Commandant
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United States Coast Guard
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COMDTINST 5512.10
06 SEP 1990
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5512.10
Subj: DOD Guard and Reserve Family Member Identification Card (DD Form 1173-1) and
Selected Reserve DEERS Enrollment
Ref: (a)
COMDTINST M1000.6 (series), CG Personnel Manual
1.
PURPOSE. This instruction provides policies and procedures for issuing the DOD Guard and
Reserve Family Member Identification Card (DD Form 1173-1) and Selected Reserve
enrollment in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS).
2.
DISCUSSION.
a.
Reserve Family Member ID Card.
(1) Heretofore, there has been no single standard ID card for Reserve family members of
all the Military Services. While each of the other Services created a separate ID card
for their Reserve family members, the Coast Guard did not; however, by regulation,
commissaries and ex- changes have accepted any valid photo identification for
Reserve family members.
(2) The Department of Defense (DOD) has now developed a Reserve Family Member ID
card for use by all Military Services, including the Coast Guard: the DOD Guard and
Reserve Family Member Identification Card (DD Form 1173-1). These regulations
apply specifically to its use within the Coast Guard Selected Reserve.
(3) DD Form 1173-1 is for identification only. It does not authorize access to military
benefits unless accompanied by a set of valid active duty orders, Commissary Privi-
lege Card, or pay voucher, as appropriate.
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