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The Hilton Honors Military Program is available to both military veterans and their spouses. Hilton Hotels offers separating or retiring military servicemembers and their spouses 100,000 Hilton points to help them search for their next job.
If you are separating or retiring from the military, here's what to do with your annual fee waived cards like the The Platinum Card® from American Express or the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card.
Before you pick up your DD-214, I recommend you also pick up an annual fee waived Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card. You can start building Hilton points to aid in your job search.
Listen to the Military Money Manual Podcast episode where we covered the Hilton Honors Military Program:
How Military Veterans Can Earn 100,000 Free Hilton Points
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) partners with Hilton to offer up to 100,000 points to transitioning servicemembers and veterans to support travel for employment.
The Hilton points can be used for any employment purpose such as an out of town job search, training for a new job, or finding housing after separation. Your state must participate in the program. Currently 33 states participate.
To start your application for the 100,000 free points, contact the Hilton Honors Military Program at hiltonhonors@naswa.org
Hilton Honors Military Program State Contacts
Send an email to the point of contact for the state you are separating from, moving to, are a legal resident of, or your home of record is listed in that state: hiltonhonors@naswa.org
33 states are participating in the Hilton Honors Military Program: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Here is the message you will receive when contacting NASWA.
Thank you for contacting the Hilton Honors military program, administered by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies and currently available in 33 states (eligibility varies by state).
If you are still on active duty, you are not eligible for this program.
Please review the information here to review program policy, activities eligible for points, and eligibility requirements. If you are on active duty, please reapply when you are transitioning or have left military service. Military spouse and National Guard/Reserve eligibility varies by state.
This program is for employment related activities only, which must be verified before points can be awarded.
Allowable Activities:
- Travel for verifiable job interviews
- Training needed to get or keep a job or leading to a certification
- Pre-employment testing such as physicals, drug testing, bar exams, and aptitude/agility tests
Non-Allowable Activities:
- Attending conference and/or career fairs
- Job searching
- Relocation and/or house hunting
- Family visits/family time
- Vacations/personal travel
- Retirement
- Non-employment activities
To understand the number of nights covered by 100,000 points, please refer to the Hilton reservations website. Typically 100,000 points is the equivalent of two-three nights, depending on the property. Additional points are not available. The 100,000 is a lifetime award through this program.
Please provide the information below so we can quickly assess your request and forward to the appropriate state. Requests without this information will be returned, delaying the possible receipt of points.
- Name
- Status – Veteran, Transitioning Service Member, National Guard/Reserve, military spouse
- State where you currently live
- If you are moving to another state, which one
- Reason for requesting points
After your application is approved, the points are deposited into your account. There is no further follow up to see if the points were used for employment related activity.
Here is what the email looks like when the points are sent to you.
And here are the 100,000 points in your Hilton Honors account:
I hope this information is useful! Please share on Facebook or Reddit if you found it valuable. If you used the program and received Hilton points, please leave a comment below so other's know about the value of the program.
Hilton Honors Military Program FAQ
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) partners with Hilton to offer up to 100,000 points to transitioning servicemembers and veterans to support travel for employment. The Hilton points can be used for Travel for verifiable job interviews, training needed to get or keep a job or leading to a certification, or pre-employment testing such as physicals, drug testing, bar exams, and aptitude/agility tests.
To start your application for the 100,000 free points from the Hilton Honors Military Program, you must contact hiltonhonors@naswa.org.
It depends on your state, but it appears that military spouses can also apply for the Hilton Honors Military Program and receive up to 100,000 free Hilton Honors points to help them transition.
Good afternoon, I am a NAVY veteran, and I was wondering if I will be able to qualify for the Hilton Honors Military Program. I would like to apply for the Hilton Honors Aspire card.
Could you do multiple requests for 100k points if you have invites to interview with several different companies that are out-of-state?
No, I do not think so. The program is setup for 100,000 points per veteran or veteran spouse.
What do 100,000 points equate to? I do Transition Counseling and if I suggest this to people I can to be able to say what it means nights stay/dollar wise. Thank you!
It’s very dependent on location, hotel type, and time of the year. However as an example in Huntsville, Alabama in June 2022 you could stay at several properties for 20,000 or 30,000 per night. That’s 5 or 3 nights for the free 100,000 points.
I have also properties (mostly overseas) for 10,000 points per night, so that’s up to 10 free night stays for 100k points!
Likely varies from state to state, but this mentions it’s also available to milspouses!
https://des.az.gov/sites/default/files/media/hilton_honors_military_faq.pdf