Customer Eligibility

DLA Family & MWR is proud to support military service members, families, retirees, and civilians!

All of our programs and services are open to the following:

  • Active Duty or Family Member* of an Active Duty Service Member
  • Retired DoD Civilian Employee or Family Member* of a Dod Civilian Employee +
  • Retired Military or Family Member* of Retired Military
  • Visiting DLA Federal Employee or Family Member* of a visiting DLA Federal Employee
  • National Guardsman or Family Member* of a National Guardsman
  • Veterans with 100% service-connected disability, honorably discharged
  • Reservist or Family Member* of a Reservist
  • Any other category identified in Army Regulation 215-1
  • Current DoD Civilian Employee or Family Member* of a Dod Civilian Employee

Please note that DoD no longer issues ID cards for DoD Civilian Retirees. DoD Civilian Retirees must now gain access to DLA sites using a REAL ID Act-compliant driver’s licenses.

*Family Member Definition & Eligibility
DLA Family & MWR defines the following as a “family member” as it relates to site access:

  1. Spouse of a sponsor.
  2. Un-remarried widow or widower of a member or former member of a uniformed service.
  3. Unmarried child of a sponsor, including an adopted child, stepchild, foster child, or ward, who either –
    • Has not passed his/her 21st birthday.
    • Is incapable of self-support because of a mental or physical incapacity that existed before that birthday and is (or was at the time of the member’s or former member’s death) in fact dependent on the sponsor for over one-half of his/her support.
    • Has not passed his/her 23rd birthday, is enrolled in a full-time course of study in an institution of higher learning ap-proved by a Secretary of an executive department specified in 10 USC Section 1073, and is (or was at the time of the member’s or former member’s death) in fact dependent on the sponsor for over one-half of his/her support.
  4. d. Parent or parent-in-law of a sponsor who is (or was at the time of the member’s or former member’s death) in fact dependent on the sponsor for one-half of his/her support and residing in the sponsor’s household

This Family Member Policy entitles authorized patrons to use the following basic Family & MWR services: fitness center, golf course, Outdoor Recreation (rentals, RV storage, lodging), Information, Tickets and Registration (ITR, subject to additional eligibility requirements).  For Child Development Center eligibility, please visit our CDC Page.