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Best Credit Cards for Military Members

December 18, 2020 by Bobby Rampton

I have over 50 credit cards. Some I got because of great sign up bonuses. Others I got for 5-6% cash back on basic purchases. With the right combo of cards you can easily get 5% cash back on: Gas, Groceries, Restaurants, Fast Food, Office Stores, Cable, Internet, Phone Bill, Drug Stores, Fitness Stores, Travel, Book Stores, Movies

MILITARY INFO: With SCRA Benefits many of these credit cards are amazing. For example, some of these cards have $500+ annual fees, but these are waived every year due to military status. Even though the annual fee is waived you still get great benefits like $200 credits and free priority pass membership or free hotel room nights every year. 

Here are some of my credit cards:

Top 3 Credit Cards for Military Members

These are the credit cards that every military member should have in my opinion.

  • American Express Platinum
    • $600 sign up bonus. Free $200 in annual Uber credits. Free $200 airline credit. Free priority pass. Annual fee waived for military
    • Sign up here
  • Chase Sapphire Reserve
    • 50,000k sign up bonus (worth $750 in travel). Free annual $300 travel credit
    • Sign up here
  • American Express Hilton Aspire
    • 150,000 point sign up bonus. Free annual night. Free $250 airline credit. Free $250 annual resort credit. Free priority pass. Annual fee waived for military
    • Sign up here

Other Military Credit Cards with Unique Benefits or Extra Cash Back

If you want to learn more about each credit card I use, I have numbered them above with the descriptions below. I have included three areas of breakdown for each card: 1.) Benefits, 2.) Annual Fees, 3.) Bonuses

American Express Cash Preferred

  • Benefits: 6%(Groceries), 3%(Gas + Department Stores)
  • Annual fee: $75 but you can get that waived via the SCRA benefits for being a military member. 
  • Sign up bonus: $250.

American Express Platinum

  • Benefits: $200 Airline credit every year, Free Priority Pass membership.
  • Annual fee: $495 but you can get that waived via the SCRA benefits for being a military member.
  • Sign up bonus: $250. Contact me and I’ll send you an email back with a member invitation.

Barclaycard Arrival™ World MasterCard®

  • Benefits: 2.2 miles on all purchases.
  • Annual fee: $89(waived for the first year!). Also, military members never pay an annual fee because Barclay will waive it with SCRA benefits
  • Sign up bonus: 40,000 bonus miles

Citi Dividend

  • Benefits: Has rotating 5% cash back categories (Now – Macy’s, Fitness stores, Drug stores)
  • Annual fee: None
  • Sign up bonus: $100 cash bonus

Chase Freedom

  • Benefits: Has rotating 5% cash back categories (Now – Gas, Movies, Starbucks)
  • Annual fee: Hone 
  • Sign up bonus: $200 cash bonus

Chase Ink Business

  • Benefits: 5% back at Office Stores, Phone, Cable, Internet.  
  • Annual fee: None
  • Sign up bonus: $200 cash bonus.

Discover it®

  • Benefits: has rotating 5% cash back categories (Restaurants, Fast Food, Movies). Free Monthly FICO Score. 0% Intro APR* for 14 months on purchases and balance transfers.
  • Annual fee: None
  • Sign up bonus: $50

Fidelity Reward Credit Card

  • Benefits: 2% back on EVERYTHING
  • Annual fee: None
  • Sign up bonus: $75 (LIMITED TIME ONLY)

IHG Rewards Club Card

  • Benefits: One free night per year. 5points/$ at their hotels.
  • Annual fee: $49 (waived the 1st year) but you can get that waived via the SCRA benefits for being a military member.
  • Sign up bonus: 60,000 point bonus.

PenFed Pathfinder® Rewards Visa Signature® Card

  • Benefits: 4x Points on all Travel categories for PenFed Honors Advantage Members.
  • Annual fee: $95
  • Sign up bonus: 50,000 Bonus Points when you spend $3000 in the first 90 days

Penfed Platinum Rewards

  • Benefits: 5% Gas, 3% Grocery yearround
  • Annual fee: None
  • Sign up bonus: None

USAA Cash Back Rewards Plus

  • Benefits: 5% cash back at gas stations and on-base purchase like the exchange/commissary. 2% cash back at other grocery stores.
  • Annual fee: None
  • Sign up bonus: None

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