Veteran's Cards
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That shouldn’t have come as a surprise because on the back of the card it says “This card will NOT allow access to Defence Establishments”.
(Capitalisation not for effect, the NOT is in capitals on the card)
(Capitalisation not for effect, the NOT is in capitals on the card)
But neither did the driving license! What did, was use of the driving license to confirm identity of a notified visitor. As has already been noted by others, the Veterans Card is not being recognised as a valid means of identification.
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I'm getting really tired of people saying these cards are useless and a waste of money. They can be used for a multitude of things - Golf ball marker, scraping ice from the windshield (thanks Biggus), digging small stones out of tyres, vegetable patch labelling, bird scaring, Christmas tree ornament, straight line drawing, the list goes on and on!
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service.
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Sadly, the messaging around these cards has been poorly handled, as few of those organisations who should be recognising them as a valid means of identification haven't been advised of that little snippet.
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Don’t think I’ll bother.
Applied for mine yesterday - a bit of a faff going back and forth to get the Gov ID bit sorted but less than 20 mins to complete the process.
These cards are totally useless. Back in November some of my retired officer colleagues attended a formal dinner at RAF Halton. While their names were 'on the list' in the MGR, and their transit accommodation keys eagerly awaited them, they were refused entry on production of their RAF Veterans' Cards but, fortunately, had their driving licences with them which were deemed as acceptable proof of identity.
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My reserve commitment finally expired at the age of 60, as I understand most do. These days I can’t even fablon a map, honest guv.
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I applied to renew my passport and get my veterans card on the same day. The process for my passport was far simpler and quicker. My passport arrived within a week. The veterans card process required me to jump through many hoops, including scanning my existing passport. It arrived after three weeks and I wonder if it was worth the hassle. I’ll probably take my passport as identification means at an upcoming Sqn reunion to get access onto the station. Military Covenant…….
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I applied to renew my passport and get my veterans card on the same day. The process for my passport was far simpler and quicker. My passport arrived within a week. The veterans card process required me to jump through many hoops, including scanning my existing passport. It arrived after three weeks and I wonder if it was worth the hassle. I’ll probably take my passport as identification means at an upcoming Sqn reunion to get access onto the station. Military Covenant…….
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p.s. Maybe applying for a new passport and applying for the veterans card, the application of which is verified by your passport, at the same time wasn’t the best of ideas. My card took a week, 5 working days, from an evening online application to arrive, oh, and I bet there were also quite a few hoops you had to go through when first applying for a passport!
Last edited by SilsoeSid; 23rd Feb 2024 at 22:46.