Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Sean Kean, R-Monmouth and Ocean, that permits the Motor Vehicle Commission to indicate a person’s status as a veteran on their driver’s license and other forms of identification issued by the MVC was approved by the Assembly Transportation Committee today.
Kean’s bill, A-691, was merged with a similar bill, A-2030, sponsored his Republican colleagues Dave Russo and Scott Rumana, who represent Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Morris Counties.
“This legislation provides a convenient and efficient way for honorably discharged veterans to display their status instead of carrying their official military discharge papers,” said Kean, R-Monmouth and Ocean.
“Identifying one’s veteran status on a driver’s license will make things easier to both the person who served our country with honor and the inquiring entity.
Kean continued, “Designating veteran status on a driver’s license will make it easier for former military personnel to avail themselves of programs and incentives offered to them or assist them in providing proof of their status when applying for jobs that are advertised as hiring veterans.”
Kean noted the U.S. Department of Defense only provides veteran identification cards to individuals who have retired from military service or receive Veterans Administration medical benefits. TLS.
What else are they going to put in it? It’s a driver license not a personal history card. Next thing MVC will get hacked and all of our information will be on the internet.
Sorry, #1, these people served our country, which means they served YOU by laying their lives on the line, and we should be doing whatever we can do to make their lives easier.
It costs you nothing, and it makes it easier for them. So what’s your problem exactly?
I think so too. we owe our veterans thanks that we can’t pay back. we should respect them any way we can.
There was big bizyonos on the veterens who came back from vietnam and that should never happen again especialy since they are volunteers now.
i think #1 was referring to how back during WW1/2 communist countries like Russia used to make people carry their passports as their ID, and inside it also contained a stamp of where you work, medical issues, etc.
i get what #1 is saying, but in this case – i think its warranted to amend the DL for those who served.
but my only gripe is, what about those who did not deploy? they are not technically vets, but they still served. are they exempt from this convenience? what about those who were deployed to an area outside of combat? either the scoop didnt do enough research- or this bill is beyond vague.
This card doesn’t confer privileges upon the carrier. It just consolidates information that appears on their discharge papers.