Yes it is required amd you can keep old card for souvenir. New card also serves as “real id”.
I had to turn mine in.
Yes it is required amd you can keep old card for souvenir. New card also serves as “real id”.
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The best way is to go to the nearest military base, to the pass and ID office, and get it done. There they will access the DEERS data base, request any on person identification like drivers license, take the approved military picture and make the card on the spot. You should call the office before going in and try to set up an appointment and make sure you have any special IDs they may require. Most of the time the office is not that busy. I think it took me and my wife about an hour total a year ago when for some reason we needed to renew our cards. Perhaps the last go around was triggered because they are now going to that new voter ID card profile. A problem my wife ran into is until she got her last card they refused to mark her card ‘indefinite,’ and it would expire every five years. I suppose the policy was because dependent spouses of military members may come and go over time. However, the last year when we went together and she was able to get the card marked with an indefinite expiration date. The dependent card policy may also change with the age of the spouse.