DEERS/ID Cards

CAC: Active Duty, Reserve, Guard, Civilian, Contractor, NAF, and AAFES

• Promotion orders, E4 or above (if rank change)
• Two valid forms of ID (click link below)
• Enterprise email address if Department of Army
• Contractors must be verified by DOCPERS

Geneva Convention CAC:

• Contractor – must have a SPOT LOA (Letter of Authorization) with the proper boxes checked.
• Civilian – Copy of Orders generated and completed through the DTS, or a completed DD Form 1610.

Retired Military: DD Form 214 or retirement orders and two valid forms of ID (click link below)

Individual Ready Reserve (IRR): DD Form 214 and two valid forms of ID (click link below)

Dependent ID: **Sponsors must accompany their Family members at all times. However, this facility does accept power of attorney in the absence of the Sponsor, or a DD Form 1172 that is generated by a DEERS/ID Cards Facility within the last 90 days.

• Spouse – Two valid forms of ID (click link below) (Medicare Card if turning age 65.
• Un-remarried Widow – Two valid forms of ID (click link below) (Medicare Card if turning age 65)
• Former Spouse – Two valid forms of ID (click link below) (Medicare Card if turning age 65).
• Dependent under age 18 - No ID necessary
• Dependent over age 21 – (Student) – Two valid forms of ID (click link below), Letter from school registrar office stating full time enrollment (Verification from Clearing House is also acceptable), and the expected graduation date at accredited college.
• Dependent over age 21 – (Incapacitated Child) – Two valid forms of ID (click link below), Current Dependency Determination* Medical Sufficiency Letter
• Other Dependent – (Parent, Parent-in-Law, etc) – Two valid forms of ID (click link below), Current Dependency Determination.

Dependency Determination*
*(Dependency Determination must be completed every four years or status change)

DAV (initial issuance): Two valid forms of ID (click link below), letter from VA stating member is 100%

Disabled and authorizes commissary and exchange privileges and DD Form 214.

Valid forms of ID include: unexpired passport, permanent resident card, drivers license or ID issued by U.S. state office, U.S. social security card, birth certificate, Carta di Idenitia, or Patente di Guida.

• ON-LINE: You have two options for updating personal information online:

Visit the DEERS Web Site at: https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/address and follow the steps to update your address, email address, and phone numbers on line. (MUST have CAC or DFAS PIN)

Via the Beneficiary Web Enrollment Web Site at: https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/bwe/indexAction.do This site is linked directly to the DEERS database, so when you update your information via this portal, it not only updates DEERS, but also with your regional contractor. (MUST have a CAC or DFAS PIN)

• BY PHONE: Call the Defense Manpower Data Center Support Office at 1-800-538-9552 to update your addresses, email address, and phone number. (TTY/TDD for the deaf: 1-866-363-2883). Note: Remember time difference. Office is on eastern standard time.

Birth Certificate, certificate of Live Birth or FS-240and a Court Order establishing Paternity, Voluntary Acknowledgement ofPaternity (VAP). The court order must be signed by the judge establishingpaternity. DNA results are insufficient to establish paternity to add a child.The court order has to state the Service Member is the paternal parentregardless of DNA results.

Spouse – Marriage Certificate, Birth Certificate, Photo ID, and Social Security Card

Former Spouse – Marriage Certificate, Divorce Decree, complete set of DD Form 214’s or statement of service, and two valid forms of ID

Dependent Child – Birth Certificate, Social Security Card
Newborn Child – Newborns can be entered into DEERS within the first 90 days. Sponsor must present a Certificate of live birth authenticated by the attending physician or other responsible person from a U.S. hospital or medical treatment facility.

Dependent Stepchild – Birth Certificate, Social Security Card, and Marriage Certificate
Illegitimate child of Male Sponsor – Birth Certificate, Social Security Card, court documentation showing paternity was judicially determined or appropriate documentation of the state with jurisdiction (where mother and child currently reside)

Adopted Child – Final Adoption Decree, Birth Certificate, and Social Security Card

Ward – Court documentation naming sponsor guardian for minimum of 12 consecutive months, Birth Certificate, Social Security Card

Dependent Child over age 21 (Student) – Letter from School Registrar Office

Dependent Child over age 21 (Incapacitated) – Current Dependency Determination, Medical Sufficiency Statement

Other Dependent (Parent, Parent-in-Law, etc) – Current Dependency Determination, sponsor’s or spouse’s birth certificate reflecting parent’s name, and social security card

DAV – Photo ID, Birth Certificate, letter from VA stating member is 100% disabled and authorizes commissary and exchange privileges and DD Form 214

Retired Military – Photo ID, Retirement orders or DD Form 214 (Reserve Retired – bring Retiree Letter)

IRR – Photo ID, DD Form 214

If you have any questions or are unsure of any of the requirements listed above please call DSN: 646-5135/5136 or Civ: 0444-71-5135/5136

NOTE: To be eligible, you must go through DFAS for letter of eligibility (required to be issued an ID card).

To be considered sufficiently dependent upon the Sponsor, the claimed dependent’s qualifying income must be less than 50% of his/her expenses and the member's contribution must exceed 50% of the dependent's expenses. This can include:

• Parent, parent-in-law, step-parent, parent by adoption, or any person who stood in loco parentis to the member for at least five years prior to the member's emancipation.

• Ward of a court who is unmarried and placed in legal and physical custody of the member for a period of at least 12 consecutive months.

Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting System, it is the personnel data repository of identity and enrollment and verification data and associated contact information on members of the DoD Components, members of the uniformed services, and other personnel, as designated by the DoD and their eligible dependents and associated contact information.

The DD Form 1172 is an application for uniformed services identification card/DEERS Enrollment. It is used for the application of military ID cards for military dependents.

10 years old unless you’re dual Military or Single Soldier

The sponsor will always need the original or a certified/notarized copy of supporting documentation to make the changes. Foreign documents require notarized English translation.

SPOUSE

Marriage Certificate, Birth Certificate, U.S. persons must bring a document that verifies their person identifier (SSN or Tax ID number) and two photo IDs. Foreign spouses without social security numbers will be issued a foreign ID number (FIN).

LEGITIMATE CHILD (NEWBORNS)

Birth Certificate (Non-U.S. birth certificates must be translated to English by a certified translator).

LEGITIMATE CHILD (FULL-TIME STUDENTS OVER 21 AND NOT YET 23)

Letter from school registrar indicating full-time student status, an anticipated graduation date and two photo IDs.

ILLEGITIMATE CHILD

Birth Certificate, certificate of Live Birth or FS-240 and a Court Order establishing Paternity, Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity (VAP). The court order must be signed by the judge establishing paternity. DNA results are insufficient to establish paternity to add a child. The court order has to state the Service Member is the paternal parent regardless of DNA results.

STEPCHILD

Birth Certificate and Sponsor’s Marriage Certificate.

DIVORCED

Original or certified copy of the Divorce Decree signed by a Judge.

Up to 90 days from the day of the Sponsor’s signature.

Must be reported to the MP station and receive a Lost/Stolen report, this document must be scanned into DEERS.