This United States Air Force inter-service instruction, Army Regulation AR 600-8-14 AFI 36-3026_IP Identification Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Eligible Family Members, and Other Eligible Personnel Certified Current October 2020, provides instructions for the administration of ID Cards across the United States Government’s Department of Defense. All uniformed Services Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) issuing sites are required to maintain a printed copy of this inter-service instruction AFI 36-3026, Volume 1, in case of emergencies as well as for informational and training purposes according to paragraph 1.3, Cross-Servicing Agreement. This inter-service publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-30, Military Entitlements and DoDI 1000.01, Identity Cards Required by the Geneva Conventions, April 16, 2012; DoDI 1000.13, Identification (ID) Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Dependents, and Other Eligible Individuals, January 23, 2014, DoD Manual 1000.13, Volume 1, DoD Identification (ID) Cards: ID Card Life-Cycle, January 23, 2014 and Volume 2, DoD Identification (ID) Cards: Benefits for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Dependents, and Other Eligible Individuals, January 23, 2014, DoD Manual 1000.13, Volume 3, DoD Identification (ID) Cards: Eligibility Documentation Required for Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) Enrollment, Record Management, and ID Card Issuance, October 27, 2016; DoDM 1341.02, Volume 1, DoD Identity Management: DoD Self-Service (DS) Logon Program and Credential, 2 November 2016; DoDI 1341.2, Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System Program and Procedures, August 18, 2016; This inter-service publication supports the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) and the RAPIDS for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commissioned Officer Corps, United States Public Health Service, National Guard, and U.S. Armed Forces Reserve. This instruction applies to Regular Air Force (RegAF), Air Force Reserve (AFR), and Air National Guard (ANG) personnel, except where noted otherwise. This publication also includes instructions applying to Air Force RAPIDS facilities, identifying Tier waiver authorities (T-0, T-1, T-2, and T-3) as approved by the Air Force Inspector General Advisory Board (IGAB). The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the Publication OPR for non-tiered compliance items. Waivers to this instruction are authorized and shall be processed IAW AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management. Waiver requests will be submitted using the AF Form 679, Air Force Publication Compliance Item Waiver Request/Approval, or via e-mail or memorandum if the form is unavailable. Use this instruction to prepare, issue, use, account for, and dispose of ID cards the Uniformed Services issue. The Privacy Act of 1974 affects this publication. This Instruction requires the collection and or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), Chapter 55 Medical and Dental Care (Sections 3013 for the Army, 5013 for the Navy, 8013 for the Air Force); Title 33 U.S.C., 857a, (NOAA) Executive Order No. 11023 (NOAA); and Executive Order (EO) 9397, as amended.
