membership	Active duty, veterans, and eligible family members
Evolve Skateboards	$100 off electric skateboard orders	Active duty, veterans, and dependents
HickoryFarms.com	Free shipping to APO, DPO, and FPO addresses for select purchases	Anyone shipping to military personnel
Home Depot	10% off	Active duty and veterans
Joann Fabric	15% off	Active duty, veterans, and their spouses and dependents
Lowe's	10% off eligible purchases	Active duty and veterans
Michaels	15% off	Active duty, veterans, National Guard, reservists, and registered dependents
PODS	10% off for military moves	Active duty, retirees, and veterans
Rosetta Stone	Special pricing Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, National Guard, reservists, and immediate family members
Sherwin-Williams	15% off paints, stains, and painting supplies	Active duty, veterans, reservists, and spouses
Taylor Made Golf	15% off Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, retirees, spouses, and family
TurboTax	Free federal and state filing	Active duty and reservists
Tutor.com	Free online tutoring and homework help	Military members, civilian personnel, and eligible dependents
Twiddy & Company Realtors	Discounted Outer Banks vacation rentals	Active duty and retirees
Worx	10% off Verify identity with SheerID	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, reservists, and family
Yankee Candle	10% off purchases	Active duty, retirees, and their immediate families
YETI	Special pricing Verify identity with ID.me	Active duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard, and reservists
YMCA	Free membership and childcare	Active duty and family

Which Categories Have the Most Military Discounts?

Wondering what types of products and services offer the most military discounts? We have some answers! Out of all the discounts we found, 29% were for clothing, shoes, and accessories, easily making that the No. 1 category. Travel came in at No. 2, at 21%. Read about the other categories in the following infographic.

military discounts categories infographic

Where Do Military Personnel Live?

You may have better luck finding military discounts in places with a lot of military personnel. So we looked at which 10 U.S. states have the highest numbers of active-duty military personnel, according to March 2021 figures from the Defense Manpower Data Center. California leads the way with 166,507 personnel, followed by Virginia at 130,779. Check out the rest of the states in our map infographic.