Posted on Nov 22, 2014
TSgt Joshua Copeland
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Do you wear your dog tags daily? Only when your deployed? Only since you got out?

In my own service it is unusual for SM's to wear their's daily. Often they are kept in the mobility folder.
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1LT William Clardy
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I dug them out for daily wear during my trips to the sandbox, and I have almost always donned them while traveling, but I'm no longer racking up the frequent flier miles now that my days of war-profiteering and post-war profiteering are (mostly) behind me.

On the other hand, I have started keeping a pair in the car with my turnouts so that I've got them on just in case something goes very not-right while I'm doing my volunteer firefighter thing.
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SGT Howitzer Section Chief
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I don't wear them daily but they are close. Usually in my gym bag.
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SPC Jessica Pemberton
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I always wore my ID tags while in Uniform when I was still in the Army. Now that I am no longer in the army I do not wear my ID tags, but I still have them.
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SPC Charles Brown
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TSgt Joshua Copeland, I still wear mine, and proudly I might add. Primarily because they are the most relevant form of ID that I have. No other identification carries my religious preference, ssn, name and blood type, nothing else compares to them.
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LTC Scott O'Neil
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They have been and always will be a part of my wardrob
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SFC Platoon Sergeant
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They belong girth hitched to the belt loop and stowed in the rear pocket of the combat uniform. Legs wear identification tags on their neck.
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SSG Retiree
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yes, I do. Not just because the regulation says that I should, but because I genuinely want to. I have my St. Michael's medallion on my chain and since I'm allergic to penicillin and I like to do adrenaline inducing activities I wear them in case there's a medical emergency.
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SSG Jason Cherry
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I wear my dog tags when command directed or when required by regulation. They aren't a fashion statement or anything.
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SGT Patrick Abrams
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I wear them most days. Defiantly wear them during all high risk sports like snowboarding.
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SSG Squad Leader
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Edited 11 y ago
I wear mine when in uniform only because I don't work on helicopters as a squad leader. If I have to crawl on the helicopter for something I make sure to take them off for safety reasons.
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