Identification Card Office

Need to get an Identification Card? Visit either of the two locations:

The Uniformed Services have agreed to assist each other in verifying ID card eligibility. The Uniformed Services assist  each other in verifying certain categories of eligible persons. With on-line connection to the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting system (DEERS) using the Real Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS), issuing activities shall:

1. Verify eligibility. (See Eligibility below)
2. Enroll individuals in DEERS.
3. Issue ID cards upon presentation of proper documentation. (See Documentation below)

Eligibility

• Active duty members, retired members, and members of the Reserve components not on active duty in excess of 30 days.

• Retired Reserve members who have reached their 60th birthday.

• Family members of military sponsors on active duty for more than 30 consecutive days.

• Family members of retirees (with pay)

• Family members of Ready Reserve (Selected, Individual and Standby Reservists).

• Family members of Retired Reservists, who have qualified for retired pay at age 60, yet have not reached age 60.

• Unremarried or unmarried former spouses previously enrolled in DEERS.

• Medal of Honor recipients and their eligible family members.

• One hundred percent disabled veterans and their family members.

• Former members having reached age 60 and in receipt of retired pay for nonregular service, and their family members.

Eligible survivors of

• Active duty members.

• Retired with pay members.

• Reserve members on active or inactive duty.

• Retirement - eligible reservists who died prior to transfer to the Retired Reserve (Reservists who were still participating).

• Retired reserve members who qualify for pay at age 60 but die before reaching age 60.

• One hundred percent DAVs.

• Medal of Honor Recipients.

Documentation

• Properly certified birth certificate

• Properly certified marriage certification

• Properly certified final decree of divorce, dissolution, or annulment of marriage.

• Court order for adoption or guardianship.

• Statement of incapacity from a physician or personnel or medical facility.

• Retirement orders or DD Form 214 showing retirement.

• DD Form 1300, Report of Casualty

• Certification from VA of 100-percent disabled status.

• Orders awarding Medal of Honor.

• Formal determination of eligibility for Medicare Part A from the Social Security Administration

• Civilian personnel records.

• Invitational travel orders.

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