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LinkedIn Premium — Free 1 Year for Veterans and Military Spouses

LinkedIn offers one free year of LinkedIn Premium (Career tier) plus full LinkedIn Learning access to U.S. veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses. Includes InMail credits, profile insights, competitive applicant data, and 16,000+ LinkedIn Learning courses (

Vet Tix — Free Tickets to Concerts, Sports, Theatre, Family Events

Vet Tix is a nonprofit that gives FREE event tickets to currently-serving military, veterans, immediate family of those KIA, and Gold Star families. Concerts, NFL/NBA/MLB/NHL games, MMA, festivals, Broadway, theme parks, comedy. Member just pays a small delivery fee (typically $5

AMC / Regal / Cinemark — Military Discount on Movie Tickets

All three major US theater chains offer year-round military discounts. AMC: discounted ticket pricing (varies by location, typically $1-$3 off matinee/evening) AND free or discounted A-List subscription with mil ID. Regal: $1-$2 off standard adult pricing + occasional Free Family

CCA — Child Care Aware Fee Assistance

Child Care Aware of America (CCA) administers DoD-funded fee assistance that subsidizes off-base civilian childcare for military families when on-base CDC slots aren't available or aren't a fit. Reduces the family's out-of-pocket childcare cost to roughly what on-base care would

Free Pro-Sports Tickets via Team Armed Forces Programs

Most MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLS teams run an annual Armed Forces Day or recurring Military Appreciation program offering free or reduced-price tickets to active-duty, veterans, and dependents. Atlanta Braves' Armed Forces Day on 5/16/26 is a current example — free game tickets f

Operation Purple Camps (NMFA) — Free Summer Camp for Military Kids

The National Military Family Association runs Operation Purple Camps — free, week-long, fully-funded summer camps for children of military service members, with priority for kids whose parents are deployed, recovering from injury, or processing a recent loss. Camps run in 10+ sta

Our Military Kids Activity Grants — $300-$500 Per Child During Deployment

Our Military Kids provides $300-$500 grants per child for extracurricular activities (sports, music lessons, art, tutoring, summer camps, theater, robotics) when a parent is deployed with Guard or Reserve forces, OR recovering from a service-connected injury. Grant pays the activ

Hidden Helper Hero Award — Recognition + Support for Caregiver Kids

Our Military Kids' Hidden Helper Hero Award recognizes the children (ages 5-18) who provide critical caregiving to a combat-injured, ill, or recovering parent. Winners receive media recognition + a financial award + connection to peer caregivers. Six awards announced annually.

Blue Star Families Local Chapters — Free Spouse / Family Community Network

Blue Star Families operates 40+ local chapters across the U.S. (newest: Hampton Roads, VA — launched April 2026) running free monthly coffee meetups, kids' events, deployment support, employment workshops, and policy advocacy. Membership free, no qualification beyond active or ve

Military Child of the Year Award — $10K Scholarship + Recognition

Operation Homefront's Military Child of the Year® Award recognizes one outstanding military child (ages 13-18) from each branch — Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force, National Guard — plus an Innovation Award winner. Recipients receive $10,000 scholarshi

Operation Homefront — SNHU Military Spouse Scholarships

Operation Homefront partners with Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) to award full-tuition scholarships to military spouses pursuing online degrees. Five spouses per year selected. Covers tuition, books, technology fees — graduate debt-free with an accredited degree.

Operation Homefront — Critical Financial Assistance

Operation Homefront's Critical Financial Assistance program covers urgent financial needs for military families: utility bills, vehicle repair, medical bills, food assistance, deployment-related expenses. Grants up to $5,000 per family per crisis event. Funds disbursed to vendors

ASYMCA Summer Programs — Free Family Camps + Kids' Mental Wellness Support

Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) runs summer family camps, kids' mental wellness programming during deployment, military spouse writing programs, and Operation Hero (after-school tutoring for at-risk military kids). Programs are FREE for active-duty, Guard / Reserve, and dependent fa

VA National Cemetery Burial — Free for Eligible Veterans

Burial in any VA national cemetery is free for eligible veterans and includes the gravesite, opening/closing of the grave, perpetual care, a government headstone or marker, a burial flag, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate. Spouses and dependent children of eligible veterans

PCS DITY/PPM Move — Profit Up to ~95% of Government Cost

Instead of letting the military move your household goods (HHG) via a government-contracted carrier, you can elect a Personally Procured Move (PPM, formerly DITY). DoD pays you 100% of what the government move would have cost minus a small admin holdback (currently you keep ~95%

American Red Cross Emergency Communication Message (ARC ECM)

The American Red Cross provides 24/7 verified family-emergency messaging to deployed and TDY service members worldwide. ARC verifies the emergency (birth, death, critical illness, natural disaster) with the family's local hospital or authority, then sends a verified message throu

Annual Training Per-Diem + Lodging + Meals

Guard / Reserve members on Annual Training (AT, typically 14-15 days/year) receive per-diem at the location's GSA rate for meals + incidentals AND have lodging paid IF on-base lodging isn't available or appropriate. Many Guard/Reserve members let the unit cover lodging by default

MGIB-SR — Montgomery GI Bill, Selected Reserve

Selected Reserve members (Guard + Reserve) get a separate GI Bill (MGIB-SR / Chapter 1606) — $466.21/month full-time as of 2026 — for 36 months of college, vocational, or certification training. Earned simply by completing IADT and maintaining a six-year selected-reserve commitme

Tricare Reserve Select (TRS) — Low-Cost Health Insurance for Drilling Guard/Reserve

Tricare Reserve Select is a comprehensive health plan for Guard and Reserve members who are NOT on active-duty orders for more than 30 days. 2026 premiums: $57.88/month (member only) or $286.66/month (member + family). Covers the full TRICARE Select benefit — preventive care at $

Tricare Overseas — Full Coverage on Foreign Soil

Tricare Prime / Select / Overseas coverage continues at full benefit when the service member or family is OCONUS on PCS orders or extended TDY. Includes off-base civilian-network care (Japan, Germany, UK, Korea, Italy) plus all on-base Military Treatment Facility care. Internatio

Tricare Prime → Select Switch via PCS (Qualifying Life Event)

Your first PCS counts as a Qualifying Life Event (QLE) — you can switch Tricare plans (Prime ↔ Select) within 90 days of the move without waiting for open enrollment. Useful if the new duty station has poor Prime network access or your specialist won't take Prime referrals.

Military OneSource — 12 Free Counseling Sessions Per Issue, Per Year

Military OneSource provides up to 12 free non-medical counseling sessions per issue, per year, for active-duty, Guard, Reserve, recent-separated (up to 365 days), and family members. Confidential — NOT reported to command unless duty-to-warn triggers fire. Covers individual, coup

VA Pregnancy Benefits — Full Prenatal to Postpartum Coverage

VA Healthcare covers the full pregnancy journey for enrolled veterans: prenatal care, OB/GYN visits, ultrasounds, labor and delivery (via VA Community Care contracts), lactation support, breast pumps, postpartum mental-health screening, and 7+ days of newborn care. Many veterans

VA D.O.U.L.A.S. Program — Free Doula Support for Veteran Mothers

Miami VA launched the D.O.U.L.A.S. Program (Doulas Offering Understanding, Love, Affirmation, and Support) providing trained doula support to expecting and new-mother veterans throughout pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period. Pilot program expanding to additional VA medical