Posted on May 17, 2019

Is it possible for my son's mom to get a DOD ID card to get on and off post to take him to the doctors and stuff?

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I am leaving on TDY for four months and she wont have any way to get on and off post with my son when he needs to go to the doctors. I heard some places have done it but i dont know if it is an army thing or what. My son is a year and a half old. And his mom and i are not married yet.

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LTC Jason Mackay

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Yes. Just answered this question for a Marine Family on RP. Use the search box

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LTC Jason Mackay

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The exact title was “Dependent ID Cards for children under 9”. It’s got regulatory references and other info.

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Thanks sir. Appreciate it!

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LTC Jason Mackay

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SSG(P) (Join to see) - sorry I couldn't post a link from my iPhone. https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/dependent-id-cards-for-children-under-9

Dependent ID Cards for children under 9 | RallyPoint

Im not sure how it works with other services, but children under the age of 9 are not issued dependent ID cards. I find this troublesome, My son is 4 almost 5, and visits his grandparents in Colorado when my wife and I go on business trips to foreign countries. Because he is a dependent I believe that anyone who is watching him should be able to utilize commissary and other on base activities while we are away. My main concern is what if...

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MAJ Ken Landgren

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Is the sons mom your wife?

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So I would do more digging if I was you. Because I was a single parent for many years and my daughter was issued an ID card at the age of 5 because I was deployed. I don't have the time to dig for it, I know this question came up the other month and I put out the regulation but a child can absolutely be issued an ID if the sponsor is deployed/ gone for awhile because that child has rights just like any other dependent child whos sponsor is there able to take care of them.

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https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/are-id-cards-necessary-for-kids-under-10-if-they-are-in-a-single-parent-or-dual-military-family

Are ID Cards necessary for kids under 10 if they are in a single-parent or dual-military family?...

Edit: Thank you for the responses from people who have been single parents while on active duty. I just wanted to see some clarification or anyone else who had dealt with it. I just read this in AR 600-20: Note. AR 600–8–14 directs that ID cards will be issued for children under age 10 who reside with a single parent or dual military couple. Now it's apparently an AFI that covers all services and in that it states: Qualified dependents under...

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Yeah i went and asked DEERS yesterday and they said they can give him an ID card even though he is only 1 and a half.

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Is it possible for my son's mom to get a DOD ID card to get on and off post to take him to the doctors and stuff?

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