Can I put Satanist as my religious preference on my dog tags?

I have seen many things on (DOG TAGS) Identifications tags, you can put whatever your ass can handle and whatever negative attention you can stand. Sometimes you have to ask yourself, do you need negative attention just for shits and giggles or are there more important things to deal with.

If you are just being a prankster then get a set of tags for that purpose. But if you are joking have a set you will wear at all other times. If you are joking, would it be worth it to embarrass / humiliate your NOK or fellow soldiers if you took one and you had the joke set on you?

FWIT; I could care less what religion you associate with. I only hope you would not do anything that would discredit your family, your unit, or yourself - just for the sake of being able to put whatever you want on your tags.

PV2 Brunmeier,

The current Army policy governing the wear and appearance of identification tags is AR 600-8-14. As such, there is no defined list of "approved religions," as I assume this would set the precedent that the US Army's stance is to support one over the other.

Therefore, I will say you can, but you should also ensure that you go through your S1 or Orderly Room to update your ERB to reflect what is on your tags, as per the AR:

(4) Line 4. Religious preference. Spell this out when possible (the example shown in figures 2–1 and 2–2 is used to set forth a pattern for guidance). If the religious preference is incorrect, the Soldier must update the personnel system of record.

Personally, my records and my tags read: Atheist. For a year or so when I was a Specialist, they read "Jedi."

Bottom line is that the Army and the government cannot tell you what to believe, nor should they try. This is reflected in the lack of any specific guidance governing what religion can or cannot go on your dog tags.

Good luck.

Funny joke, clickbait, whatever. I guess you could get a set with whatever you want on it. Good luck with a Chaplain to administer your Last Rights should the need arise, though. I guess your pals could douse you in MOGAS and torch you while still breathing, if that would bring you comfort.

You can put anything. I actually had a lot of fun getting all of my privates to put fun stuff as their religions once (e.g. O.G., Jedi Master, Sith Lord, Pastafarian). My last set of dog tags made at SRP said "Badass" as my religion. The government cannot set boundaries as to what is and is not a religion.

If you truly believe in that religion put it on there. Our predecessors didn't fight wars so the government could dictate what religion you were allowed to put on your dog tags. I wouldn't recommend ever putting any jokes on your tags or anything like that but if you can answer that yes that's my actual religion no one will ever be able to do anything more than give you a hard time over it.

Funny that I was the '666th' view on this post...

Anyway... the whole reason for having a religious preference listed on your dog tags is so if you get killed or significantly wounded/ likely dying in combat or in the field, whatever personnel may be present-- a chaplain is best or even just your buddies-- can honor what 'last rites' would traditionally be associated with that religion to the best of their understanding. (I air-quote 'last rites' because I know Catholics have them-- basically prayers you say over someone you know to be dying before they actually die. I don't personally know if other religions have something like that.)

If you want to do it as a joke-- I would seriously think twice about it. While no one would ever have to know or care, it is disrespectful to all of those who have had a 'need' for their religious preference to be known in that type of environment (basically those that have died for your right to be an a**hole) to make light of the purpose for stating a religious preference on dog tags.

If you are legitimately a Satanist-- okay. Go for it.
If you are an atheist-- say that. Even if you are among who I call the 'militant atheists' who thinks religious people are stupid for being so and claim that the sight of any symbol of religion is somehow harmful to you or violating your rights to the point of filing lawsuits with the ACLU to have WWI memorials torn down if they depict a cross-- just say 'atheist'. Insulting others' religions just because you don't happen to believe in them is likewise disrespectful.

(Not attributing the preceding paragraphs to you necessarily... more of an 'if the shoe fits' thing.)

You can.
I would not recommend it.
Once discovered, you are sure to get blowback.

People are known to have Athiest put on, or Wiccan.

You can put Jedi on them, so it certainly wouldn't surprise me.