{"id":761,"date":"2017-06-05T14:24:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T14:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/?p=761"},"modified":"2018-02-01T16:56:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T16:56:47","slug":"veterans-can-visit-vetverify-org-for-exchange-online-shopping-authentication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2017\/06\/05\/veterans-can-visit-vetverify-org-for-exchange-online-shopping-authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Can Visit VetVerify.org for Exchange Online Shopping Authentication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/215051734\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/215051734\">Veterans Online Shopping Benefit<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/exchangeassoc\">ExchangeAssoc<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Army &amp; Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">NEWS RELEASE: 17-034\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0June 5, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">EXCHANGE MEDIA CONTACT: CHRIS WARD \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:wardchr@aafes.com\"><span class=\"s2\">wardchr@aafes.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">DALLAS \u2013 As the Department of Defense\u2019s military exchange services prepare to welcome\u00a0 potentially 13 million honorably discharged Veterans back to their military families this coming Veteran\u2019s Day, VetVerify.org has launched to confirm eligibility to receive a lifelong military exchange online shopping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Veterans may log onto VetVerify.org, which will use information from DoD\u2019s Defense Manpower Data Center\u2019s records and inform them of their ability to access this new benefit. If a Veteran\u2019s record has character of service data and that data meets the criteria for the online benefit, the Veteran will be verified to shop. Then, beginning on Nov. 11,\u00a0 the Veteran can log onto to the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy Exchange websites at shopmyexchange.com, shopcgx.com, mymcx.com and mynavyexchange.com for tax-free shopping. If a Veteran\u2019s information is incomplete, VetVerify.org will provide guidance on next steps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Extending online shopping privileges to all honorably discharged Veterans will directly improve family and support programs for Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guard members as well as their families. Increased sales and earnings as a result of Veterans online shopping benefit have the potential to generate tens of millions of dollars in additional dividends to Quality-of-Life programs. These funds decrease taxpayers\u2019 burden to support services and programs on military installations around the world. The Army &amp; Air Force Exchange Service, Coast Guard Exchange Marine Corps Exchange and Navy Exchange currently provide more than $300 million in support for military Quality-of-Life programs annually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8212; 30 &#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">The Army &amp; Air Force Exchange Service goes where Soldiers, Airmen and their families go to improve the quality of their lives through goods and services provided. Exchange earnings provide dividends to support military morale, welfare and recreation programs. The Exchange is part of the Department of Defense and is directed by a Board of Directors, responsible to the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force through the Chiefs of Staff.\u00a0 To find out more about the Exchange history and mission or to view recent press releases please visit our Web site at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aafes.com\/about-exchange\/public-affairs\/press-releases.htm\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.aafes.com\/about-exchange\/public-affairs\/press-releases.htm<\/span><\/a> or follow us on Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExchangePAO\"><span class=\"s2\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExchangePAO<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">###<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Media Notes:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">For more information or to schedule an interview with an Exchange representative please contact Chris Ward, 214-312-3861 or <a href=\"mailto:wardchr@aafes.com\"><span class=\"s2\">wardchr@aafes.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Follow the Exchange:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s4\">Facebook:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shopmyexchange\/\"><span class=\"s3\">www.facebook.com\/shopmyexchange<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s4\">Twitter:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shopmyexchange\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/shopmyexchange<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s4\">Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shopmyexchange\/\"><span class=\"s3\">@shopmyexchange<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veterans Online Shopping Benefit from ExchangeAssoc on Vimeo. Army &amp; Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs NEWS RELEASE: 17-034\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0June 5, 2017 EXCHANGE MEDIA CONTACT: CHRIS WARD \u2013 wardchr@aafes.com DALLAS \u2013 As the Department of Defense\u2019s military exchange services prepare to welcome\u00a0 potentially 13 million honorably discharged Veterans back to their military families this 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