PO3 Private RallyPoint Member 3480274 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I just finished boot camp and our whole division was disappointed that the Navy no longer issues ID tags (although they still give us the chain with a key for our locks). Even our RDCs were bitter about it. Does anyone have any thoughts or insight as to why the Navy recently did this? 2018-03-25T14:03:29-04:00 PO3 Private RallyPoint Member 3480274

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I just finished boot camp and our whole division was disappointed that the Navy no longer issues ID tags (although they still give us the chain with a key for our locks). Even our RDCs were bitter about it. Does anyone have any thoughts or insight as to why the Navy recently did this?

2018-03-25T14:03:29-04:00 2018-03-25T14:03:29-04:00 SGT Joseph Gunderson 3480320

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Maybe because they don&#39;t foresee needing them.

2018-03-25T14:24:02-04:00 2018-03-25T14:24:02-04:00 SGM Loren Emery 3481651

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was not aware they had stopped issuing dog tags. If I were to guess why it would probably be related to modern DNA technology. Which I believe is coded into your Common Access Card (CAC). When I retired in 2001 we still had the green DD Form 2 ID Card. The Form 2 did not have a chip. We had to show our dog tags as we boarded military aircraft. <br />Other than that I have no idea.

2018-03-25T21:40:03-04:00 2018-03-25T21:40:03-04:00 PO2 Private RallyPoint Member 3485148

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When I went through last summer and graduated I literally took them off and theyve been in the pocket of my seabag every since. They arent a uniform requirement but honestly thats weird...

2018-03-26T23:37:58-04:00 2018-03-26T23:37:58-04:00 SN Earl Ramsbottom 7393399

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-645340"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-did-the-navy-stop-issuing-id-tags%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Why+did+the+Navy+stop+issuing+ID+tags%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-did-the-navy-stop-issuing-id-tags&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhy did the Navy stop issuing ID tags?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-did-the-navy-stop-issuing-id-tags" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="280308514066912e092b3302c3d63b85" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/645/340/for_gallery_v2/cf50d718.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/645/340/large_v3/cf50d718.jpg" alt="Cf50d718" /></a></div></div>I have mine back in 84

2021-11-27T18:31:13-05:00 2021-11-27T18:31:13-05:00 SFC Lyle Green 7394995

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Some WOKESTER more than likely claimed dog tags were hurtful or racist.

2021-11-28T20:13:21-05:00 2021-11-28T20:13:21-05:00 Robert Burns 8011091

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I joined in 1981. I never got any dog tags either

2022-12-04T04:59:37-05:00 2022-12-04T04:59:37-05:00 CA Brandy Martin 8761554

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes They did . If you want an original set go to dogtagUS.com

2024-05-22T16:03:34-04:00 2024-05-22T16:03:34-04:00 2018-03-25T14:03:29-04:00