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Related: About this forumStates Consider Adding Military Service To Driver's Licenses
Driver's licenses may note service
By Brian Shane, USA TODAY
Posted 3/1/2012 11:00:37 PM
State lawmakers across the U.S. are crafting legislation that would add military service to veterans' driver's licenses so they will not have to carry official discharge papers to prove their service.
It's a shortcut that legislators say could come in handy, from securing state veterans' claims, to simply getting a military discount at a hotel or retailer.
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"You wouldn't have to fumble through and pull out a piece of paper," said David Mills, 41, of Salisbury, Md., a former U.S. Marine infantryman and Desert Storm veteran. "Going for a discount, or just showing that you have served in the military, it's an asset. It's like being a donor on the back of your driver's license. If it's there, it's great."
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A dozen states passed laws in 2011 adding a veteran designation to driver's licenses, according to Boden: Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.
States pursuing legislation this year include Arizona, Illinois, New Jersey and South Carolina, Boden said.
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http://www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2012-03-02-veterans-drivers-licenses_ST_U.htm
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)Deep13
(39,154 posts)Vincardog
(20,234 posts)Vincardog
(20,234 posts)Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Going to qualify everyone who has served? Or just those who qualify for veterans benefits? How about the MN Guardsmen who were released from active duty one day before they would have qualified for VA benefits?
Angleae
(4,469 posts)southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)to put party affiliation on the card. We are strong democratics in my family. Always have been. Not a republican among us.
Grey
(1,581 posts)I would just love to say "Drag out your drivers license." to my bible thumping, chicken hawk, draft dodging, war mongering, brother in law.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)The article's last paragraph gives another reason advocates are pushing this--and it's pretty chilling:
That's just what we need--a license designation that signals to cops that we are a potential threat.
RC
(25,592 posts)I should have known better. No good ideas ever really are any more.
USArmyParatrooper
(1,827 posts)Anything that can help get me out of a ticket if I'm driving around out of town. lol
Sorry, at least I'm honest.