You Won't Believe This MWR Decision

[CathyJ1952]

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Originally Posted by Midniteoyl A veteran rated by the VA as 100% Disabled or receiving 100% compensation by reason of Unemployability, is issued a Military ID and thus can use all MWR, Commissary, and Exchange facilities... Such as myself...

It may be that a veteran acquiring 100% disability receives an ID card but that's new to me. As far as I know, it isn't the disability rating, it's whether you were medically retired or not. My husband was only in Vietnam for 3 mos and was medically retired due to his injuries. He rec'd a ID card that will never expire. At one time, however his disability dipped to 70% but his ID card was still for life. He did eventually get his 100% back but not without a long fight!

[Wayne M]

From the Disaboom web site:
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"The Department of Defense (DoD) uses a system referred to as the Real Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) to issue ID Cards. The laws that authorize commissary privileges grant privileges only to those who are recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, or who have been certified by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as 100% disabled in connection with military service. If you are unaware of your disability rating, you should get in touch with personnel at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to find out what you have to do to have VA certify your disability.

If VA certifies you as having 100% disability in connection with military service, VA will send you a letter indicating that you are entitled to commissary privileges. You must take this VA letter to a Pass and ID Office on a military installation to have ID issued that will authorize you to shop in commissaries.


Eligible family members may also share the same rights and privileges by obtaining their own military identification card or by accompanying you on a visit to a base."

[Ray,IN]

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Originally Posted by Wayne M X 2 on the link. Or, something we can search on. Thanks.

Just re-visited this thread and saw your post. Sorry, I lost the link and cannot re-locate it. All I remember now is, that retired Senior Master Chief carries a big stick and knows how it's used.

UPDATE: I just found the thread, here.