Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1000.13
January 23, 2014
Incorporating Change 1, December 14, 2017
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Identification (ID) Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their
Dependents, and Other Eligible Individuals
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directives (DoDDs) 5124.02 and DoD
Instruction (DoDI) 1000.25 (References (a) and (b)), this Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1000.13 (Reference (c)) to establish policy, assign
responsibilities, and provide procedures for the issuing of DoD ID cards.
b. Incorporates and cancels Deputy Secretary of Defense Directive-Type Memorandum
(DTM) 08-006 (Reference (d)), Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
(USD(P&R)) and DoD Chief Information Officer DTMs 01-002 and 02-001 (References (e) and
(f)), and USD(P&R) Memorandums (References (g) through (i)).
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
(hereafter 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:
