United States Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card

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 or spouse.

The card is used to control access to US military installations, Base exchange (such as AAFES, Navy Exchange, Marine Corps Exchange, Coast Guard Exchange), commissaries and Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) facilities. It also serves as proof of eligibility for medical care delivered either directly within the military health system or non-military providers via the TRICARE medical system.^[1]

The modern military identification card is a smart card commonly known as a Common Access Card (CAC) used by servicemembers and DoD civilians. It works with specialized card readers for use with automatic building access control systems, communications encryption, and computer access.^[2]

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My sister-in-law, who's half-black half-white, but looks white: blue eyes, whiter than most white folks, very white. She and I, you know, we kind of grew up together. We raised our children together so they're first cousins and you, it's wonderful, very, very, multicultural family. So we're going into Safeway, one day and Kathleen, my sister-in-law is in front of me. And she's, you know, writing a check for her groceries. Now my daughter, who at the time was ten years old was standing with me, and I was directly behind her, you know, getting ready to get my groceries. So, Kathleen comes up, and the checker who's a strawberry blonde, freckled, very delightful, warm, you know, the checker, this young woman is talking to Kathleen "Hey, how you doing? Isn't it a nice day today?" They're just chatting up, and she says "Yes." So Kathy writes her check and she steps off to the side with her groceries 'cause she's waiting for me. Of course, again, Kathleen looks white right? So I come up. No conversation, she looks up at me, absolutely no just little chatter and I, I write my check. My daughter, however, is ten notices immediately the difference in how she responds to me. So I write my check, and she goes, "I'm gonna need two pieces of I.D." At which point, my daughter looks at me and she gets very, very embarrassed, and tears are kind of coming up in her eyes like "Mommy, you're not gonna, you're not gonna let her do this? Why is she doing this to us? Right?" So I'm trying to figure out what I should do 'cause behind me are two elderly white women. Right? Now, I'm thinking, okay, so then I become the angry black woman right? And they're gonna be. And I just, I'm just trying to second-guess all the drama. So then, I, I just give her the two pieces of I.D. You know, some things you just got to choose your battles, right? And then it gets worse. She pulls out the bad check book right? So, this is the book that shows the people who've written bad checks. So she starts searching for my license in the bad checks at which point, it's just out of control now. Just as I'm standing there trying to decide what to do, and this is really deeply humiliating and now my daughter is in full blown emotionally upset, who's ten. My sister-in-law walks back over and she steps in, and she says, "Excuse me, why are you doing this?" And the checker goes "What do you, what do you mean?" She goes, "Why are you taking her through all of these changes? Why are you doing that?" She goes, "Well, um, this is our policy." She goes, "No, it's not your policy because you didn't do that with me." "Oh well, I know you, you've been here." She goes, "No, no she's been here for years, I've only lived here for three months." And so at this point, two white elderly ladies go "Uh! I can't believe what this checker has done with this woman, it is totally unacceptable!" At which point, the manager walks over. So the manager walks over and says, "Is there a problem here?" And then my sister-in-law responds. She goes, "Yes, there is a problem here. Here's what happened." So you see, she used her white privilege and even though Kathleen is half-black and half-white she recognizes what that means; and she made the statement. She pointed out the injustice and she, as a result of that one act, influenced everyone in that space. But what would've happened? I can't know for certain, had the black woman said "This is unfair, why are you doing this to me?" Would it have had the same impact? But Kathleen knew that she walked through the world differently than I did and she used her white privilege to educate and make right a situation that was wrong. That's what you can do, every single day.

Types

U.S. military ID cards being issued today are the CAC, for active duty, reserve members, National Guard members, and DoD & Coast Guard contractors and civilians. Dependents, retirees, and privileged veterans, are issued and use the new Next Generation USID card. Though being phased out legacy ID cards are still accepted through their expiration date.

Servicemember ID Cards

The Common Access Card, also commonly referred to as the CAC, is the standard identification for Active Duty United States Defense personnel. The card itself is a smart card about the size of a credit card.^[2] Defense personnel that use the CAC include the Selected Reserve and National Guard, United States Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees, United States Coast Guard (USCG) civilian employees and eligible DoD and USCG contractor personnel.^[2] It is also the principal card used to enable physical access to buildings and controlled spaces, and it provides access to defense computer networks and systems. It also serves as an identification card under the Geneva Conventions (especially the Third Geneva Convention). In combination with a personal identification number, a CAC satisfies the requirement for two-factor authentication: something the user knows combined with something the user has. The CAC also satisfies the requirements for digital signature and data encryption technologies: authentication, integrity and non-repudiation.

Non-servicemember ID Cards

Next Generation Uniformed Services ID Card

Beginning December 2020 all DoD ID card facilities discontinued issuance of the legacy color-coded Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Cards with the Next Generation USID card. The Next Generation USID card incorporates an updated design and security features to deter counterfeiting and fraud and is printed on a plastic cardstock. USID cards are issued to retired and reserve members, dependent family members of uniformed Service members, and other eligible individuals in accordance with DoD policy to facilitate access to benefits, privileges, and DoD bases. Legacy USID cards will remain valid through their expiration date, however, individuals with an indefinite (INDEF) expiration date on their legacy USID card may replace those ID cards with a Next Generation USID card.^[3]

Legacy ID Cards

Prior to December 2020 the Department of Defense issued military ID cards utilizing a color-coded system the consisted of Department of Defense (DD) Form 2, for retirees; the DD Form 2765,^[4] for privileged veterans; and the DD Form 1173-1. Until the CAC was phased in, starting in late 2003, the DD Form 2, in branch-specific variants, served as active duty members' IDs. Prior to the October 1993 revision, the DD Form 2 form number was appended with one of five variant codes denoting branch of service (A, AF, N, MC, or CG), and the typewriter-filled blank form variants were overprinted with branch names and logos. Current DD Forms 2 and 1173 are identical for all branches; the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) ID workstation prints branch-unique names and logos onto the blank form along with the holder's personal information at the time of issue. Current DD Forms 2 and 1173 variants differ only in the color in which the blank form is printed, indicating the holder's status. DD Forms 2 and 1173 are easily confused as they are similar in appearance and purpose, however they are two distinct forms.

The DD Form 2, DD Form 2765, and DD Form 1173 ID\S cards are color-coded to denote the status of the holder.^[5] Colors include:

Tan (DD FORM 2765) - Tan identification card recipients are afforded multiple privileges. Recipients include gold-star (surviving) parents and dependents, Medal of Honor recipients, prisoners of war (current and former), Air Force/Army/Navy Cross recipients, and veterans who have been given a disability rating of 100% by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Green - Active duty (issued only when the Common Access Card is not available or when a service member is released from active duty and is placed in the Inactive Ready Reserves), depending on location; Member of Individual Ready Reserves or Inactive National Guard.
Blue - Retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Tan (DD FORM 1173) - Dependents of active duty and retired members. The card has the same color as DD Form 2765.
Red (DD FORM 2) - Retired members of the Reserves and National Guard under the age of 60 (Gray Area). Also issued to family members of the Reserves and National Guard not on Active Duty order for more than 30 days.

References

^ "Headed To the Doctor? Bring Proof of Your TRICARE Coverage". myarmybenefits.us.army.mil. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c "COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC)". US Department of Defense. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ "Next Generation Uniformed Services ID Card". www.cac.mil. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
^ "Uniformed Services ID Card". www.cac.mil. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22.
^ Grounds, Aberdeen Proving (2009-09-15), English: Flyer published by DOD explaining each military ID card type. (PDF), retrieved 2024-02-26

This page was last edited on 3 April 2024, at 19:39