No no no. Bad. Listen Man, the if you want things to exist you must approach with sense. This is not a chain store. The host Letti is very clear about her policy. That's reasonable. She lets you stay at her place while on official TDY by deducting taxes. Now as far as leisure is concerned...because as stated above, YOU would have to ask a host for a deal. If they provdie...cool if not, that does not make them a bad person. Stay at the place and be an example of the Military, so that hosts see that the majority of us are awesome guests. You are in charge of educating people on your profession. One last thing... You said: "What has a student going to school done for the country?" Dude, dont be that way. Walk a mile... Before you get all high and mighty on me... 16 years in deployed many times to combat zones while you were in school.....still doing it today. #debateme
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if you are wanting to give a small thanks to military folks/vets. Its not a bad idea to ask for an ID in person. Asking for a copy is not legal, unless you are a Medical provider.
If a military person asks for the taxes to be removed for official buisiness purposes, official orders can be shown to prove this. On TDY(Temporary Duty) a Form 1610 can be shown if on PCS(Personnel Change of station) orders can be presented. If they are super secret chuck norris ninjas on a mission to stop a nuke attack by Bin Laden clones and refuse to show you their ID or orders...dont give them the discount. Easy. Hope this helps. For those that help out with discounts in any realm...Thank you.