Our Mission
OUR BASIC PROCEDURES
Customers must present valid identification and required documentation at the scheduled appointment. 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 1172-2 that is generated by a DEERS/ID Cards Facility or online by visiting:
Please visit the DEERS/RAPIDS website to schedule an ID Card appointment.
DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR ID CARD ISSUANCE
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 (mail.mil) - not required for CAC issuance
Contractors must be verified in CVS (every time a card is issued)
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 above)
Dependent ID: Sponsor must be present. If a sponsor isn't present, then the dependent must have a DD Form 1172 Application for Identification Card/DEERS signed by sponsor (not more than 90 days old from date of verification) or a Power of Attorney.
Spouse: Two valid forms of ID Medicare Card if turning age 65.
Un-remarried Widow: Two valid forms of ID, Medicare Card if turning age 65)
Former Spouse: Two valid forms of ID, Medicare Card if turning age 65).
Dependent age 18 or older: Two valid forms of ID.
Dependent over age 21 – (Student): Must provide a letter from an accredited college/university, signed by the school registrar stating full time enrollment and anticipated graduation date. Sponsor must be present when issuing ID card or sign the DD 1172-2 Application for Identification Card/DEERS prior to student visit either with their CAC Card or at the ID Facility. Sponsor must be providing 50% or more support.
Dependent over age 21 - (Incapacitated Child): Two valid forms of ID, Current Dependency Determination* Medical Sufficiency Letter
Other Dependent – (Parent, Parent-in-Law, etc.): Must provide Approved Dependency Determination (renewed every four years) from Defense Finance Accounting System. If the individual is the Sponsor's parent, you will need to provide the Sponsor's Birth Certificate and the parents' Marriage Certificate. If the individual is the Sponsor's parent-in-law, you will need to provide the spouse's Birth Certificate and the Sponsor's Marriage Certificate.
DAV (initial issuance): Two valid forms of ID, letter from VA stating member is 100% disabled and authorizes commissary and exchange privileges and DD Form 214.
Click for a list of valid forms of ID
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEERS ENROLLMENT
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 (573) 596-0744.
596-7683
WAYS TO VERIFY AND UPDATE DEERS
• 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)
• BY FAX: Fax address, email address or phone number changes to the Defense Manpower Data Center Support Office at 1-831-655-8317.
• BY MAIL: Mail changes to the Defense Manpower Data Center Support Office. You must include supporting documentation if you are updating a Family member’s status:
Defense Manpower Data Center Support Office
ATTN: COA
400 Gigling Road
Seaside, CA 93955-6771
• IN PERSON: To add or remove Family members, visit a local DEERS office. You can search for an office near you by visiting http://www.dmdc.osd.mil/rsl/. Call the office first to verify location and business hours.
DEPENDENCY APPLICATIONS
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.
For more information click for the Dependency Claims handout and the instructions for Parents and Dependency Determination for Incapacitated Children (example of Medical Sufficiency Letter).