Discounts & Benefits

WeSalute: Your Foundational Source for Savings, Even Beyond Exclusive Deals

Scott Higgins

You might be wondering: what's the core value of WeSalute, especially when some discounts appear to be available from various sources online? It's a fair question, and one we answer with transparency and a focus on genuine appreciation for your service. As highlighted in our article, "Is WeSalute Too Good to Be True? The Honest Value of Our Service" our value proposition has two main parts: the convenience of a centralized marketplace and our truly exclusive partnerships.

To make this structure clear, a major change we made in 2017 was to add the free membership tier. We created this tier specifically to make introductory benefits available to everyone who has served, making it easy for you to experience our platform before committing to a fee.

WeSalute’s free membership tier provides immense value in two key ways

First, it acts as your trusted, all-in-one benefits marketplace. The internet is a vast place, filled with offers that come and go, some verified, some not. Trying to hunt down every possible military discount across countless retailer websites can be time-consuming and frustrating.

Our free WeSalute tier eliminates that guesswork. We meticulously curate and verify hundreds of publicly available offers across travel, retail, and lifestyle categories. This means:

  • No More Endless Searching: You don't have to wonder if a certain brand offers a military discount or where to find it. We've gathered and verified them for you.
  • Confidence in Offers: Every benefit listed has been vetted, so you can trust it's real and ready to be used.
  • Convenience: All your eligible discounts are in one secure, easy-to-navigate location.

This curated marketplace alone represents significant savings in time and peace of mind. But the free tier doesn't stop there. It also includes a selection of our own exclusive partner offers, giving you a real taste of the unique value we provide.

This combination of a convenient, verified marketplace and access to introductory exclusive deals forms the core of our free membership.

The reason people choose to upgrade to the paid WeSalute+ Membership is to unlock our most high-value, premium exclusives — such as receiving 50% OFF low-cost emergency travel insurance called WeSalute Travel Protection — and added services, like our Personal Benefits Specialists. These are the deep, substantial savings that genuinely outweigh the small annual or monthly membership fee, especially on major purchases and travel.

This two-tiered approach — a free starting point for convenience and introductory exclusives, and a premium tier for our highest-value benefits — is a core part of how WeSalute delivers greater respect, recognition, and rewards for your service every single day.

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