4 January 11
THE IMPORTANCE OF A MILITARY IDENTIFICATION CARD
In Army regulation 670-1 it requires that soldiers carry a military-issued identification card at all times, whether in or out of uniform. It also mandates that soldiers traveling or living overseas wear dog tags at all times (even in civilian clothing), and states that every soldier in uniform must include them as part of their duty uniforms.
Military Identification Cards are essential and have many reasons for being used. It gives you access to all your benefits and without it you may not be able to get on base, go to the commissary, enroll in child care, or get proper health care. ID cards and dog tags are generally required components of military uniforms. Military ID cards are required to travel on and off military installations, access commissaries and Post Exchanges and serve as an indication of a service member's rank, branch of service and the Geneva Convention Category he/she falls under. Dog tags (also called identification tags) serve to convey a service member's name, Social Security number, blood type and religious preference in case the service member becomes a casualty.
Military ID cards also grant service members access to military installations; service members who do not have a military ID card are turned away at the gate and denied entry. Military ID cards are required to prove a service member is authorized to be on military posts. When asked by a superior to provide a military ID card, all service members must comply or face punitive action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
As you see, these military identification cards can be used in many ways. They act as a way of identifying yourself just like a civilian identification card will. They are accepted anywhere as a correct form of ID. They are also key when it comes to security purposes due to the fact that the armed forces can at any time be a hostile environment. Knowing...
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