Promo Code for Military Members

I confirmed with Zwift that no promotion code exists for Active or Reservist Military members.
This post is to gauge interest and agreement that one should be available, to be used by those who have served our respective countries.

I’m a veteran and I’ve never used that status to receive any free or discounted services. I would rather receive an in-game jersey or custom painted bike.

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It is a pity that you cannot downvote a post.

Many people serve their countries in many different ways. Why should the military be singled out.

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Fair enough John. But I doubt many have put their lives in the line for their country.

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Firefighters, police officers to name some obvious ones… construction workers working at heights to name a less obvious one.

I fail to see why anyone should recieve a discount on a cycling app because they do/did a high risk job. The higher risk should translate in a higher paycheck from your employer, taking into account the risk factor. Hence: that’s your benefit from doing a high risk job right there.

I agree with John here, it’s a shame you can’t downvote posts.

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Agree. Evert and John appreciate your service. Remind us again how you served. Military, FF, Police?

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What about medical doctors or nurses?

You are not forced to become or to be a soldier.

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Oh, boy. Luke that went sideways fast, didn’t it. I’ll take any discount I can get for any status I am in. All of those people listed above should get Zwift for free! Gotta stay in shape to be a first responder – to anything, fires, civil unrest, medical emergencies, the need to topple bad regimes, etc. Shouldn’t have to do it for $14/mo fee. Taking the plunge. Can’t wait until the spring.

I think asking the VA to add it as a program would make more sense. I bet they would cover it. I’m sure alot goes into maintaining zwifts platform, so why should they discount the service.

Maybe because they(and me) have put their lives in danger and endured a lot of hardship for our country. And so have police, firefighters etc. Not a lot of jobs require that level of commitment for not a lot of money.

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Well im an Army Vetran and also a retired Police Officer, so are zwift going to pay me to ride on their servers as i get double discount then .oh, and i applied to be an Astronaut as well when i was a kid. :grin:

Just for awareness, all members of the Armed Forces AND other services, such as Police, Fire & Ambulance workers, are all entitled to various discounts. These are through Blue Light, Defence Discount and other cards available online.

Those arguing you should be paid more for a higher risk job, absolutely agreed, however you clearly don’t understand how the public sector and it’s pay structures work. We aren’t massively well paid for this additional risk and we are all required to keep a large number of core competencies to keep ready for our roles; and I say roles because we often double hat to provide organisational outputs.

A small gesture, be it discount or specialist kit, goes a long way to helping our various public workers feel valued and maintain morale at levels high enough to sustain difficult periods.

You understand that zwift is a global company and not just in the us?

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Yes Cris, I’m from the UK - it would still be very easy to implement, especially for UK members.

How would you handle the 49 countries that mandate military service if you were Zwift… so almost all male users from those 49 countries get a discount?

defencediscountservice. co . Uk

Like I say, it would be easy to implement in the UK/US by using websites such as the above. It’s a start.

So you would only discount the US and the UK? That doesn’t seem fair.

I said it was a start.

If other nations have similar incentives for their personnel, then they’d be able to do the same.

To be honest I am a little sick of seeing discounts for doctors, police, forces etc. I actively avoid those companies.

I work in education and I don’t see why any of the above deserve a special rate ahead of any public sector worker. Any person working in the public sector should have access to the same benefits.

Yes we are all grateful to the people who put themselves in harm’s way to protect society but (in a modern forward thinking country) people have a choice about their career path. People are paid for their roles.

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I’m not sure I’d go that far, but I certainly value the contribution of nurses, paramedics, doctors over military personnel…

The friends I have that went into the forces (British Army, Navy) did so due to limited to career options, not through some noble effort to defend the realm - they saw the world, have great skills now and it worked out well for most…

That being said, I don’t see why that should necessitate a discount in price - times are hard for lots of people currently not just those people.

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