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I opened up an account with USAA recently and I was wondering how the bank verifies military service?
When I opened my account, nobody asked to see my DD-214.
I am willing to bet there are people with USAA bank accounts that never served a day in the military.
Did/does either of your parents have USAA insurance? That's why I have USAA insurance. My father was Air Force and had USAA insurance. I qualified for USAA coverage because of him.
I know a lot of military "kids" who have USAA insurance and bank accounts because of their parents. I'm not exactly a kid. I'm retired.
Usaa is a bank for military and their family. I'm a recent immigrant, and even I have it through my wife, who got it through her stepmothers nephew or something like that, so it's pretty widely available.
I had to send in some verification after a while, not immediately, so might be the same for you, in any case, it's a great bank, I certainly couldn't find a better one.
USAA has a civilian bank and a military bank. They also provide insurance for their military and veteran customers. They do not need your DD214 to verify your military service - the SS number you provided would be proof enough. I know you gave them this, as this is mandatory to open any bank account in the US.
If you are a veteran and opened an account through their civilian branch, it would behoove you to change it as their military bank has more benefits. You cannot get an account for their military branch through a "stepmother's nephew" - you must be a servicemember, a veteran,a current spouse of either or a dependent of a member, under the age of 18, to get one. Once you are a member, you are a member for life, and the privileges are granted to your spouse and any dependents either of you have, provided you have them assigned a member number before the age of 18.
USAA deals with anyone that applies and gets accepted, however, what you receive is a different story.....
Obviously, military receive all membership privileges...
USAA has an "Other" category for membership....
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USAA's investment products, most checking and savings products, credit cards, life insurance, and shopping and discounts are available to other individuals.
USAA auto and property insurance is not available due to membership eligibility requirements. New Hampshire and North Carolina residents who are not eligible for membership may be able to obtain USAA auto insurance by calling 1-800-531-USAA (8722) to determine eligibility as defined by these state's mandatory coverage laws.
All other individuals not eligible for USAA auto insurance may be able to obtain an auto policy through Progressive Insurance by calling 1-888-870-8096.
I opened up an account with USAA recently and I was wondering how the bank verifies military service?
When I opened my account, nobody asked to see my DD-214.
I am willing to bet there are people with USAA bank accounts that never served a day in the military.
GEICO stands for Government Employees Insurance Company, I don't see any disclaimer saying you have to be a Government Employee. USAA is advertising on television therefore they want anyone they can get
GEICO stands for Government Employees Insurance Company, I don't see any disclaimer saying you have to be a Government Employee. USAA is advertising on television therefore they want anyone they can get
Yes, but "anyone" will not get the same benefits as someone in the military...
GEICO stands for Government Employees Insurance Company, I don't see any disclaimer saying you have to be a Government Employee. USAA is advertising on television therefore they want anyone they can get
It is my understanding that GEICO used to be focused exclusively on Gov Employees. Just like how USAA was focused exclusively on commissioned officers.
It was only after many years of doing business, [and being successful] that they both decided to open their customer base to everyone.
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