A
United States military ID card is like the complete
pass when it comes to all things
military. It will get you on a
base, it serves as
medical insurance card, and it allows you to shop at the
commissary,
base exchange, and enjoy
MWR. It is also recognized as a form of
social security ID. Your
social security number is printed on the front.
ID's for
active duty personnel are
green,
retired personnel blue, and
orange for
dependent. Across the top, it says
UNITED STATES UNIFORMED SERVICES. The picture is in the middle, and, to the left of the picture, there is a big
presidential seal.
The
front of the card contains the following
information:
SSN,
name,
signature,
expiration date,
sponsor SSN (if dependent), service
status, rank/pay grade, and relationship to sponsor (if dependent). Across the bottom it says,
IDENTIFICATION AND
PRIVILEGE CARD.
The back of the card contains:
date of birth,
weight height,
hair color,
eye color,
date of issue, status of
medical insurance, civilian (y or n), effective date (the day the first ID was issued to you), and the
expiration date again. In addition, there are two fields on the back for scanning, the name of the document type, (DD FORM 1173), the particular date that type was put into issue or last
modified, (OCT 93 for mine, but there may be a newer version now.) and the words, "
PROPERTY OF US GOVERNMENT"
There are
holograms all across the front, a
presidential seal rotated 90 degrees to the right with
USA across it. The back of the card is an off white with tiny,
green,
blue, or
orange (see above)
presidential seals making a
pattern. There are also two presidential seals on the photo, printed in thin lines. One of them is on the top right of the
photo and the other is on the bottom left. Half of each seal actually goes across the
photo, with the
photo border cutting right through the center of each seal.
The plastic is
hard, but
thin and
limber. You should be able to bend it almost 45 degrees on each side.
And yes, the
military ID is a federally issued ID (
no shit, sherlock) and is not only entirely
valid but especially
qualified for
utilization in any
situation which requires a
picture ID.
(This one is especially for those of you who work at
convenience stores and
liquor stores. I keep getting turned down to buy
alcohol because most people can't
recognize a
valid,
federal ID card when they see it.