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Just married and a question?

I just married my sailor! I was wondering what info is needed to get a military ID? I'll be getting one (without him with me) in my homestate while I pack to move my things across the country to him.
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Re: Just married and a question?

  • You'll for sure need a special power of attorney to get one without him. Congrats on getting married!! :)
  • Congrats!!

    You will need your Social Security Card (if you already have the one with your name changed, you will need to take your old one as well)

    Marriage Certificate

    Gov issued photo ID (current DL or equivalent)

    Special POA 

    You may or may not need your birth certificate. We took mine in but I can't remember if they asked for it or not. 

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  • Where are you getting it done at without him?  If it's on a base at all you probably won't be able to even get on without him there.  But if it's an ungated reserve center you should be fine.  Like PP said you will probably need a special P.O.A. for that, so I would call ahead to find out what you need to bring if you don't have him there.  You may need to bring a photocopy of his ID as well. 

    When we did my ID I had my marriage license, driver's license and my social security card.  My ID was the first thing we did in my married name, so my license and SS card were both in my maiden name and it wasn't a problem at all. 

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    imagednbeach12:

    Where are you getting it done at without him?  If it's on a base at all you probably won't be able to even get on without him there.  But if it's an ungated reserve center you should be fine.  Like PP said you will probably need a special P.O.A. for that, so I would call ahead to find out what you need to bring if you don't have him there.  You may need to bring a photocopy of his ID as well. 

    When we did my ID I had my marriage license, driver's license and my social security card.  My ID was the first thing we did in my married name, so my license and SS card were both in my maiden name and it wasn't a problem at all. 

    If she has the DD 1172 form for her ID, she can get a visitors pass.

    All I've ever needed was the DD1172 that he filled out and signed ahead of time. No POA, no marriage license, no ID copies, etc. That form is the whole package. Have him get one and send that to you. 

    This. That's all I did I think. I had a friend with an ID take me on base to get it.

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  • You do not need a military ID to get on base in the continental US.  Getting a Special POA from him that allows you to add yourself to DEERS/Tricare (if he hasn't already done that) and get an ID is a good idea.  That way you'll be covered if you lose it too.
  • This may be a silly question but I have no idea what a DD 1172 form is...can someone please explain it to me? And if I have that then I shouldn't need anything else?

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    This may be a silly question but I have no idea what a DD 1172 form is...can someone please explain it to me? And if I have that then I shouldn't need anything else?

    A DD1172 is here: http://www.belvoir.army.mil/CacCards/docs/dd1172.pdf

    It's an enrollment form for the ID cards.



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  • Okay thanks! That helps a lot.

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  • imageMikate81410:

    You will need your Social Security Card (if you already have the one with your name changed, you will need to take your old one as well)

    You are assuming that she is changing her name, which may not be the case...

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