Why does my military ID say Army instead of Army Reserve or National Guard? Does that give someone a misconception that one is active duty?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 15:09:55 -0400

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 16 at 2017 3:21 PM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 15:21:42 -0400

The color of the card is red?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 16 at 2017 4:47 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 16:47:59 -0400

The ID cards used to differentiate between Active, Guard, and Reserves. But they changed that years ago.

Response by SPC Casey Ashfield made Apr 16 at 2017 8:16 PM

SPC Casey Ashfield — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 20:16:36 -0400

Why does your uniform tape say "US ARMY" instead of "NATIONAL GUARD" or "ARMY RESERVES?" It is to have a uniformity and espirit de corp among members. And for easier logistics.

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Apr 17 at 2017 8:39 AM

Cpl Justin Goolsby — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 08:39:43 -0400

No, you were given that card for a reason whether it's simply for CAC reader functionality or because you need some kind of gate access. If you were a reservist who wasn't doing anything military related, they would have given you a reservist card. The reservist card serves no purpose accept as an ID for base privileges. So it's not to mistake you for an active duty soldier, it's just that you are doing more military related things than the standard reservist.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2017 9:12 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 09:12:51 -0400

One CAC to rule them all.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2017 9:42 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 09:42:05 -0400

nah its all one ARMY.