How Troop Trade works
Create an account
Sign up with your email. Anyone can browse the resource hub, but posting to member tools, listing, and inquiring require verified membership.
Verify through ID.me
We use ID.me to confirm active duty, veteran, retiree, reservist, or National Guard status. Verification is required before posting or messaging.
Activate your annual membership
Membership is $14.99 per year. It unlocks the full resource set — resume builder and community resume depository, Veteran Support Directory submissions, community organization, Dealer Watch posting — plus listing creation and seller contact across all DoD installations.
Use the resources, then the marketplace
Start with Career (resume builder and depository), Resources, and the Veteran Support Directory. Posting vehicles is included with your active membership — no per-listing fee. Provide year, make, model, mileage, condition, photos, and acknowledge the personal liability disclosure.
Connect with the community
Verified members reach out via the platform. You arrange inspection, payment, and title transfer directly. Troop Trade is not a party to the sale.
Pricing
Troop Trade — Platform Overview (PDF)
A resource-first brief covering every application on the site — career and resume tools, the member resume depository, the Veteran Support Directory, document recovery, community organization, Dealer Watch, and the closed vehicle and item exchange — with a full cost breakdown for self-procured membership vs. member sponsorship packs and large sponsor / advertisement tiers.
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