Military Discounts

Military and Federal Employee Discounts:

All these businesses offer military discounts; all you have to do is ask.

Restaurants
Arby's
A&W
Back Yard Burgers
Burger King
Captain D's
Casa Ole (up to 50% off depending on which restaurant!)
Chick-Fil-A
Cotton Patch
Dairy Queen (some of them offer 10% discount)
Denny's
Dunkin' Donuts
Farmer Boys hamburgers (10%)
IHOP (10-20 percent discount with military identification)
Java Cafe
KFC
Long John Silver
Pancho's Mexican Buffet
Pizza Hut
Quizno's
Sizzler
Sonic
Taco Bell
TGIF
Whataburger

Services
AT&T
California Cryobank
Geico
Goodyear
Jiffy Lube
Meineke
Sears Portrait Studio

Travel and Leisure
Blockbuster
Carnival Cruise Line (up to 50% off)
City Pass
Great Wolf Lodge
Marriot (sometimes military rate is better, sometimes not)
Movie theaters
Ripley's attractions and museums
Professional Sports teams

Products
Amway (set up an account on website link and then email her to let her know you are military and she will set you up with an automatic 10% off)
Ann Taylor (15% off full price items)
Apple Computers
Artistry Makeup (set up an account on website link and then email her to let her know you are military and she will set you up with an automatic 10% off)
AutoZone
Barnhill's
Bass Pro Shop
Bath and Body Works
Big 10 Tires
The Buckle
Champs Sports
Copeland's Sports
Dell
Dillard's (once a year in December)
The Discovery Channel Store
Dress Barn
The Finish Line
Foot Action
Footlocker
Gadzooks
GNC
Goody's
Great Party
Happy Harry's
Home Depot (10% off)
Hot Topic
Jockey
Legacy of Clean (set up an account on website link and then email her to let her know you are military and she will set you up with an automatic 10% off)
Lerner
Lowes (10% off)
Michael's
NAPA Auto Parts
New York & Company
Nike Factory Store
Nutrilite (set up an account on website link and then email her to let her know you are military and she will set you up with an automatic 10% off)
Old Navy (10% during certain days of the month)
Pac Sun
Payless Shoes
Perfect Water (set up an account on website link and then email her to let her know you are military and she will set you up with an automatic 10% off)
Play It Again Sports
Pure Beauty
Quizno's
Sally Beauty Supply
Scketchers
Spencer's Gifts
Suncoast
Timberland Outlets
Wilson's Leather

Cell Phone Service Discount
All Federal employees are able to get a 15% discount on their personal cell phones by calling their carrier and mentioning the "Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 - Discount to Federal Employees Past and Present."

Cingular - 800-319-6393
Sprint - 877-812-1223
T-Mobile - 866-646-4688
Nextel - 800-639-6111
Verizon - 800-865-1825

You will need to know the military member's supervisor's name, phone number, and full address, so that
his/her military status can be verified.

Upcoming Events in Panama City Beach

29 Apr –2 May:  Thunder Beach Spring Rally
For more information please go to: http://www.thunderbeachproductions.com/

1 May: 36th Blue Crab Festival The festivities begin with a morning parade on the Coastal Highway 98. Demonstrations including crab picking, crab trap pulling and a mullet toss, withone of the largest fireworks a concluding event. For more information call: 850 984-CRAB

6 –8 May: 2nd Annual Under the Oaks Bluegrass Festival  Location: Under the Oaks Park on beautiful St Andrews  This year's event will feature many popular bands from around the region. Tickets for this event are $10 Children's tickets are $5 per day, or $10 for all three days, ages 10 to 17. Children under 10 are free. vendors on hand to serve food and refreshments. Parking is Free! For more information visit http://www.undertheoaksfestival/.  Mike Burton at 850-215-0911.

8 May: Gulf Coast Triathlon  Attention all Athletes! Selected as the Southeastern Long Course Championship, this yearly event has athletes from all over the country. To celebrate the athletic feats of the weekend, there is a Sports Exposition, party, and of course some fun entertainment for fans and participants of all ages.

8 –10 May: Spring Festival of the Arts  An early shopping opportunity is held Friday night and includes a silent auction. Then Saturday and Sunday entertainment, and free art activities for children. P.C. Juniors host more than 100 artists as well as numerous weekend is full of entertainment present on the gazebo stage ranging from dance troupes to college bands.  Experience is located under a large tent at the front of the park and has free art projects for children to make, more information visit http://www.panamacityjuniors.com/.

14 –15 May: 8th Annual Kid's Win Fishing Tournament  The Kid's Win Fishing Tournament has become one of Port St. Joe's most anticipated events. Kids from fun on the water and in the sun. The event exposes youngsters to the excitement of fishing in a fun and open to children ages 3 through 16, with the registrants receiving a new rod & reel, tackle box, t-shirt, and by entering.

May has been declared Florida State Parks Month. Experience all the sights, sounds and recreational activities that visitorsenjoy

National Gold Medal Winning State Parks. Three State Park Treasures found along the Emerald Coast are Henderson Beach, Beach State Parks! For more Information, contact your local state park or visit us online a floridastateparks.org.

Navy Sea Cadets ages 10- 13

The Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) is a federally chartered non-profit civilian youth training organization for young people, ages 13 through graduation from high school, sponsored by the Navy League of the United States (NLUS) and supported by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. Included under the NSCC umbrella is the Navy League Cadet Corps (NLUS), a junior program for youth ages 10 to 13.


The goals of both the Cadet programs are:

-To develop an interest and ability in basic seamanship and seagoing skills;

-To instill the virtues of good citizenship and strong moral principles in each Cadet;

-To demonstrate the value of an alcohol-free, drug-free, and gang-free lifestyle

-To make each Cadet aware of the prestige of a military career and increase the advancement potential of those that serve.

Cadets attend local meetings (drills) one weekend a month, complete the same Navy Correspondence courses that regular Navy personnel take as homework, and attend two week trainings (during non school periods –fall –winter –spring –summer breaks), the first being Recruit Training Indoctrination, to advance in rate. Cadets and leaders can wear Navy style uniforms, appropriately modified with Sea Cadet insignia. Cadets can advance from E-1 (Recruit) through E-7 (Chief Petty Officer). AfterRecruit Training, there are hundreds of other training opportunities each year covering, Aviation (basic, advanced, ground and flight schools, and air traffic control), Seamanship (amphibious, port operations, special boats, search and rescue), SpecialOperations (homeland security, MAA [police sciences], mine warfare, naval intelligence, scuba, EOD/Diving, SEAL, and special operations), just to name a few.

We currently have units within the Central Gulf Coast Region (Alabama –Montgomery and south, Florida Panhandle –I-75 west and Mississippi) in Coffee Springs, AL. (Community Center), Gulfport, MS. (CBC Gulfport), Milton, FL. (NAS Whiting Field), Panama City, FL. (NSA Panama City) and Pensacola, FL. (NAS Pensacola). We also have units in Mobile, AL. (USCG Aviation Training Center), and Tallahassee, FL. (NOSC Tallahassee), that currently are inactive, and in need of unit leaders.

To learn more about these units and the Naval Sea Cadet Corps/Navy League Cadet Corps, please go to http://www.seacadets.org/.

If you are interested in helping out with one of these units, starting a unit in your area, getting a youth into the program,please contact the Sea Cadet Regional Director: LCDR Thomas Klomps, NSCC, Region63@juno.com, (850) 890 -6792