Currently, veterans with discharge preferential treatment certificates in Tianjin cannot ride subways and buses for free. The benefits of Tianjin’s veterans’ preferential treatment certificate are as follows: 1. Transportation. Now retired military personnel in most parts of the country can ride buses for free with their preferential treatment cards, but they cannot directly swipe their cards to get on the bus like senior citizens' cards or student cards. They can only show their preferential treatment cards to the driver. If you want to ride the subway and light rail for free with a preferential treatment certificate, it is currently only possible in a few places; 2. Tourism. Most state-owned tourist attractions across the country provide preferential treatment to retired military personnel. Some offer discounts on ticket prices, and some offer free tickets, but there are many restrictions. For example, tourist attractions that directly offer free tickets generally only provide free tickets once or twice a year. Opportunities; 3. Financial aspect. The banks to which the preferential treatment certificates belong generally waive basic fees such as annual fees, inter-bank cash withdrawal fees, inter-bank transfer fees, and SMS notification fees for veterans; 4. Logistics. China Post, SF Express, and Deppon Express have launched shipping discounts for retired military personnel, with a 15% discount for ordinary retired military personnel and a 20% discount for special retired military personnel; 5. Aviation. China United Airlines has launched a 10% discount or 95% discount for retired military personnel; 6. Regarding the three major communication operators. Now the three major communication operators of China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom have also begun to launch preferential treatment for retired military personnel. For example, Gansu Telecom Company has launched Tianyi Support Military Card for retired military personnel in the province, with a 40% discount on the tariff, which is a relatively large discount; 7. Accommodation. Nowadays, the number of military-supporting hotels is gradually increasing, and discounts on accommodation are offered to active military personnel, retired military personnel and military family members; 8. Expressway access. Fujian Province’s preferential treatment list for retired military personnel includes preferential treatment for highways. Retired soldiers in Fujian Province (excluding Xiamen) who hold Everbright Bank preferential treatment certificates can enjoy a 50% discount on highways in the province when applying for ETC, with a monthly base fee of 100 yuan; 9. Refueling. PetroChina has launched refueling discounts for retired military personnel; 10. Shopping. Nowadays, many large supermarkets have also launched discounts for retired military personnel, but the operation is more troublesome. You need to download an APP and bind a discount card, bank card, etc. Legal basis: Article 15 of the "Law of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Veterans". When accepting retired soldiers, the competent department of the people's government of the place of resettlement shall issue a veteran's preferential treatment certificate to the retired soldiers. Veterans' preferential treatment certificates are uniformly issued and numbered across the country, and the management and use regulations are formulated by the department in charge of retired military affairs under the State Council in conjunction with relevant departments. "Regulations on Military Pensions and Preferential Treatments" Article 36 Active-duty military personnel and disabled military personnel have priority in purchasing tickets to take domestic trains, ships, long-distance buses and buses with valid certificates and the "Disabled Military Personnel Certificate of the People's Republic of China" Civil flights; disabled military personnel enjoy a discount of 50% off the normal fare.