There are lots of online and high street armed forces discount offers available, as well as exciting groups and opportunities provided by charities. Check out some ideas and examples for you to take advantage of — and make sure to explore any defence discount offers available to you.
1. Defence Discount Service
Here you can find Force’s discount vouchers for a wide variety of high street shops and restaurants. It’s a great place to start if you’re looking for a military discount or defence discount on everyday purchases.
2. Forces Discount
Exclusive forces discounts on a range of days out, cars and stores. These armed forces discount schemes are regularly updated with new deals and defence discount opportunities.
3. Tickets for Troops
Free tickets for members of the Armed Forces for a variety of sporting, musical and cultural events. A popular way to make the most of your military discount or defence discount eligibility.
4. Forces Cars Direct
The largest online company specialising in tax-free military sales, and special discounts on cars for those serving or who have served in the Armed Forces. A trusted provider for both armed forces discount and defence discount vehicle deals.
5. Rewards for Forces
Thousands of national and local discounts for serving members and their families. Make the most of your military discount and defence discount offers across various retailers and service providers.
6. Mobile phone and broadband
Here is a list of examples of mobile and broadband discounts Armed Forces families can enjoy. For the latest T&C and rates, please always check with the providers. Many of these providers offer force discounts, military discounts or defence discount options on their plans.
- BT (mobile and broadband) – Visit Defence Discount Service (DDS) for more information.
- EE (mobile and broadband) – Visit DDS for more information.
- O2 – Get up to 25% off on certain plans. Visit the O2 Open portal or visit DDS for more information.
- Plusnet (mobile and broadband) – Visit DDS for more information.
- Sky – Visit DDS for more information.
- Virgin Media (broadband) – Visit DDS for full details.
- Vodafone – See the Vodafone Advantage Scheme for more details.
7. Naval Sailing Association (RNSA): Sail together youth crew project
RNSA Youth Crew is now open for bookings:
- What – Youth sailing weeks for 10 – 17 year olds
- When – From April 2025 (Easter and Summer school holidays)
- Where – locations across the UK
- Who – Children from RN, RM and RFA
See the website www.rnsayouthcrew.org.uk for more details and bookings.
8. Pompey’s Military Kids
Pompey’s Military Kids is now being led by Aggie Weston. You can contact them here.
Pompey’s Military Kids is now being led by Aggie Weston. You can contact them here.
Pompey’s Military Kids is a joint initiative set up by representatives from various schools across the city, in partnership with Portsmouth City Council and the Naval Families Federation. The Naval Families Federation will share good practice from this initiative via its partners with other schools in the UK and overseas in order to improve support for all Royal Navy and Royal Marines children.
The Cluster Group was established to support Service children in a number of different ways. Local schools are already sharing good ideas and best practice and working much more collaboratively. The Group also organises events and activities which bring Service children together from across Portsmouth, to encourage them to interact and make new friends. This means that there is now a network of young people who are helping and supporting each other within the wider community.
Most recently, two of the leading reading initiative charities for the Armed Forces, Reading Force and Storybook Waves, organised for author, Philip Ardagh to visit St Jude’s School in Portsmouth. The Naval Families Federation were offered the opportunity to invite Service children from the other Schools in the Pompey’s Military Kids Cluster. In total 40 additional children were able to attend. Each child received a Reading Force Scrapbook and a book which was signed with a personal message from the author.
As well as attending events within the schools, the children have visited Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth to take part in the Service of Remembrance, and spent a day in HMS St Albans, learning more about life on board ship, which was a great adventure for both the pupils and teaching staff.
The number of schools taking part in Pompey’s Military Kids has already increased, which means that more than 220 Service children are now getting extra pastoral support.
If you want to find out more about Pompey’s Military Kids, please email Nicola.Thompson@nff.org.uk
9. Homeport
Each edition of Homeport features details of funded activities breaks and holidays, you can subscribe here to receive a free copy sent to your home, or read it online here. Don’t miss out on Swim Free, Give Us Time or hiring narrowboats, motorhomes (and much more!) from the Activity Hub in Faslane.
Looking for some inspiration for your next trip? Use your military discount or defence discount or travel, leisure, and wellness deals.
Our Summer 2024 edition of Homeport included a handy 6 page Holiday Guide on special offers available to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines community. Whether you are after a budget break or a 5* spa weekend retreat, there is something for you.