What's the difference between a veteran and a reserve?

Retirement means that officers and soldiers retire from active service after the expiration of their military service. Reserve service is military service performed by citizens other than the army. The important ways for the state to reserve soldiers are officer reserve and soldier reserve. During their reserve service, citizens regularly participate in military training and perform military tasks, ready to conquer active service at any time. After officers and men retired from active service, they were transferred to reserve service.

What are the benefits of the veterans discount card?

1, you can enjoy priority services in public service institutions and places such as railways, highways, aviation, ports, finance, parks, scenic spots, open cultural relics protection units and citizen service centers within the administrative area of this province.

2, in the administrative area of this province, the local medical service institutions enjoy priority registration and other services.

3, in the administrative area of this province to visit the government investment in the establishment of open cultural relics protection units and other places, with the "card" free visit.

4, with the "card" priority for civil affairs services. Those who stay in public pension institutions will be given priority in adoption or stay under the same conditions.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Military Service Law

Article 11

The state strengthens the informatization construction of military service, takes effective measures to realize information sharing among relevant departments, promotes the modernization of military service information collection, processing, transmission and storage, and provides support for improving the quality and efficiency of military service. The relevant departments of the military service organs and their staff members shall keep the collected personal information strictly confidential and shall not disclose or illegally provide it to others. The state takes measures to strengthen the publicity and education of military service, enhance citizens' awareness of performing military service according to law, and create a good social atmosphere for glorious service.