The VA has suspended the process to apply for the newly issued Veterans ID Card.
After waiting decades for a form of veteran identification to be approved and released by the government, veterans rushed to the site to apply, causing such a backlog that the VA had to shut the process down.
During most of it’s history, the VA only issued ID cards to disabled vets, military retirees and
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their families. States began to offer a endorsement on states IDs and drivers licenses that had the word “veteran” printed somewhere on the ID, as a small recognition for veterans. This made shopping at Lowes (10% discount for vets) and eating at Applebees (free meal on Veterans Day) easier; the vet no longer had to walk around with a paper DD214 in his/her pocket, they could just pull out a drivers license.
If you still want to apply, go to vets.gov and enter your email address. They will contact you when the application process starts up again.
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