Does the military pay for your flight home?

To make things a little easier on your pocketbook for stateside visits, the Defense Department does pay for flights home — but they are through Space-A. Yes, that’s unpredictable, but it is a paid-for flight.

Do soldiers have to pay for their flights?

Military flights are paid by Uncle Sam. If it is for personal reasons such as leave or a pass, the soldier pays for his/herself, but for reasons such as deployment or training events, or in such cases emergency leave, the army will pay for the cost or provide a military airliner.

Does Frontier do free baggage for military?

Active Military Personnel Bags Frontier welcomes U.S. military passengers onboard and extends the following baggage waivers when presenting a Common Access Card (CAC) with a uniformed services affiliation at check-in: One free personal item. One free carry-on bag. Two free checked bags.

Why don’t soldiers get to fly home when they deploy?

Soldiers deploy all over the world — Egypt, Germany, Korea and the Middle East — but many of these soldiers do not get to come home. They do not get to come home because they cannot afford to fly home. Soldiers deployed overseas are responsible to pay for their own flights home.

Do soldiers have to pay for their own flights home?

Soldiers deployed overseas are responsible to pay for their own flights home. If a soldier was stationed in Germany with his family and had not been home in two years, he would have to pay for him and his family to fly back to the United States.

What can Operation Homefront do for military families?

Help us fly every soldier home! Operation Homefront’s Critical Financial Assistance program helps military families address critical financial shortfalls. Most often, this means assistance with mortgage payments, rent, utilities, car repairs, home repairs, overdue bills, critical baby items, and groceries.

Do soldiers get to fly for free in the US military?

Normally. If a soldier goes on emergency leave from a combat zone then the army will at least get the soldier back to the states. Soldiers can also take space available flights. If an air force aircraft has room a soldier can hitch a ride for free.