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A United States Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card (also known as U.S. military ID, Geneva Conventions Identification Card, or less commonly abbreviated USPIC) is an identity document issued by the United States Department of Defense to identify a person as a member of the Armed Forces or a member's dependent, such as a child ...
To qualify for a VIC, a veteran must have served in the US military (including the reserve components) and have received a discharge of honorable or general under honorable conditions. [5] Those with an uncharacterized or unknown discharge may also qualify, provided a review by the VA to ascertain their eligibility determines they are eligible ...
Command insignia/badges are another form of identification badge used to identify an officer or non-commissioned officer who is/was in command or in-charge of a unit. If the service member performs their leadership duties successfully, the command insignia/badge they wear can become a permanent uniform decoration regardless of their next ...
Adult dependents of service members, retired service members, and members of the inactive ready reserve receive a different kind of military ID that does not contain the smart card cryptographic chip that the Common Access Card has. A DOD identification card number usually matches the holder's Social Security Number.
"Presidential Reserve Callup Authority" (PRCA) is a provision of a public law (US Code, Title 10 (DOD), section 12304) that provides the President a means to activate, without a declaration of national emergency, not more than 200,000 members of the Selected Reserve and the Individual Ready Reserve (of whom not more than 30,000 may be members of the Individual Ready Reserve), for not more than ...
Service numbers were used by the United States Department of Defense as the primary means of service member identification from 1918 until 1974 (and before 1947 by the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy). Service numbers are public information available under the Freedom of Information Act , unlike social security numbers which are protected by the ...
Effective June 2011, the US military has introduced a plan to eliminate the use of Social Security Numbers on military and dependent ID cards and replace them with a service number, in an effort to prevent identity theft against members of the armed services. [7] All members have now been issued a DoD ID number for this purpose. [7]
An Active-Duty servicemember can transfer their Post-9/11 GI Benefits to their spouse or dependent children, the benefits may include tuition, housing, books and supplies, fees for national standardized tests and licensing and certifications. [6] Through the Military Tuition Adjustment Request, dependents can be granted in-state tuition status ...