MCO P1070.12K W CH 1 MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ...

7000. GENERAL
IRAM
CHAPTER 7
IDENTIFICATION TAGS
1. Identification (ID) tags are used for identification and
reporting of casualties, and graves registration in a combat
zone.
2. ID tags are metal rectangles with rounded corners and smooth
edges, about 0.025 inches (1 mm) thick, and measuring
approximately 2 inches (5 cm) by 1 1/8 inches (2.7 cm). Each tag
has a circular hole, approximately 3/16 (5 cm) in diameter near
one end.
3. The following instructions apply only to Marines.
Instructions for preparing ID tags for Navy personnel attached to
Marine units are contained in NAVPERS 15560 (Navy Personnel
Manual).
4. The format of ID tags produced at the Marine Corps recruit
depots using the Automated Recruit Management System (ARMS) is
valid. Do not prepare replacements for these tags solely to
correct character spacing or because the information is embossed
with the raised portion of the characters on the "reverse" (side
without a raised rim) of the tag.
5. Instructions on disposition of ID tags of deceased personnel
is contained in MCO P3040.4.
6. Upon being separated (released from active duty, discharged,
transferred to FMCR, Retirement, etc.,) Marines may retain their
ID tags.
7. Identification tags for individuals who have been separated
from the Marine Corps, and those which are no longer used, should
be destroyed in accordance with standard destruction procedures
for Privacy Act protected information.
7001. PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS. Each ID tag can accommodate 5
lines of type, with each line containing up to 15 characters.
Using the hole in one end of the tag as a left margin, characters
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