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Huh. I was in the Air Force from 2005-2010 and I literally never saw this. I was at LSA Anaconda in Iraq too (mentioned in the article) ... must be an Army thin

by pram 6y ago

Huh. I was in the Air Force from 2005-2010 and I literally never saw this. I was at LSA Anaconda in Iraq too (mentioned in the article) ... must be an Army thing?

xedeon 6y ago
It was used in the Air Force as well. It was issued in Basic Training and deployed locations. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/44435/eagle-cash-has-landed-aor https://www.dvidshub.net/image/44435/eagle-cash-has-landed-a... https://www.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000452297/ https://www.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000452297/ https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/332nd-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/Photos/igphoto/2001340770/ https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/332nd-Air-Expeditionary-Wing...
- pram 6y ago
  I'm not denying it exists (it's obviously a thing) but when I went through basic, they had us bring a voided check to set up direct deposit. We never had anything like this. Also I used my USAA debit card with zero issues while deployed in Iraq/Afghanistan/Kyrgyzstan. Very strange!
studius 6y ago
Eagle Cash makes me think of something related to the World Space Commission[1][2]. But, apparently the US Dept. of the Treasury[3] manages three kinds of payment cards, EZPay, EagleCash, and Navy Cash. Both the Army and Air Force use EagleCash[4][5]. There may have been some consolidation[6], but EZPay and Navy Cash still seem to have presence[7][8]. Note: previously there were four programs[9], once of which was Marine Cash. [1]- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space:_1999 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space:_1999 [2]- https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2jizp?Space-1999The-Thirty-year-Alternate-History https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2jizp?Space-1999The-Thirty-year... [3]- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stored-value_card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stored-value_card [4]- https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/122557/eaglecash-dont-deploy-without-it/ https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/122557/eagle... [5]- https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/eaglecash/organizations.html https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/eaglecash/organizations.html [6]- https://www.usafmcom.army.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1938486/new-eaglecash-consolidates-dods-stored-value-cards/ https://www.usafmcom.army.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1... [7]- https://fiscal.treasury.gov/ezpay/ https://fiscal.treasury.gov/ezpay/ [8]- https://fiscal.treasury.gov/navy-cash/ https://fiscal.treasury.gov/navy-cash/ [9]- https://www.secureidnews.com/news-item/us-military-relies-on-smart-cards-for-a-wide-range-of-stored-value-payments/ https://www.secureidnews.com/news-item/us-military-relies-on...

by pram 6y ago

Huh. I was in the Air Force from 2005-2010 and I literally never saw this. I was at LSA Anaconda in Iraq too (mentioned in the article) ... must be an Army thing?

xedeon 6y ago

It was used in the Air Force as well. It was issued in Basic Training and deployed locations. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/44435/eagle-cash-has-landed-aor https://www.dvidshub.net/image/44435/eagle-cash-has-landed-a... https://www.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000452297/ https://www.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000452297/ https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/332nd-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/Photos/igphoto/2001340770/ https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/332nd-Air-Expeditionary-Wing...

pram 6y ago
I'm not denying it exists (it's obviously a thing) but when I went through basic, they had us bring a voided check to set up direct deposit. We never had anything like this. Also I used my USAA debit card with zero issues while deployed in Iraq/Afghanistan/Kyrgyzstan. Very strange!

studius 6y ago

Eagle Cash makes me think of something related to the World Space Commission[1][2]. But, apparently the US Dept. of the Treasury[3] manages three kinds of payment cards, EZPay, EagleCash, and Navy Cash. Both the Army and Air Force use EagleCash[4][5]. There may have been some consolidation[6], but EZPay and Navy Cash still seem to have presence[7][8]. Note: previously there were four programs[9], once of which was Marine Cash. [1]- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space:_1999 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space:_1999 [2]- https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2jizp?Space-1999The-Thirty-year-Alternate-History https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2jizp?Space-1999The-Thirty-year... [3]- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stored-value_card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stored-value_card [4]- https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/122557/eaglecash-dont-deploy-without-it/ https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/122557/eagle... [5]- https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/eaglecash/organizations.html https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/eaglecash/organizations.html [6]- https://www.usafmcom.army.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1938486/new-eaglecash-consolidates-dods-stored-value-cards/ https://www.usafmcom.army.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1... [7]- https://fiscal.treasury.gov/ezpay/ https://fiscal.treasury.gov/ezpay/ [8]- https://fiscal.treasury.gov/navy-cash/ https://fiscal.treasury.gov/navy-cash/ [9]- https://www.secureidnews.com/news-item/us-military-relies-on-smart-cards-for-a-wide-range-of-stored-value-payments/ https://www.secureidnews.com/news-item/us-military-relies-on...