WHO CAN ENTER: Open to all Military and DoD ID card holders ages 18 and above. AAFES associates and their immediate families are not eligible.

HOW TO ENTER: You may enter online by sending a digital photograph of your pet and yourself or family members (pet can be featured alone or with owners) plus a 50 words or less description of your pet to PatriotFamily@aafes.com. You must include your name, address, name of closet Exchange to your home, daytime phone number, rank or occupation plus pet information (name, breed or type of pet) at the top left hand side of the email. Last day to submit entry by email is September 30 at 2400 hours EST. Put the title “Patriot Family Pet” onto the subject line. Photos must be original (not copies of professionally taken photos), photograph must be taken by contestant and sole property of entrant.
Failure to provide all requested information will mean disqualification of entry.
You may only submit one (1) photo per household.

CONTEST PHOTO FORMAT RESTRICTIONS: Images can be of any household/outdoor pet, (dogs, cats, ferrets, reptiles, horses, etc.) Images submitted electronically must be .jpeg or .tiff file format only, no larger than 1 MB. You may only submit your original photographs of which you are the sole owner of any copyright or other property or privacy rights; submissions of photographs taken by someone other than yourself are void.

JUDGING CRITERIA AND SELECTION OF WINNERS: Submissions will be judged on the basis of creativity, uniqueness, quality, and effectiveness in conveying the essence of loyalty and companionship of pets belonging to military members.

PRIZES:
Pet photo contest winners will be awarded the following prizes:

• Grand Prize - $1000*
• 1st Place - $500*
• 8 Runners up will receive one of the following:
• Aquavista 100 Designer Aquarium
• One of four Majestic Pet Beds
• Uncle Milton’s Pet’s Eye View Cam
• Richelle Auto Deluxe Pet Gate
• Pet Gear Home-N-Go Portable pet crate**

*Grand Prize and First place monies sponsored by P&G makers of Iams and Eukanuba.

TERMS: All entry information becomes the property of AAFES. By entering the contest, entrants grant AAFES a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to display any submitted photographs. Entrant name and pet name may be displayed on the AAFES website and within AAFES advertising and promotions without any fee or other form of compensation. AAFES may make and retain copies of any submitted photograph for advertising and archival purposes.

**Runner up prizes will be awarded at the discretion of AAFES management. If runner up winner does not accept prize awarded there will be NO substitutions.