Uniformed Services ID Card

Card Topology

Card Types & Eligibility

There are seven different Uniformed Services ID Cards. The benefits associated with each card depends on who you are or who your sponsor is.

Card Type	Recipients
DD Form 2 (Reserve) Armed Forces of the United States Geneva Conventions Identification Card	Members of the Individual Ready Reserves and Inactive National Guard
DD Form 2 (Retired) United States Uniformed Services Identification Card	Retired members entitled to retired pay Members on the Temporary Disability Retired List (TDRL) Members on the Permanent Disability Retired List (PDRL)
DD Form 2 (Reserve Retired) United States Uniformed Services Identification Card	Retired members of the Reserves and National Guard under the age of 60
DD Form 1173 United States Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card	Dependents of: active-duty servicemembers of the regular components; Reserve component servicemembers on active duty for more than 30 days; retirees; Medal of Honor recipients; former members in receipt of retired pay; Transitional Health Care Members (TAMP); 100% Disabled Veterans (DAV); and Ship's Officers and Crewmembers of NOAA Vessels Surviving dependents of: active-duty and retired military members; Medal of Honor recipients; and 100% Disabled Veterans (DAV) Accompanying family members of authorized civilian personnel overseas or in CONUS, HI, or AK when required to reside on a military installation Eligible dependents of foreign military Other benefits-eligible categories as described in DoD policy
DD Form 1173-1 United States Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card (Guard and Reserve family member)	Dependents of: Reserve members not on Active Duty or in receipt of retired pay; former members not in receipt of retired pay; Reserve servicemembers who die after receipt of NOE Other benefits-eligible categories as described in DoD policy
DD Form 2765 Department of Defense/Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card	Medal of Honor recipients 100% disabled veterans Former members in receipt of retired pay Transitional Health Care Member (TAMP) Area Executives, Center Directors, and Assistant Directors of the USO when Serving OCONUS United Seaman's Service (USS) Personnel OCONUS Officers and Crews of MSC Vessels deployed to foreign countries Select Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) personnel Other benefits-eligible categories as described in DoD policy
DoD Civilian Retiree Card	Appropriated and non-appropriated fund civilians that have retired from any DoD service component or agency