Military Campground Info needed

[Ozz]

Are disabled Vet's able to use the campground system?
If so, what is the procedure?
Thanks!

[tim43]

Ozz, To the best of my knowledge the answer is no unless you have a valid DOD active or retired military ID card and possibly a DOD civilian ID card. Here is a web site that can give you additional data: http://www.militarycampgrounds.us/ The second link is more specific and should answer all questions: http://www.militarycampgrounds.us/ne...authorized-use
Tim

[Ozz]

Thank you Tim, appreciate it.

[HOOK]

Active ID required. If you are 100% disabled you can get ID. It also allows you in all MWR activities. It allows you to shop at AFEES. If you are out of country or have an emergency you can use military hospitals. If military hosp has specialists that VA doesn't you can see them. It allows your spouse to enroll in Champ VA, a program that pays what your insurance does not. Go online to Military campgrounds and find abundant listings. The one at Ft. Huachuga Arizona is wonderful. Larry Sent you a PM

[Champ_49]

Everything Hook says.........only problem that I have seen is that the campgrounds are always full. It seems that the military people are using the parks as there fulltime living. Can't blame them a bit, they got to do what they can to survive in the military.

Thought we lost you in Vegas Ozz, hadn't seen a post in a couple days. Thought maybe that slot machine held you hostage LOL.

Dave

[Ozz]

Ha! still in Mesquite, love it here. Problem they have here is 2 of the big casino's closed, the local Plastic's factory shut down all shifts except one, life is hard for them, Vegas has triple digit unemployment so they can't go there.
Bargains in real estate if you have the $$$.

[exav8tr]

quote:Originally posted by HOOK

Active ID required. If you are 100% disabled you can get ID. It also allows you in all MWR activities. It allows you to shop at AFEES. If you are out of country or have an emergency you can use military hospitals. If military hosp has specialists that VA doesn't you can see them. It allows your spouse to enroll in Champ VA, a program that pays what your insurance does not. Go online to Military campgrounds and find abundant listings. The one at Ft. Huachuga Arizona is wonderful. Larry Sent you a PM

You're right about needing an ID Card, however, it can be Active duty, Retired Mil, or current DOD Civilian.

Dave, I have used many Fam Camps and rarely are they full. The problem we saw was that not many of them take advance reservations. You pull in and IF they are full you have to leave or many of them have overflow spots, no services. Many have length of stay requirements also. Not all are full hookup either.

A good example is Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson. Over 100 sites and about 30 overflow, they do not take reservations either and have a one month stay policy. You can move into overflow and work your way back to a site. Travis AFB in California has a 30 day stay limit, however I had surgery and my doctor did not want me to leave for 6 weeks. Eglin AFB in Fla has a 30 day stay limit also. I had podiatric surgery and ended up staying 3 months.

Military who are at a base temporarily aare given leeway while there, but the active duty have to do the rotation thing also.

I have also stayed at bases with no stay requirements. Many facilities have volunteer managers which probably equates to no reservations, the others that do allow reservations do it manually on a calendar.....

As you can see I have stayed at many, as others on this forum do.

[Champ_49]

Phil, thanks for the heads up on this. I called a couple different ones one of them in SD and was told they were full. Talked to a few people on the road and they said its almost impossible to get in. So my experience is more heresay than actualy trying hard. I guess I had better look a little closer to the Fam Camps as I believe it could be a good situation for us. Thanks and will look a little closer into this Phil.

Dave

[CORattler]

Good info and spot on.

quote:Originally posted by exav8tr

You're right about needing an ID Card, however, it can be Active duty, Retired Mil, or current DOD Civilian.

Dave, I have used many Fam Camps and rarely are they full. The problem we saw was that not many of them take advance reservations. You pull in and IF they are full you have to leave or many of them have overflow spots, no services. Many have length of stay requirements also. Not all are full hookup either.

A good example is Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson. Over 100 sites and about 30 overflow, they do not take reservations either and have a one month stay policy. You can move into overflow and work your way back to a site. Travis AFB in California has a 30 day stay limit, however I had surgery and my doctor did not want me to leave for 6 weeks. Eglin AFB in Fla has a 30 day stay limit also. I had podiatric surgery and ended up staying 3 months.

Military who are at a base temporarily aare given leeway while there, but the active duty have to do the rotation thing also.

I have also stayed at bases with no stay requirements. Many facilities have volunteer managers which probably equates to no reservations, the others that do allow reservations do it manually on a calendar.....

As you can see I have stayed at many, as others on this forum do.