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An exchange is a type of retail store found on United States military installations worldwide. Once similar to trading posts , today they resemble modern department stores or strip malls . The terminology varies by armed service; some examples include base exchange ( BX ), and post exchange ( PX ), and there are more specific terms for subtypes of exchange.

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19-694: (Redirected from Exchanges ) [REDACTED] Look up exchange in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Exchange or exchanged may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media [ edit ] Film and television [ edit ] Exchange (film) , or Deep Trap , 2015 South Korean psychological thriller Exchanged (film) , 2019 Peruvian fantasy comedy Exchange (TV program) , 2021 South Korean dating reality show Gaming [ edit ] Exchange (chess) , closely related captures of pieces of both players in chess The exchange (chess) , an exchange of

38-1292: A market economy Exchange (organized market) , where securities etc are bought and sold Places [ edit ] Exchange, Indiana , U.S. Exchange, Missouri , U.S. Exchange, Pennsylvania , U.S. Exchange, West Virginia , U.S. Exchange Alley , in London, United Kingdom Exchange District , a historic area in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Science and technology [ edit ] .exchange, an ICANN-era generic Internet top-level domain Microsoft Exchange Server , mail and calendar software Telephone exchange , connecting telephone calls Other uses [ edit ] USS  Exchange  (1862) , an American Civil War steamer See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Exchange All pages with titles containing Exchange The Exchange (disambiguation) Exchange Building (disambiguation) Exchange Hotel (disambiguation) Interchange (disambiguation) X-Change (disambiguation) Base exchange or Post exchange, retail store on U.S. military installations Columbian exchange , transfers between

57-1129: A market economy Exchange (organized market) , where securities etc are bought and sold Places [ edit ] Exchange, Indiana , U.S. Exchange, Missouri , U.S. Exchange, Pennsylvania , U.S. Exchange, West Virginia , U.S. Exchange Alley , in London, United Kingdom Exchange District , a historic area in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Science and technology [ edit ] .exchange, an ICANN-era generic Internet top-level domain Microsoft Exchange Server , mail and calendar software Telephone exchange , connecting telephone calls Other uses [ edit ] USS  Exchange  (1862) , an American Civil War steamer See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Exchange All pages with titles containing Exchange The Exchange (disambiguation) Exchange Building (disambiguation) Exchange Hotel (disambiguation) Interchange (disambiguation) X-Change (disambiguation) Base exchange or Post exchange, retail store on U.S. military installations Columbian exchange , transfers between

76-570: A minor piece for a rook Music [ edit ] Exchange, a new-age jazz band of Steve Sexton and Gerald O'Brien , and their 1992 self-titled album Exchange (EP) , by Against All Authority and The Criminals, 1999 "Exchange" (song) , by Bryson Tiller, 2015 "Exchange" and "(Exchange)", songs on Massive Attack's 1998 album Mezzanine (album) Business and economics [ edit ] Bureau de change , or currency exchange Cryptocurrency exchange , to trade cryptocurrencies or digital currencies Exchange (economics) , in

95-570: A minor piece for a rook Music [ edit ] Exchange, a new-age jazz band of Steve Sexton and Gerald O'Brien , and their 1992 self-titled album Exchange (EP) , by Against All Authority and The Criminals, 1999 "Exchange" (song) , by Bryson Tiller, 2015 "Exchange" and "(Exchange)", songs on Massive Attack's 1998 album Mezzanine (album) Business and economics [ edit ] Bureau de change , or currency exchange Cryptocurrency exchange , to trade cryptocurrencies or digital currencies Exchange (economics) , in

114-487: A result, do not pay rent or tax for the use of land. Exchanges' tax-exempt status (as instrumentalities of the U.S. Government) also reduces certain operating expenses. While exchanges must pay for the cost of transporting goods within the contiguous United States , Congress appropriates funds to subsidize the transportation costs of American merchandise to overseas exchange locations so that such items are available and affordable to personnel stationed overseas. Roughly 70% of

133-627: A sponsored activity). Foreign national active duty officer and enlisted members, when visiting U.S. military installation for unofficial business. Merchandise is restricted to quantities required for personal use. At many overseas locations, exchange privileges are determined as part of the local status of forces agreement . Shopping privileges are also generally extended in overseas locations to U.S. federal government civilian employees and their dependents who are assigned overseas. Shopping privileges can vary overseas according to applicable status-of-forces agreements with host nations. A typical exchange

152-727: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages exchange [REDACTED] Look up exchange in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Exchange or exchanged may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media [ edit ] Film and television [ edit ] Exchange (film) , or Deep Trap , 2015 South Korean psychological thriller Exchanged (film) , 2019 Peruvian fantasy comedy Exchange (TV program) , 2021 South Korean dating reality show Gaming [ edit ] Exchange (chess) , closely related captures of pieces of both players in chess The exchange (chess) , an exchange of

171-447: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Base exchange Base exchanges sell consumer goods and services to authorized patrons such as active duty, reserve, national guard, retired members of the U.S. Uniformed Services and their dependents. Other authorized patrons include honorably discharged veterans certified 100% disabled and/or totally and permanently disabled (TPD) by

190-495: Is similar to a department store , but other services such as military clothing sales/uniform shops, barber shops, hair care, beauty, laundry/dry cleaning, gas stations, fast food outlets, convenience stores ("Expresses"), beer and wine sales, liquor stores ("Class Six" or "Package Stores"), lawn and garden shops, movie theaters and even vehicle maintenance and repair services are commonly available. Most (but not all) sales by exchanges are free of state and local sales or VAT taxes as

209-588: Is used to verify non-disabled veterans' eligibility for the online shopping benefit. Limited base exchange privileges are extended to members of the Civil Air Patrol and United States Coast Guard Auxiliary . Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps , and Civil Air Patrol cadets may all have varying degrees of privileges (such as only being allowed to shop for uniform items or only being allowed when visiting installations as part of

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228-749: The Veterans Administration , recipients of the Medal of Honor , military transition personnel, DoD employees, Red Cross personnel who are U.S. citizens assigned outside the United States with the military service. Authority to use these facilities is normally determined by presentation of the U.S. Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card , either when entering the store or when paying for goods and services. Online base exchange shopping privileges were extended to all honorably discharged veterans beginning on November 11, 2017. The DEERS database

247-456: The Old and New Worlds Exchange rate , the price for which one currency is exchanged for another Gas exchange , by diffusion across a surface Internet exchange point , allowing Internet service providers to exchange data Prisoner exchange , or prisoner swap Student exchange program Trade , the exchange of goods or services for money or other goods or services Topics referred to by

266-410: The Old and New Worlds Exchange rate , the price for which one currency is exchanged for another Gas exchange , by diffusion across a surface Internet exchange point , allowing Internet service providers to exchange data Prisoner exchange , or prisoner swap Student exchange program Trade , the exchange of goods or services for money or other goods or services Topics referred to by

285-525: The exchange earnings are paid to MWR programs . In the last ten years, more than $ 2.24 billion has been contributed by the exchange to the Army and Air Force to spend on quality of life improvements for Soldiers, Airmen and their families—Youth Services, Armed Forces Recreation Centers, arts and crafts, aquatic centers, post functions and golf courses. Exchanges play an important role for U.S. military and federal government personnel assigned overseas as they are often

304-402: The exchange services, exchange service employees' salaries are paid from revenues generated from sales of merchandise, except for annual raises from funds appropriated by Congress . Exchanges are deemed Category C non-appropriated fund (NAF) activities, meaning they are designed to not only be self-sufficient, but generate a profit. Exchanges are normally located on military reservations and, as

323-408: The sales take place on U.S. military reservations (exceptions include gasoline sales in the U.S. and sales by concessionaires licensed by the exchange). Unlike commissaries (military grocery stores), exchanges, for the most part, do not receive significant appropriations from the federal government and must operate on a for-profit basis. With the exception of military personnel assigned to duty with

342-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Exchange . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exchange&oldid=1231888043 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

361-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Exchange . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exchange&oldid=1231888043 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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