Military & First Responders Discount FAQ's

Do I qualify?

Please note: If you are logging in or registering on a partner's website, there may be additional restrictions around which groups qualify. While GovX strives to deliver discounts to all our members equally, restricting access to certain groups is at the discretion of our partners. 

Current & Former U.S. Military

You are eligible if you are currently serving or previously served and were honorably discharged from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard or Navy. 

• Active military
• Veterans
• Retired military
• Military reserve
• Military academies
• ROTC

U.S. Military Families

We know that the support of family is important for our servicemen and women. For this reason, GovX welcomes spouses and dependents of military members. To qualify as a dependent, you must be age 18-23. 

First Responders

You are eligible if you are a federal or municipal firefighter or in emergency services. As well as, if you are a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer. This includes: This includes:

• Municipal fire departments
• Federal agencies such as the National Parks Service, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, etc
• Volunteer firefighters are also eligible
• EMT, EMS, Paramedics
• Nurses (RNs and RAs)
• Hospital Doctors
• State police & highway patrol
• Sheriff's departments
• City police departments
• Correction departments
• Federal agencies such as FBI, TSA, ATF, ICE, Border Patrol, etc

Please note: Security guards, private bodyguards, and fugitive recovery agents do not qualify for membership

How does GovX verify my affiliation?

There are several ways you can verify your status to get approved for a GovX ID. The verification methods depend on your affiliation. You only need ONE verification method to be approved. 

Most verifications only take a minute to complete online. However, if for any reason we need to review your verification request, our friendly team will work with you to get you through the process as quickly as possible.

Verification via Email

If you have a valid work email address, you can use it to get approved for GovX. Simply enter your work email (like a .mil or .gov address) when prompted during online registration. Our system will either auto-verify the address and send you a confirmation email to ensure the address is valid. 

Verification via Document Upload

You can upload any document that reasonably supports your status into our online registration form. This could include a DD214, department ID card, pay stub, an award certificate, benefits stub, or another appropriate document. The eligible documents depend on the affiliation you're verifying for and we will supply you with a complete list during the registration process.

When uploading a document, you may redact any sensitive information like membership numbers, driver's license numbers, or social security numbers. Please note that any documents uploaded for verification are instantly removed from our system after your membership has been approved. We do not store your documents in our system!

Verification via DMDC

If you are active military or served in the military after 1984, GovX can automatically verify your status with the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC for short). This check happens automatically in our system and is the fastest way to verify your status.

 

Where is my activation email?

If you choose to verify your status via your work email, our system will automatically validate the authenticity of the address. In most cases, this only takes a few seconds. However, if we are unable to authenticate the address our team will review it, which may take up to 24 hours. Once your email address has been verified as valid you will receive an activation link to verify ownership of the email address. You must click this link in order to validate that the email address belongs to you.

Under no circumstances will we market to or sell the email address you use for verification. You will only receive the one-time activation email. After you click on the activation email link, we remove the email address from our system and will never mail it again.

This activation email is automatically triggered by our system as necessary and only takes a few seconds to be delivered to your inbox. However, on rare occasions, internal firewalls and spam filters can block our emails from being received.