Have ID cards changed color?

A1C Norman (Wes) Shelton — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 22:07:44 -0400

A gentleman was in Red Lobster the other day and asked if there was a military discount and showed the waiter what he said was his. Military I D , Just happened to look at the same time and it was white in color as I know they are light green in color am I right or wrong.

Response by CPT Bruce Rodgers made Jun 14 at 2015 10:10 PM

CPT Bruce Rodgers — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 22:10:25 -0400

CAC

Response by SFC Stephen King made Jun 14 at 2015 10:17 PM

SFC Stephen King — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 22:17:52 -0400

Active Duty ID'S commonly known as CAC cards are white.

Response by PVT Angelo Velez made Jun 14 at 2015 10:31 PM

PVT Angelo Velez — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 22:31:18 -0400

Well I just receive my I.D. card or CAC card a week ago and mine was white.

Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Jun 14 at 2015 10:37 PM

TSgt Joshua Copeland — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 22:37:32 -0400

Been white for a decade or so. When I came in it was still the green on.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 14 at 2015 11:29 PM

PO1 John Miller — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 23:29:22 -0400

The new ID cards, called CAC or Common Access Card, are white in color. This is a change from the older ID cards which were green.

CAC's are used for computer access, access to restricted/access-controlled areas, etc.

One has to be careful when asking for ID for military discounts tough. The reason being is that government civilians and contractors also have CAC ID's. Contractors are easier to verify at a glance because they have a green strip on them. So one has to look closely to see if it says Active Duty, Government Civilian, or Contractor on them, because they all look the same to the untrained eye.

Then there's guys like me who have a contractor CAC and a blue military ID card (seeing as I'm retired Navy).

Response by SSG Trevor S. made Jun 14 at 2015 11:30 PM

SSG Trevor S. — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 23:30:32 -0400

This website has a visual guide to some of the different ID cards. http://www.tricare.mil/SSN

Eligibility - Removal of Social Security Numbers from ID Cards

To protect your privacy and personal identity information, the Department of Defense (DoD)is removing Social Security Numbers (SSNs) from all ID cards.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 15 at 2015 12:33 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:33:12 -0400

The ID card will say "Affiliation" and "Agency/Department" i.e. Uniformed services and Army or whatever branch they belong to.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made Jun 15 at 2015 1:18 PM

SrA Edward Vong — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 13:18:52 -0400

My CAC was white. It depends I guess?

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Jun 25 at 2015 11:24 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:24:16 -0400

White.

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Nov 25 at 2016 10:28 PM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:28:03 -0500

CAC, Common Access Cards have white backgrounds and are on hard plastic like material. The other Paper ID cards at Green for Active duty, Red for reserves or Reserve retired and blue for Retired. (some older Retired cards, no longer issued were gray). The paper cards for active are mainly just for Cadets, other active duty people are issued only the CAC Card. Some CAC cards are issued to contractors but they state that and have a green stripe on the front of the card. You have to read the CAC card as also other Federal agencies also use them. Military dependents of disabled Veterans have a light tan background. You have to check the logo to make sure the status of the Cardholder. I hope that answers Your question.