DAFI 36-3026V1: IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED…

DAFI 36-3026V1 — index record

Number	DAFI 36-3026V1
Title	IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES, THEIR ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL
Published	June 1, 2023
Certified current	March 11, 2026
Office of primary responsibility	AF/A1
Issued by	Headquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the index	Current
Last index action	UpdateContact, August 13, 2026
Source index	Air Force e-Publishing
Index last read	October 20, 2026

Copied from Air Force e-Publishing (index). The publication itself is the authority; this page does not summarize or interpret it. Verify the current edition on the index before acting.

From the publication itself

Text below is lifted mechanically from the official PDF (268 pages, read October 20, 2026) with no editing or interpretation. Quote the document, not this page.

Purpose, in the publication’s words

This instruction applies to Regular Air Force (RegAF), USSF, Air Force Reserve (AFR), and Air National Guard (ANG) personnel, except where noted otherwise. This publication also includes instructions applying to Department of the Air Force (DAF) RAPIDS facilities, identifying Tier waiver authorities (T-0, T-1, T-2, and T-3) as approved by the Department of the Air Force Inspector General Advisory Board (IGAB). The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement. See Department of the Air Force Manual (DAFMAN) 90-161, Publishing Processes and Procedures, for a description of the authorities associated with the tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the publication Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for non-tiered compliance items. Waivers to this instruction are authorized and will be

Summary of changes, as printed

This document has been revised and should be completely reviewed. Changes include substantial revisions to incorporate DAFI36-3026V1_Department of the Air Force Guidance Memorandum (DAFGM) 2024-01 and introduce Mission Partner-Identity, Credential, Access, and Management (MP-ICAM) as a replacement for Trusted Associated Sponsorship System (TASS). Added information on USSF; information pertaining to Common Access Cards; processing procedures for adding foster children; information on Military IDs for the Reserve Component, Sponsor Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege (USID) card for retired members, Dependent USID card; and modified various guidance in line with recent policy changes. Removed of the Department of the Army from this regulation. Additional revisions were made to update sister- service policies and add clarifying language. Implemented language to support Executive Order Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.

Chapter 1—ISSUING AND USING ID CARDS—GENERAL GUIDANCEp. 20
Chapter 2—PROCEDURES FOR ID CARDSp. 38
Chapter 3—UNIFORMED SERVICES DOD BENEFICIARES (FORMER SPOUSES)p. 46
Chapter 4—ID CARDS FOR CHILDRENp. 57
Chapter 5—ABUSED DEPENDENTSp. 87
Chapter 6—SPECIAL SEPARATION PROGRAMSp. 93
Chapter 9—RETRIEVING AND REPLACING ID CARDSp. 103
Chapter 10—RAPIDS AND DEERS PROCEDURESp. 107
Chapter 11—ISSUING, REISSUING, AND RENEWING ID CARDSp. 113
Chapter 15—DEPENDENT UNIFORM SERVICES IDENTIFICATION (USID) CARDp. 126
Chapter 18—SPONSOR USID (IDENTIFICATION AND PRIVILEGE) CARDp. 140
Chapter 19—ARMY SERVICE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTSp. 142
Chapter 20—NAVY SERVICE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTSp. 143
Chapter 22—MARINE CORPS SERVICE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTSp. 163
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 187
Attachment 2—ENTITLEMENT TABLESp. 212
Attachment 7—AIR FORCE FORMER SPOUSE DETERMINATIONSp. 305
Attachment 10—SAMPLE AIR FORCE AGENT LETTERp. 309
Attachment 12—ID CARD EXPIRATION DATE GUIDELINESp. 312
Attachment 15—AIR FORCE MEDICAL SUFFICIENCY STATEMENTp. 318
Attachment 18—NAVY MEDICAL SUFFICIENCY MEMORANDUMp. 324

All 120 contents entries

Chapter 1—ISSUING AND USING ID CARDS—GENERAL GUIDANCEp. 20
1.1. Distinct ID Cardsp. 20
1.2. ID Card Types and Recipientsp. 20
1.3. Cross-Servicing Agreementp. 24
1.4. RAPIDS Issuing Facilitiesp. 27
1.5. Verifying Official (VO) Responsibilities:p. 27
1.6. Penalties for Misuse of ID Cardsp. 30
1.7. Photographing, Reproducing or Unauthorized Possession of ID Cardsp. 30
1.8. Providing Sample ID Cards to Government Agencies for Authorized Purposesp. 31
1.9. Over-stampingp. 31
1.10. Overseas Limitationsp. 31
1.11. Issue of the CAC in Temporary Duty (TDY) Statusp. 31
1.12. Disposition of DD Form 1172-2p. 31
1.13. Confiscating ID Cardsp. 31
1.14. Reissuing Confiscated ID Cardsp. 33
1.16. Administrative Record Lockp. 33
1.17. Invalid Entry in DEERSp. 33
1.18. ID Cardholders Responsibilitiesp. 33
1.19. Pre-Deployment – National Guard/Reserve Alert Notification Periodp. 34
1.20. Period of Deployment-National Guard/Reserve Alert Notification Periodp. 34
1.21. Sponsors and Dependents During Mobilization or Wartimep. 35
1.23. Mandatory Disclosure of Social Security Numbers for DEERSp. 35
1.24. Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)p. 36
1.25. Temporary Identification Number (TIN)p. 36
1.26. Foreign Identification Number (FIN)p. 36
1.27. Mandatory Collection of Fingerprintsp. 36
1.28. Name Change Based on Marriage Certificatep. 37
1.29. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 37
Chapter 2—PROCEDURES FOR ID CARDSp. 38
2.1. Who Verifies Eligibility for ID Cardsp. 38
2.2. Where to Verify and Issue ID Cardsp. 40
2.3. What the Verifying Official (VO) Doesp. 40
2.4. Documentation Requiredp. 41
2.5. Issuing Temporary Dependent USIDsp. 43
2.6. Indefinite ID Card For Permanently Disabled Family Memberp. 44
2.7. New ID Card Expiration Dates for Retired Military Members and Their Spousesp. 44
2.8. Personnel Data Reporting to DEERSp. 44
Chapter 3—UNIFORMED SERVICES DOD BENEFICIARES (FORMER SPOUSES)p. 46
3.1. General Informationp. 46
3.2. Basic Eligibility Criteria for DoD Beneficiaries (Unremarried Former Spouses)p. 46
3.4. Initial Verification Procedures for DB (Unremarried Former Spouses)p. 52
3.8. Documents Required for Verification:p. 55
3.10. Non-Qualifying DBp. 55
Chapter 4—ID CARDS FOR CHILDRENp. 57
4.1. General Informationp. 57
4.2. Dual Entitlement for Childrenp. 59
4.3. Initial Enrollment of Newbornsp. 60
4.4. ID Card Eligibility for Children Under Age 10p. 62
4.5. Students Ages 21-23. Table 4.4p. 62
4.6. Incapacitated Children Over Age 21 (Initial Application). Table 4.5p. 64
4.7. Shopping Privileges for Incapacitated Child Over Age 21 or 23p. 66
4.10. Child Born Out of Wedlock (nonmarital children under Age 21)p. 72
4.12. Children Adopted After Age 21 Who Were Incapacitated Before Adoptionp. 73
21 Who Were Incapacitated Before Adoptionp. 73
4.14. Legal Custody Wardsp. 74
4.15. Processing Procedures for Legal Custody Wardsp. 78
4.16. Foster Childrenp. 80
4.17. Pre-adoptive Childrenp. 81
4.20. Adopted Childrenp. 85
4.21. Stepchildrenp. 85
Chapter 5—ABUSED DEPENDENTSp. 87
5.1. Abused Dependents - General Guidancep. 87
5.2. DoD Beneficiary (DB)p. 87
Chapter 6—SPECIAL SEPARATION PROGRAMSp. 93
6.3. Duration of Transitional Health Benefits Authorized Under TAMP or TAPp. 93
6.4. Verifying Eligibility for Benefits Under the TAMP or TAPp. 93
6.5. Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI)p. 94
7.1. Dual Entitlement - TRICARE and Medicare. Table 7.1p. 95
7.2. Documentation Requiredp. 96
7.3. Date of Terminationp. 96
8.1. Sponsor Responsibilitiesp. 97
8.3. Processing Procedures for No Contact or Restraining Ordersp. 99
8.4. Terminating or Revoking Family Member’s Eligibility for ID Cardsp. 99
Chapter 9—RETRIEVING AND REPLACING ID CARDSp. 103
9.1. General Proceduresp. 103
9.2. Special Procedures When Administrative or Judicial Action Has Occurredp. 103
9.4. Appellate Leave and Parolep. 105
Chapter 10—RAPIDS AND DEERS PROCEDURESp. 107
10.1. RAPIDSp. 107
10.2. Specialized Functionality and Platforms for RAPIDSp. 107
10.3. Qualifying Requirements and Responsibilities for SSM, SVO, and VO/LRAp. 107
10.4. RAPIDS End-User Responsibilitiesp. 108
10.5. RAPIDS Trainingp. 108
10.6. Reimbursement for Unauthorized Relocationp. 109
10.7. Off-line Processing to DEERSp. 109
10.8. Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)p. 109
10.9. RAPIDS Hardware and Software Support Centersp. 110
10.10. Adding, Changing, or Deleting SSMs, SVOs, and VOs/LRAs in RAPIDSp. 110
10.11. RAPIDS Securityp. 110
10.12. Disposition of RAPIDS Equipment Due to a Natural Disasterp. 111
10.13. Review and Deletion of Report Datap. 111
10.14. RAPIDS Hardware Custody and Accountabilityp. 112
10.15. Privacy Act Statement (PAS)p. 112
Chapter 11—ISSUING, REISSUING, AND RENEWING ID CARDSp. 113
11.1. Issuing Activityp. 113
11.2. Forms Supplyp. 113
11.3. Storage and Destructionp. 113
11.4. Identification of Applicants and Review of DD Form 1172-2p. 113
11.5. Issuing Procedures for Applicants Who Report in Personp. 114
11.6. Photographs - General Guidancep. 115
11.7. Photographs for the ID Cardsp. 115
11.8. Issuing Procedures for Applicants Who Cannot Report in Person, USID Cardp. 115
11.9. Mail-In Addresses for Sponsors and Dependentsp. 116
11.10. Fingerprints for Mail-in Processingp. 117
12.1. General Informationp. 118
12.2. Individual Responsibilityp. 118
12.3. How to Apply for the USID Cardp. 119
12.4. When to Issue, Reissue or Renew the CAC:p. 119
Chapter 15—DEPENDENT UNIFORM SERVICES IDENTIFICATION (USID) CARDp. 126
Chapter 18—SPONSOR USID (IDENTIFICATION AND PRIVILEGE) CARDp. 140
Chapter 19—ARMY SERVICE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTSp. 142
Chapter 20—NAVY SERVICE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTSp. 143
Chapter 22—MARINE CORPS SERVICE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTSp. 163
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 187
Attachment 2—ENTITLEMENT TABLESp. 212
Attachment 7—AIR FORCE FORMER SPOUSE DETERMINATIONSp. 305
Attachment 10—SAMPLE AIR FORCE AGENT LETTERp. 309
Attachment 12—ID CARD EXPIRATION DATE GUIDELINESp. 312
Attachment 15—AIR FORCE MEDICAL SUFFICIENCY STATEMENTp. 318
Attachment 18—NAVY MEDICAL SUFFICIENCY MEMORANDUMp. 324

Other DAFI publications nearby in the series

500 DAFI records on the Air Force index. Search the full index.

Works of the United States Government are not subject to copyright (17 U.S.C. § 105). This site is not affiliated with the Department of the Air Force or any government agency.

DAFI 36-3026V1

DAFI 36-3026V1 — index record

From the publication itself

Purpose, in the publication’s words

Summary of changes, as printed

Contents

Other DAFI publications nearby in the series

Calculators for the subject of this series