Military Personnel Flight

RAPIDS Self Service is now available online for Common Access Card holders. The RSS website allows CAC-holders to update their information and verify family members for DoD ID card reissuance. To utilize the RSS website, the user must be a Sponsor with a DoD CAC and have a CAC-enabled personal computer. The digitally-signed DD Form 1172-2 now serves as an electronic verification from the Sponsor. This means that a Dependent (Family Member) can come into the RAPIDS ID Card office, carrying with them a printed, digitally signed DD Form 1172-2 from their sponsor, and/or notify us that the form is available via their DEERS record.

You must have an unexpired Primary and a Secondary ID to obtain a new ID. VA Card and Student ID are not accepted. All customers 18 and over must provide two forms of ID.
Primary ID must be one of the following:
Military, Civilian and Contractor ID, Driver’s License, US Passport, Book or Passport Card, Foreign National ID with photograph, Foreign Passport
Secondary ID:
Voters Registration Card, Birth Certificate original or certified, Driver’s License, Social Security Card, Photo ID issued by Federal, State, or local government

TRICARE For Life (TFL) eligibility is for those ages 65 and over. This includes retirees and their eligible spouses; un-remarried former spouses (DB); and survivors of deceased retirees, Active Duty, Guard and Reserve members. Those who are enrolled in DEERS must provide a copy of the Medicare card provided by the SSA that reflects eligibility to Medicare (Parts A and B). The eligibility date is normally the first day of the month when an individual turns 65.

Some base agencies such as medical clinics, etc., may require a family member’s DoD identification number (ID#) in lieu of a SSAN in order to access files. For CAC holders, logging in to our ID Card Office online (IDCO) website at idco.osd.mil/idco will enable you to view or verify your family members’ DOD ID#’s. Upon visiting the IDCO website, click “Continue” under “Family ID Cards.” After a successful log-in, click “Request ID Card” under the family member’s name and follow the instructions to display the form.

A valid general or special power of attorney is acceptable when a sponsor is not present to sign for a family member’s DEERS enrollment or ID card application. If the sponsor is deployed or mobilized for 31 or more days and is unavailable to sign a DD Form 1172-2, then the family member may present the sponsor’s deployment orders in lieu of a valid power of attorney.

Sponsors (active duty, retired, guard and reserve personnel) are responsible for advising the nearest uniformed-services issuing facility of any dependent family member additions or changes that affect DEERS enrollment, eligibility entitlements and issuance of IDs for family members.