USAA CLI Request

[Anonymous]

Cool.  Don't recall if I had to send in my DD 214 to USAA.  Both you and msbia have given me useful information. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

No, I spent 6 years in the Army as an EOD Specialist during the first Gulf War....also when the representative called me the next day to welcome me and and get  the checking credit line setup he asked me about my service and I told him what I had done.   However no pension....there was much more money at the time linking up with a company that had stock options available and a BMW as a sign on bonus :-)   I do miss the Clinton years.

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Interesting to know. I just assumed I wasn't eligible for Navy because I wasn't a lifer.

[Anonymous]

I just went through the eligibility questions for Navy, and stopped at this:

Are you a retiree receiving an annuity from the DoD, Coast Guard or National Guard?

I'm not a retiree receiving an annuity, so clearly I'm not eligible to join.

[msbia]

Big Daddy63, I would be very careful dealing with NFCU if you don't have an official "in". If possible, go to a branch location and speak to a member service representative about your service and see if they can push your membership through instead of doing it online. My husband got in through special circumstance because of the nature of his service during the Gulf War, but he had to go in branch to do so. I would just hate to see you get signed up and the fraud department track you down later and shut down the accounts! Good luck. PenFed is wonderful too with less stringent qualifications! 

[Anonymous]

As I'm in Texas, not possible. Will look into either SDFCU or Penfed. GF is member of SDFCU. Don't need issues with fraud department. Thanks.

[Zorasmiles]

If you're not a retiree with actual qualifications, DOD employee or contractor don't be upset when you're locked out of your NFCU account.  Once they discover you are not eligible, it doesn't matter how long you've had the account open--THEY WILL SHUT YOU DOWN.  They will immediately cut off your LOC, CC's and installment loans.  You will be allowed to continue to make payments but will not be afforded any other member benefits.  

There have been too many threads of people who thought they had an "in" because a membership representative did not catch them initially.  Personally, I would not try to secure services with an institution that I know I'm not eligible for but that's me.  Please stop encouraging other myFICO members to commit fraud through "loopholes".

[Quietman]

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@Anonymous wrote:

No, I spent 6 years in the Army as an EOD Specialist during the first Gulf War....also when the representative called me the next day to welcome me and and get  the checking credit line setup he asked me about my service and I told him what I had done.   However no pension....there was much more money at the time linking up with a company that had stock options available and a BMW as a sign on bonus :-)   I do miss the Clinton years.

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Thank you for your service. I was EOD myself (Airforce) for six years, 82-88.

I got into NFCU as my father was retired Army. I got him signed up, then was able to join through him.

Good luck!

[Zorasmiles]

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@Quietman wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

No, I spent 6 years in the Army as an EOD Specialist during the first Gulf War....also when the representative called me the next day to welcome me and and get  the checking credit line setup he asked me about my service and I told him what I had done.   However no pension....there was much more money at the time linking up with a company that had stock options available and a BMW as a sign on bonus :-)   I do miss the Clinton years.

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Thank you for your service. I was EOD myself (Airforce) for six years, 82-88.

I got into NFCU as my father was retired Army. I got him signed up, then was able to join through him.

Good luck!

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Getting into NFCU via your father is a legitimate route.  Always happy to see folks use a little integrity and forego the personal gain.