SaluteScoutNational Aquarium Military Discount — Sources and Search Audit
The official Special Offers page lists year-round on-site pricing of $39.95 and a separate Maryland Mornings military rate. Five readable target-relevant result bodies were reviewed; the dated MWR ticket program is expired.
Google sample and official page bodies checked September 25, 2026; published September 25, 2026. No purchase or eligibility verification was performed.
The top-ten audit separates on-site pricing, MWR tickets and unreadable pages
The exact query was national aquarium military discount, searched September 25, 2026 in the signed-in Chrome with hl=en, gl=us, and pws=0. The bare Google page showed nine organic results. Google Web view (udm=14) showed ten; the first nine URLs matched in the same order, and Wonders of Wildlife was rank ten. Ads, AI Overview, videos and People also ask were excluded.
Ranks 2 and 8 Military.com and rank 4 Reddit remained unreadable after two opens and stay Unknown. Rank 9 is a Meta AI-generated summary and is excluded. Rank 10 is a different aquarium/attraction. Rank 1 official Special Offers, ranks 3 and 6 official event pages, rank 5 Tripadvisor, and rank 7 Army MWR were readable. No search snippets are substituted for page bodies.
| Rank and result | Military percentage | Base / limits | Claim route | Offer-valid date | Opened-body note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Special Offers - National Aquarium | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Readable current official page. It lists year-round, on-site ticket pricing of $39.95 for guests with active military ID or veteran ID. Active military personnel and adult-eligible dependents ages 21-69 can receive the pricing in person at the box office; adult-eligible veterans ages 21-69 must present one of the listed IDs. The page separately offers $5 off regular admission to military personnel through Maryland Mornings, which requires Maryland residency, weekday-before-noon onsite purchase and is non-combinable with listed 2026 blackout dates. |
| 2. Military.com result (body Unknown) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown after two direct Chrome opens; both returned ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR. No search-result text is used. |
| 3. National Aquarium - Special Events (page 2) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Readable official events page. Its Military & Veteran Discount entry says the Aquarium offers special on-site ticket pricing for guests with proper identification, but it does not state an amount or offer-valid dates in that entry. |
| 4. Reddit Baltimore discussion (body Unknown) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown after two opens; Reddit returned HTTP 403/network-security block. No search snippet is used. |
| 5. Disappointed with military discount policy - Tripadvisor | No | No | Yes | No | Readable individual review dated October 29, 2013. The reviewer says a staff member told their family the discount had to be obtained before arrival; this is one dated customer account, not current Aquarium policy. The review also mentions other ticket promotions, which are not used as military terms. |
| 6. Special Events - National Aquarium | No | Yes | Yes | No | Readable official page. It repeats that Military & Veteran special ticket pricing is on-site for guests with proper identification, but does not state a rate or offer-valid period in that event-list entry. |
| 7. Baltimore National Aquarium Tickets - Carlisle Barracks Army MWR | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Readable Carlisle Barracks LTS page marked 'PAID ADVERTISEMENT. NO FEDERAL ENDORSEMENT IMPLIED.' It lists $39.25 for active-duty military including direct dependents with military ID, and states promotion dates January 1-December 31, 2025. Tickets were one-day e-tickets redeemed at Aquarium Will Call after purchase through Carlisle LTS; this promotion period has ended. |
| 8. Military.com result (body Unknown) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown after two direct Chrome opens; both returned ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR. No search-result text is used. |
| 9. Facebook Meta AI summary (excluded) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Readable Facebook page explicitly summarized by Meta AI. It mixes MWR ticket claims, Maryland resident offers and other generated content; it is not an independent policy source and is excluded from counts. |
| 10. Wonders of Wildlife result (different attraction) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Readable special-offers page for Wonders of Wildlife, a different attraction. It contains no National Aquarium military policy and is excluded from National Aquarium findings and counts. |
Among five readable, National Aquarium-relevant result bodies, 0/5 state a military percentage, 4/5 state a military base or limit, 5/5 give a military-related route, and 2/5 state a military-offer period. The dated MWR row covers January 1-December 31, 2025 and has ended. The official year-round on-site pricing and Maryland Mornings program are distinct. Counts are limited to this sample; blocked and generated results are not treated as No.
Official on-site offers, MWR sales and a dated customer account stay separate
| Opened source | Observed body | Date / scope boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Official Special Offers | $39.95 year-round on-site military/veteran pricing; separate Maryland Mornings military rate is $5 off regular price. | No end date for $39.95 is stated; Maryland Mornings has resident, weekday, time, non-combination and blackout limits. |
| Official Special Events page 2 | On-site military/veteran special pricing with proper identification; no amount on this page. | The Special Offers page supplies detailed terms. |
| Official Special Events page | Repeats on-site special pricing and proper identification; no amount on this page. | No offer period stated here. |
| Carlisle Barracks LTS MWR | $39.25 military e-ticket including direct dependents with ID. | Promotion dates Jan 1-Dec 31, 2025; ended; paid advertisement/no federal endorsement notice. |
| Tripadvisor | One user account says the discount had to be obtained before arrival. | Review dated October 29, 2013; anecdote, not current Aquarium instructions. |
| Military.com military-specific page | Unknown after two ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR results. | No snippet used. |
| Military.com general page | Unknown after two ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR results. | No snippet used. |
| Reddit Baltimore thread | Unknown after two HTTP 403 blocks. | No snippet used. |
| Facebook Meta AI | Generated summary mixes separate MWR and resident offers. | Excluded from findings. |
| Wonders of Wildlife | Different attraction's offer page. | Not used for National Aquarium. |
The official page was checked September 25, 2026. That is the review date, not an offer start or end date. The MWR promotion ended December 31, 2025. The Tripadvisor review date is not an offer-validity date. No percentage or savings amount is calculated from the $39.95 on-site price or the $5 Maryland Mornings amount.