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– CFAO 26-4 Identity Discs
GENERAL
1. The
use of identity discs to identify military casualties is an
established international custom.The
purpose of identity discs and the requirements for wearing
them are outlined in the Geneva Convention and STANAG 2939.
ISSUING
AUTHORITY
2. The
issuing of identity discs to members of the Canadian Forces
(CF) is the responsibility of NDHQ/NDIS (National Defence
Identification Services).
ISSUE
3.Identity
discs and chains will be issued:
a. on initial
issue of a CAFIB 20 to members of the CF, Primary Reserve,
Supplementary Ready Reserve and Cadet Instructors List;
b. when issued
a CAFIB 20 on re-enrolment in the CF or Reserve Forces if
the member does not possess a current disc;
c. on legal
change of name;
d. as required
by personnel attached to the CF, exchange personnel, and
trainees from foreign countries; and
e. for replacement
in case of loss or damage.
4.Units
shall request identity discs directly from NDHQ/NDIS, and
shall provide the Service number, initials and surname, religion
(see Annex A, paragraph 3), blood group, and RH factor for
each member, ie E45 160 247 AR Smith NRE A/RH/POS.For
personnel on loan or attached to the CF, exchange personnel
and trainees from foreign countries, units shall provide the
Service number of the individual and the country the individual
represents.
5.The
identity disc will be enclosed in form DND 366, Identification
Disc Receipt Envelope, and forwarded by NDHQ/NDIS to the unit
concerned.Receipt
of the disc shall be acknowledged by the member on form DND
366, which shall be placed on the document file of the member.Detailed
instructions for processing an individual for an identity
disc are contained in A-SJ-102-001/AG-000, Identification
Handbook.
6.A
new identity disc shall be requested when there is any change
in the information shown on the disc or if the original disc
is lost or damaged.
WEARING
7.Identity
discs shall be retained by members at all times and worn around
the neck and next to the skin:
a. by members
serving on active duty, at sea, or beyond the North American
continent, or engaged in flying duties, or on a military
exercise involving travel by Service aircraft; and
b. by other
members when directed by the commander of a command.
DISPOSITION
OF IDENTITY DISCS OF CASUALTIES
8.The
identity disc is scored by a horizontal groove so that the
lower portion may be detached. If the wearer becomes a fatal
casualty, the lower portion of the disc shall be detached
and returned to NDHQ with the member's personal documents.
The chain and upper section of the disc shall not be removed
from the body.
DISPOSITION
OF IDENTITY DISC ON RELEASE
9.The
identity disc of a member being released may be retained by
the member or returned to the releasing unit and destroyed.
(C) 1605-26-4
(NDIS)
Issued 1989-07-07
INDEX
Identification
ANNEX
A -- INFORMATION TO BE SHOWN ON IDENTITY DISC
UPPER HALF
OF DISC
- The upper half
of the identity disc will be stamped with:
a. Service
number;
b. initials
and surname;
c. religion
(see paragraphs 3 and 4);
d. blood
group and RH factor;
e. CDN FORCES
CDN or the name of the country the individual represents
(see paragraph 4 of this order); and
f. DO NOT
REMOVE/NE PAS ENLEVER on the reverse side.
LOWER HALF
OF DISC
2. The lower half
of the disc will be stamped as for the upper half except that
the blood group and RH factor and DO NOT REMOVE/NE PAS ENLEVER
will be omitted.
RELIGIOUS
DENOMINATIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
3. The religious
denomination of the member will be abbreviated as follows:
Anglican .....………………………......
ACC
Atheist, Agnostic,
or no religion .. NRE
Baptist ..........................………….
BAPT
Christian Science
...........……...... CS
Greek Catholic
..............……...... GC
Greek Orthodox
...........…......... GO
Jewish ........................……......
JEW
Latter-Day
Saints .......……..…... LDS
Lutheran ....................…...…....
LUTH
Muslim ........................……..….
MUS
New Apostolic
Church .............. NAC
Other Protestant
Denomination OPD
Pentecostal
......................……. PENT
Presbyterian
....................…….. PRES
Roman Catholic
..................….. RC
Salvation Army
...................….. SA
Unitarian Universalist
...........… UNI
United Church
...................... ..UCC
4. A member
claiming a religious affiliation other than those shown above
will be classified Other Denomination (OD).
Issued 1989-07-07
Ch 8/94
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