[Offers] Armed Forces Veterans Card

[AmexRuislip]

Apply for an HM Armed Forces Veteran Card

Apply for an armed forces veteran card to prove that you served in the UK armed forces.

www.gov.uk

@swindonseagull prompted me to put this up for any HM ex forces.

 

[swindonseagull]

Even @AmexRuislip will get one for driving the honey wagon.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

It’s still at the beta testing stage, so they’re only processing small batches at a time.
i was invited to apply on Thursday, did the QR codes, scanned my passport, scanned my face, and all ok.

Then it asked for my address, postcode etc, and date I moved in (20 years ago) and said that couldn’t be verified.

Technology eh!

 

[Lethargic]

don't forget your discount card either, has saved me hundreds of pounds.

Defence Discount Service

The Defence Discount Service is the official Ministry of Defence discount service. Forces discounts for the Armed Forces, their families and Veterans

www.defencediscountservice.co.uk

 

[AmexRuislip]

Even @AmexRuislip will get one for driving the honey wagon.

Your a smooth talking ******** aren't you
I wonder if anyone knows what the honey wagon is

 

[Weststander]

Your a smooth talking ******** aren't you
I wonder if anyone knows what the honey wagon is

My guess … sewage from warplanes?

 

[AmexRuislip]

My guess … sewage from warplanes?

We have a winner
Basically a truck that literally sucks the crap out of a passenger type aircraft.
Great fun down the Falklands when emptying it out into a grated gulley at full throttle when yr still pissed from the night before.

 

[Weststander]

We have a winner
Basically a truck that literally sucks the crap out of a passenger type aircraft.
Great fun down the Falklands when emptying it out into a grated gulley at full throttle when yr still pissed from the night before.

With just ultra-cocky Wing Commander @SWINDON SEAGULL and penguins for company

 

[lawros left foot]

What’s the point of having one?

I really can’t see any reason to get one.

No freebies, no discounts, etc.

You don’t get any preferential treatment at all, from my experience.

Veteran care in this country sucks, you even have to pay £30 per annum for a Veteran’s rail card.

One area America and the Aussies have got it sorted better than we have.

 

[Springal]

What’s the point of having one?

I really can’t see any reason to get one.

No freebies, no discounts, etc.

You don’t get any preferential treatment at all, from my experience.

Veteran care in this country sucks, you even have to pay £30 per annum for a Veteran’s rail card.

One area America and the Aussies have got it sorted better than we have.

So they know who to call back up with all this talk of conscription

 

[AmexRuislip]

With just ultra-cocky Wing Commander @SWINDON SEAGULL and penguins for company

Wrong Swindon type, you need the older lower case one

 

[AmexRuislip]

What’s the point of having one?

I really can’t see any reason to get one.

No freebies, no discounts, etc.

You don’t get any preferential treatment at all, from my experience.

Veteran care in this country sucks, you even have to pay £30 per annum for a Veteran’s rail card.

One area America and the Aussies have got it sorted better than we have.

Miserable old sod

 

[lawros left foot]

Miserable old sod

So true.

 

[swindonseagull]

It’s still at the beta testing stage, so they’re only processing small batches at a time.
i was invited to apply on Thursday, did the QR codes, scanned my passport, scanned my face, and all ok.

Then it asked for my address, postcode etc, and date I moved in (20 years ago) and said that couldn’t be verified.

Technology eh!

I was invited by a random email to apply last November ( i must be special!!), the application process was straightforward ( even the Govt Id app) I had forgotten all about it until last week when it arrived.

 

[swindonseagull]

Your a smooth talking ******** aren't you
I wonder if anyone knows what the honey wagon is

I do

 

[swindonseagull]

With just ultra-cocky Wing Commander @SWINDON SEAGULL and penguins for company

I would not go within 100 yards of @AmexRuislip if he was on honey duty..

 

[swindonseagull]

What’s the point of having one?

I really can’t see any reason to get one.

No freebies, no discounts, etc.

You don’t get any preferential treatment at all, from my experience.

Veteran care in this country sucks, you even have to pay £30 per annum for a Veteran’s rail card.

One area America and the Aussies have got it sorted better than we have.

No one is forcing you to get one....in the future they hope that they will have the same 'power' as a Blue light card or DDS card which personally have saved me £100's

also if you are into Cruises with a DDS card you get extra spending money on board £130 for my up coming cruise. and £130 for each of my previous.
So basically £390 for £5 .....

 

[swindonseagull]

So they know who to call back up with all this talk of conscription

If I was young enough it would not bother me..

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I was invited by a random email to apply last November ( i must be special!!), the application process was straightforward ( even the Govt Id app) I had forgotten all about it until last week when it arrived.

It was so random. The difficult stuff, ID, codes, passwords, and scans were easy but it fell down on the most easy part, which was residence.

 

[Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

I have the armed forces discount card, seems to be FAR more offers available with that one