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Individuals eligible for USAA membership include active, retired, and honorably separated members of the U.S. military; cadets and midshipmen at U.S. service academies; and their eligible family members. Children (including step-children), spouses, widows/widowers, and former spouses who have not remarried are all considered eligible. For children to be eligible, the parent must join USAA while living.
Once someone becomes a USAA member, eligibility then extends to their family members (even if those family members aren’t in the military). For instance, if the child of someone who was a USAA member also joins USAA, that person’s spouse and kids are then eligible for membership as well. It can continue passing down that way. Eligibility does not extend to siblings or parents.

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USAA products target the military and their family members, including their spouses and children. If you aren’t sure if you qualify for USAA credit cards, you can answer the short questionnaire right here.
Rachel E Knox, Member
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Why does it matter when you should be running Away from this terrible bank! USAA is absolutely awful!
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