More than four million more people will be eligible to shop at an Army or Air Force base effective January 1 when the Army & Air Force Exchange Service loosens its requirements to allow veterans with service-connected disabilities, former POWs or Purple Heart recipients
In the past, only active and retired military members along with their direct family members — along with veterans with 100 percent service-connected disabilities — could shop at the Army PX.
The new policy came about because of the Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018.
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The exchange system has fallen behind in its ability to offer substantial discounts on much of its stock and needed to expand its customer base.
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ReplyDeleteMaybe this will help, 12:25. If they're buying in much larger lots, the costs will go down.