Aluminum.
The current DOD (Dept of Defense) dog tag spec calls for stainless steel military dog tags. Stainless steel is durable and will not corrode.
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If you are refering to tags for dogs they are not called "dog tags". So the Military one came first.
During the Vietnam War they were bare metal; the natural color of metal (silver appearing).
Dogs are given metal tags to put on their neck collars to identify them and tell people who are their owners. Therefore the troops dubbed their military identification tags worn around their necks dog tags.
I guess. Your name is already engraved on it.
Every soldier receives one pair of dog tags in Basic Training. When the soldier gets to his first duty station, he normally receives a second set.
There are two kinds of dog tags. One would be tags you put on dogs so if they get lost they can be returned. Because this question is in a military category, I assume you are reffering to a different kind of dog tags. The military kind of dog tags are metal tags worn by soldiers. They are worn incase the soldeir dies and the body is too destroyed there is no way to tell whose body it is. If the soldier had a dog tag on, it would not have been destroyed, and they would be able to find out from it who the body belonged to. They are normally shiny, silver colored metal that is strung by a chain through a hole at the top, and are worn aroung the neck.
Dog tags.
If you are refering to tags for dogs they are not called "dog tags". So the Military one came first.
No. US military dog tags are made from stainless steel and will not rust in water.
They are called dog tags. They are used to identify the soldier's body posthumously. The tags list the soldier's name, home address, and military division. This information is usual for contacting the family.
During the Vietnam War they were bare metal; the natural color of metal (silver appearing).
military Id tags are worn around the neck with a chain. there are two of them. if a military member is killed one of the tags is removed and forwarded to graves registration for reporting. since the tags 'look' like DOG tags, the slang word DOG-TAGS became part of military slang when referring to ID. tags.................. Alot of people called those among the ranks of the military the military dogs. The name of dog tags may be referring to the military owning them and them being the dogs of the military.
Yes all military jobs you have and wear your dog tags
When you are either dead or no longer in the Military.
Not at all.
Dogs are given metal tags to put on their neck collars to identify them and tell people who are their owners. Therefore the troops dubbed their military identification tags worn around their necks dog tags.
Military dog tags were first introduced during the American Civil War. At this time the tags were sometimes no more than a piece of paper pinned to a soldier's uniform.