Renewed Military ID Cards Can Be Sent by Mail in New Pilot Program

Active-duty family members can now get their military ID cards renewed online and sent by mail for the first time ever as part of a new pilot program.

The Uniformed Service ID Cards (USIDs) must be renewed by a Common Access Card (CAC) holder. The pilot program, which ID card office officials at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, characterized in a Facebook post as a "soft launch," is only available to troops in an "active" status, according to a Defense Department fact sheet. It began on Feb. 24, 2023, and is set to run through Sept. 30, 2024.