Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1000.01
April 16, 2012
Incorporating Change 1, June 9, 2014
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Identification (ID) Cards Required by the Geneva Conventions
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directives (DoDDs) 5124.02 and
1000.25 (References (a) and (b)), this Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1000.1 (Reference (c)) to establish policy, assign
responsibilities, and provide procedures for DoD ID cards issued to meet certain requirements of
the Geneva Conventions.
b. Lists certain requirements for DoD ID cards stipulated by the Geneva Conventions
(References (d) through (f)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to:
a. OSD, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard at all times, including when it
is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement with that Department), the
Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant
Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense
Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD
(hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
b. The Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), under agreement
with the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), under agreement with the Department of Commerce.
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. DoD ID cards shall serve as the Geneva Conventions card for eligible personnel and shall
be issued in accordance with Directive-Type Memorandum 08-003 Volume 1 of DoD Manual
1000.13 (Reference (g)).
