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MCO 5512.11F VOLUME 2

Marine Corps

COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC)

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia, active-duty U.S. Air Force

MCO 5512.11F VOLUME 2, "COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC)", is a United States Marine Corps publication.

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MCO 5512.11F VOLUME 2 — index record

NumberMCO 5512.11F VOLUME 2
TitleCOMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC)
Published
Issued byHeadquarters Marine Corps
Status on the indexCurrent
Source indexMarine Corps Publications Electronic Library (MCPEL)
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Synopsis as published on the index

This publication provides new guidance for identification card issuing facilities supported by the Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) and the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). Volume 2 supports the ID card issuance lifecycle, including the administration of ID card benefits and privileges as listed in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-3026, Volume 1, Identification Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Eligible Family Members, and Other Eligible Personnel. This inter-service publication implements Department of Defense Manual (DoDM) 1000.13, Volume 1, DoD Identification (ID) Cards: ID Card Life-Cycle, and Volume 2, DoD Identification (ID) Cards: Benefits for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Dependents, and Other Eligible Individuals, DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1000.13, Identification (ID) Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Dependents, and Other Eligible Individuals, Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors, DoDI 1000.25, DoD Personnel Identity Protection (PIP) Program, Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) 201-3, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors, Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Special Publication 800-73-4, Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification; NIST Special Publication 800-76-2, Biometric Specifications for Personal Identity Verification, Department of Commerce, NIST, Special Publication 800-79-2, Guidelines for the Authorization of Personal Identity Verification Card Issuers (PCI) and Derived PIV Credential Issuers (DPCI), DoDI 8520.02, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Public Key (PK) Enabling, DoDI 1000.01, Identification (ID) Cards Required by the Geneva Conventions, DoDI 1341.02, Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) Programs and Procedures, DoDI 1330.09, Armed Services Exchange Policy, DoDI 8500.01, Cybersecurity, and DoDI 8910.01, Information Collection and Reporting. Additionally, this inter-service publication supports the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System and the Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System for the Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Public Health Service, National Guard, and US Armed Forces and others that may be approved by the Undersecretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (USD [P&R]). It supports policy and procedures for the issuance of Common Access Cards to members of the Uniformed Services and DoD components (to include the National Guard, Selected Reserve, and Participating Individual Ready Reserve members in a training capacity), DoD Civilian employees, eligible non-DoD civilian employees of other Federal Agencies, State Employees of the National Guard, eligible contractor personnel, eligible foreign nationals (excluding foreign national contractor employees), contracted/enlisted Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets and midshipmen, and other eligible recipients as approved by USD (P&R). Use this publication to prepare issue, reissue, account for, and dispose of the Common Access Card of the Uniformed Services, Department of Defense Components and other eligible recipients. This publication provides procedures for compliance of forms prescribed in the DoD Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) Workstation and Verifying Official (VO) Certification Practice Statement, herein referred to as the RAPIDS/VO Certification Practice Statement. Compliance with attachments is mandatory. This publication implements DD Form 2841, DoD Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Registration Official Certificate of Acceptance and Acknowledgement of Responsibilities, DD Form 2842, DoD Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Subscriber Certificate of Acceptance and Acknowledgement of Responsibilities, DD Form 1172-2, Application for Identification Card/DEERS Enrollment, and DD Form 577, Appointment/Termination Record- Authorized Signature.

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