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Space-A travel for veterans rated 100% permanent and total

MIN 100% P&TDecided by: Air Mobility Command passenger terminal; ID via a DoD ID card office.

Veterans with a permanent service-connected disability rated as total may be eligible for free space-available flights on military aircraft, verify with an Air Mobility Command passenger terminal.

DoDI 4515.13 · VA.govVerified Jul 2026

The gate is 100% permanent and total

The FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act opened space-available travel on military aircraft to veterans with a permanent service-connected disability rated as total. Permanence is part of the gate: a 100% rating that is not permanent does not qualify, and neither does a temporary total rating.

The practical requirement is the credential. Eligible veterans need a DoD identification card (DD Form 2765) to register at an Air Mobility Command passenger terminal.

What the seat actually looks like

Eligible veterans travel in Category VI, the lowest priority, and seats are never guaranteed; space-available means exactly that. Travel is limited to the continental United States and direct travel to or from Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa; foreign destinations are not included for non-retiree veterans.

Air Mobility Command passenger terminals run the program day to day, and a DoD ID card office issues the credential. Verify current rules and terminal procedures with them before planning travel; military retirees have separate, broader Space-A privileges.

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