Complete 25+ volunteer hours with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, community organization, charity, or on-base organization.
Submit your flight award application with your volunteer coordinator's contact at least one month before travel.
Miles for Military verifies your eligibility and volunteer hours.
Miles for Military confirms your travel details and books the flight.
Fly to be there for moments that matter.
Active-duty component service members, ranks E1–E4, who have completed 25+ verified volunteer hours with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, on-base organization, or another approved community organization like a church or city recreation center.
No. At this time, the program is available only to active-duty service members.
No. Flights are currently available only to active duty service members.
No. The program is open to all E1–E4 active-duty service members who complete the required 25 hours of volunteer service; financial need is not required.
Yes. Applicants must complete 25+ verified volunteer hours in the same calendar year as the requested flight before submitting their application, and the application must be submitted at least one month before travel.
Service members can volunteer with any 501(c)(3) nonprofit, on-base, or at a community center, including organizations like the USO, Red Cross, United Way, animal shelters, churches, youth sports leagues, and more. Contact Miles for Military for help.
No. Miles for Military accepts volunteer hours from any eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit, charity, community entity, or on-base organization.
Applicants must provide their volunteer coordinator’s point of contact, including the name, phone number, and email address. The Miles for Military team verifies the hours before booking travel.
Yes, if at least 25 hours were completed with an eligible organization in the same calendar year as the request flight, and can be verified by a point of contact.
Yes, if the hours fall within the 12-month window and have not already been used for a previous flight.
Apply at least one month before your requested travel dates. Miles for Military cannot process requests less than one month from travel. But we recommend booking as early as possible.
You can request preferred flights, times, airlines, airports, and connections, but Miles for Military makes the final booking decision based on availability and cost.
No. There are no blackout dates, but the ticket must be under $1,000.
No. Checked bags, seat upgrades, Wi-Fi, food, drinks, and other add-ons are the service member’s responsibility. We encourage our flyers to check with the airline directly about potential discounts on checked baggage for active-duty military personnel.
Miles for Military covers up to $1,000 per approved application. If the flight exceeds $1,000, the organization cannot cover the remaining cost but will work with the flyer to find alternative solutions.
Yes, travel dates can be adjusted when possible, but flexibility is important due to flight costs and availability may change.
No. Miles for Military does not reimburse tickets that have already been purchased.
Yes. Eligible service members may receive one round-trip flight per year, but they must complete a new set of 25 volunteer hours for that calendar year and still meet the E1-E4 rank requirement.
Yes. Service members stationed outside the contiguous U.S., including places like Hawaii, Alaska, Germany, Italy, South Korea, and Japan, can apply, but the $1,000 limit still applies.
Yes, but applicants may need to have flexible travel dates and locations to keep the flight within the $1,000 limit.
Yes, eligible service members may apply for flights to and from U.S. territories, as long as the flights meet program guidelines and the $1,000 limit.
Miles for Military is a tax-exempt 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 86-1757277).
