AF clubs no longer will require MasterCard

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AF clubs no longer will require MasterCard
By Teri Weaver, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Friday, June 13, 2007

TOKYO — Starting this summer, joining an enlisted or officer’s club on an Air Force base won’t require getting another commercial credit card, according to Air Force officials.

Currently, club membership cards are directly tied to an application for a Chase Bank credit card, according to Kenny Pruitt, spokesman for the Air Force Personnel Center in San Antonio. Those memberships are required to get discounts on club activities and use of certain on-base gaming rooms.

The new system — which begins July 15 — allows people to apply only for a "proprietary card" linked directly to Air Force Services, according to Pruitt.

In the past, applicants were required to apply for a MasterCard through Chase. Only if the applicant did not meet the credit requirements for a MasterCard were they issued the proprietary card, Pruitt said in an e-mail this week.

"The change is in response to individuals indicating if they could choose the proprietary card they would become club members," Pruitt said.


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uhc comment: That's nice you don't have to apply for a Chase card to get into the NCO club. :sarcasm: