MILITARY STAR Gives Cardmembers Chance to Have Holiday Bill Paid in Full

Promotional graphic for the 13th annual MILITARY STAR “Your Holiday Bill Is on Us” sweepstakes, Nov. 1–Dec. 31, 2026. Every MILITARY STAR use automatically earns an entry. Five grand-prize winners receive their entire account balance paid in full, with a minimum prize of $2,500; 10 winners receive $1,000 account credits; and 25 receive $500 account credits.

What you need to know:

  • MILITARY STAR cardmembers can have their account balance paid in full with the Your Holiday Bill Is On Us Sweepstakes.
  • All MILITARY STAR cardmembers will be automatically entered when they use their card from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 anywhere MILITARY STAR is accepted.
  • Five grand-prize winners will have their card balances paid in full, with a minimum of $2,500. Ten second-prize winners will each receive $1,000 statement credits, and 25 third-prize winners will each receive $500 statement credits.

DALLAS – Holiday shopping could pay off in a big way for MILITARY STAR® cardmembers during the 13th annual Your Holiday Bill Is On Us Sweepstakes.

All MILITARY STAR cardmembers will be automatically entered when they use their card from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 anywhere MILITARY STAR is accepted. Each purchase made in-store or online during the sweepstakes period counts as one entry.

Five grand-prize winners will have their card balances paid in full, with a minimum of $2,500. Winners with a balance less than $2,500 will receive a statement credit for the difference. Ten second-prize winners will each receive $1,000 statement credits, and 25 third-prize winners will each receive $500 statement credits.

Since 2014, Your Holiday Bill Is On Us sweepstakes winners have won nearly $500,000.

“We want to make the holidays even brighter for MILITARY STAR cardmembers,” said Exchange Credit Program Senior Vice President Joseph Todd. “Every purchase is another chance to win and for our grand-prize winners, that could mean starting the new year with their MILITARY STAR balance paid in full.”

The MILITARY STAR card can be used at military exchanges, commissaries, Exchange mall vendors, concessionaires, name-brand restaurants, food delivery services, Morale, Welfare and Recreation activities and more.

Department of War and Coast Guard civilians and honorably discharged Veterans who have confirmed their eligibility to shop online may also enter. Veterans can visit https://aafes.media/paveterans to learn more about their shopping benefit. DoW civilians can visit https://aafes.media/cacbenefitspa.

Social-media-friendly version: Holiday shopping could pay off in a big way! Use your MILITARY STAR® card from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, and every purchase earns an entry in the Your Holiday Bill Is On Us Sweepstakes, with a chance to have your card balance paid in full. Learn more: https://wp.me/p9Q7PG-3lq

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