[murron]

My 20 year old son, who is in the Marines and is currently on his way home from Afghanistan and Kuwait, recently went to the movies when he was home on leave with 2 of his friends who attend college and are also 20. They pulled out their student IDs and were immediately given a discount admission ticket. But my son was denied a discount because he was told that there were no discounts for members of the military. My son, as well as others in the military, are sacrificing much for our country.

I wrote to AMC and my husband spoke on the phone to one of their representatives. He was basically given the run-around, and was told that their decision had nothing to do with our "invasion of Iraq" even though my husband didn't even mention that.

In the grand scheme of things, this may not seem important, but if college students can garner a special discount, why not those defending our country and our freedom?

[DesScorp]

Hollywood in general sucks. Why did you expect the theater chains to be any different. Silly person, don't you know your son is the enemy?

[Silly]

Good idea. I think everyone who can should give special discounts to all military members. Deep discounts, if possible.

[RckyRaCoCo]

no big deal, there’s nothing that hollygarbage puts out that’s worth seeing anyhow.

[jragan2001]

I don’t know if this has anything to do with the subject, but with the numbers of Veterans from past wars like WWII and the Korean War dwindling each year, combined with the fact that many of our public schools seem to no longer teach or appreciate our rich military history and our veterans, it’s no wonder that many people in management in some of our corporations are totally ignorant of the military in general. Remember, many of our large businesses and corporations are now run by people from the “hippie generation” (aka some of the Baby Boomers) who were taught the old “make love, not war” ideology.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Next time, just have your son mention that he’s illegally here in this country, and they’ll probably even throw in a box of Jujubes.

[stevio]

I wish I could help, but I already boycott the movies.

[ai4ever02]

i do agree, i think it’s ridiculous. i work at an AMC theatres, and i’ve gotten a few military personel asking if we give them discounts. i say we don’t, but i always give them a childs ticket anyway. i agree with all of you.
don’t go there, amc is stupid and over pricey.

[tillie2]

Just as an aside, you CAN get AMC tix at a discount - but you have to do it on post. I am a veteran and a military spouse. One of the biggest benefits is that you can then buy military-discount-priced tickets for your friends as well. Here is another site to verify the information: http://www.greatarmywives.com/amc-movie-theater-military-discount/

This is similar to the way buying discounted tickets through Costco (or similar places, I’ve seen the same thing at our credit union) works. Hope this helps and maybe puts less villainy on AMC. As to the exact complaint in your post - I appreciate the military discounts we receive, but the fact is that we serve because we choose to and because we feel a need to (few serve for the money or the hours, that’s for sure!) but the discounts people/companies give us are a benefit and not a right.

all that aside, thank you for your support of people like your son, myself and my husband - and our many friends and coworkers. It helps make the long hours, sleepless nights, and time alone more worthwhile.