Commissary Shopping Privileges

Department of Defense Announces Online Exchange Shopping to Veterans

On January 13, the Defense Department announced that starting on November 11, 2017, (Veterans Day) it will extend limited online military exchange shopping privileges to all honorably discharged veterans of the military. Online shopping privileges exclude the purchase of uniforms, alcohol and obacco products. Exchanges sell items at a discount, without a sales tax, and any prfits after operating costs are either returned to the services' morale, welfare and recreation programs, or used for construction and other improvenents to stores.

As of June 1, Vetverify.org has been launched to confirm eligibility to receive a lifelong military exchange online shopping. Veterans may log onto VetVerify.org, which will use information from DoD's Defense Manpower Date Center's records and inform them of their ability to access this new benefit. If a Veteran's record has character of service data and that data meets the cirieria for the online benefit, the Veteran will be verified to shop. Then, beginning on Nov. 11, 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 taxtfree shopping. If a Veteran's information is incoplete, Vetverigy.org will provide guidance on next steps. You can also call VetVerify at 1-844-868-8672.