Department of Defense

INSTRUCTION

NUMBER 1000.1

January 30, 1974

Administrative Reissuance Incorporating Change 2, June
5, 1991

ASD(FM&P)

SUBJECT:  Identity Cards Required by the Geneva Conventions


References:  (a)  Geneva Convention for the Amelioration
of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces
in the Field of August 12, 1949 (GWSF)

(b)  Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition
of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed
Forces at Sea of August 12, 1949 (GWSS)

(c)  Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of
Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949 (GPW)

(d)  DoD Instruction 1000.13, "Identification Cards
for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Dependents
and Other Eligible Individuals," October 19, 1988

(e)  DoD Instruction 1330.13, "Armed Forces Professional
Entertainment Program Overseas," September 8, 1985

(f)  DoD Instruction 1000.1, "Issuance of Identity Cards
Required by the Geneva Conventions," December 31, 1964
(hereby canceled)

1.  PURPOSE 

The purpose of this Instruction is to reissue reference
(f), to revise requirements for the form, issuance and
use of identity cards required by the Geneva Conventions
of August 12, 1949, for the Protection of War Victims.
  Reference (f) is hereby canceled and superseded.

2.  APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE 

The provisions of this Instruction apply to all DoD
Components (Offices of the Secretary of Defense, the
Military Departments, the Defense Agencies, the organization
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Unified and Specified
Commands) and cover all members of the United States
Armed Forces on active duty and civilian personnel authorized
to accompany the military forces in areas of combat.

3.  PERSONS COVERED BY THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS 

3.1.  "Prisoners of war, in the sense of the present
Convention, are persons belonging to one of the following
categories, who have fallen into the power of the enemy:
  (1) Members of the Armed Forces . . . (4) Persons
who accompany the armed forces . . . provided they have
received authorization . . . ."   (Article 4, GPW)

3.2.  "Medical personnel exclusively engaged in the
search for, or the collection, transport or treatment
of the wounded or sick, or in the prevention of disease,
staff exclusively engaged in the administration of medical
units and establishments, as well as chaplains attached
to the Armed Forces, shall be respected and protected
in all circumstances."   (Article 24, GWSF)

3.3.  "Members . . . especially trained . . . as hospital
orderlies, nurses or auxiliary stretcher bearers, in
search for or the collection, transport or treatment
of the wounded and sick, shall likewise be respected
and protected if they are carrying out these duties
at the time they come into contact with the enemy or
fall into his hands."   (Article 25, GWSF)

3.4.  "The religious, medical and hospital personnel
of hospital ships and their crews shall be respected
and protected; they may not be captured during the time
they are in the service of the hospital ship, whether
or not there are wounded and sick on board."   (Article
36, GWSS)

3.5.  The religious, medical and hospital personnel
assigned to the medical or spiritual care of members
of the Armed Forces and other persons who are at sea
and who are wounded, sick, or shipwrecked (including
forced landings at sea by or from aircraft).   (Article
37, GWSS)

3.6.  "The staff of the National Red Cross Societies
and that of Voluntary Aid Societies, duly recognized
and authorized by their governments, who may be employed
on the same duties as the personnel in paragraph 3.1.,
above, are placed on the same footing as such personnel,
provided that the staffs of such societies are subject
to military laws and regulations."   (Article 26, GWSF)

4.  CREDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS


In order that the personnel referred to in section 3.,
above, may enjoy the status accorded to them under their
respective Conventions and be eligible for repatriation:

4.1.  Article 17, GPW provides, concerning military
personnel and civilian personnel accompanying the Armed
Forces, that " . . . Each party to a conflict is required
to furnish the persons under its jurisdiction who are
liable to become prisoners of war, with an identity
card showing the owner's surname, first names, rank,
army, regimental, personal or serial number or equivalent
information, and date of birth.   The identity card
may, furthermore, bear the signature or the fingerprints
or both, of the owner, and may bear, as well, any other
information the Party to the conflict may wish to add
concerning persons belonging to its Armed Forces.  
As far as possible the card shall measure 6.5 x 10 cm.
and shall be issued in duplicate.   The identity card
shall be shown by the prisoner of war upon demand, but
may in no case be taken away from him.

4.2.  Article 40, GWSF, and Article 42, GWSS, contain
identical provisions regarding medical, religious and
auxiliary medical personnel for the carrying of ". .
. a special identity card bearing the distinctive emblem.
  This card shall be water resistant and of such size
that it can be carried in the pocket.   It shall be
worded in the national languages, shall mention at least
the surname and first names, the date of birth, the
rank and the service number of the bearer, and shall
state in what capacity he is entitled to the protection
of the present Convention.   The card shall bear the
photograph of the owner and also either his signature
or his fingerprints or both.   It shall be embossed
with the stamp of the military authority.   The identity
card shall be uniform throughout the same Armed Forces
and, as far as possible, of a similar type in the Armed
Forces of the High Contracting Parties.   The Parties
to the conflict may be guided by the model which is
annexed, by way of example, to the present Convention.
  They shall inform each other, at the outbreak of hostilities,
of the model they are using.   Identity cards should
be made out, if possible, at least in duplicate, one
copy being kept by the home country.   In no circumstances
may the said personnel be deprived of their insignia
or identity cards nor of the right to wear the armlet.
  In case of loss, they shall be entitled to receive
duplicates of the cards and to have the insignia replaced."

5.  ISSUE AND USE OF IDENTITY CARDS 

5.1.  Geneva Convention Identification Card for Military
Personnel 

5.1.1.  One copy of Armed Forces Identification Card
DD Form 2 (Green) is issued to all members of the Armed
Forces on active duty as prescribed by DoD Instruction
1000.13 (reference (d)).   This card meets all the requirements
of and will therefore serve as identification for purposes
of Article 17, GPW.

5.1.2.  One copy of Armed Forces Identification Card
DD Form 2 (Red) is issued to all members of the Reserve
components as prescribed by DoD Directive 1000.13 (reference
(d)).   This card meets all the requirements of and
will therefore serve as identification for purposes
of Article 17, GPW, for Reservists on active duty for
periods of less than 30 days.

5.1.3.  The duplicate identification card requirements
of Article 17, GPW, to facilitate identification of
prisoners of war with the Prisoner of War Information
Bureau delineated in Article 122, GPW, are more adequately
met by the information routinely maintained in the personnel
management systems of the Military Services.   Accordingly,
duplicate Identification Cards will not be required.

5.1.4.  In the event of capture as a prisoner of war,
the Identification Card shall be shown to the capturing
authorities, but in accordance with Article 17, GPW,
it may in no case be taken away from the prisoner.

5.2.  Geneva Conventions Identity Card for Civilian
Personnel Who Accompany the Armed Forces 

5.2.1.  DD Form 489 (enclosure 1) will be issued, by
the DoD Component concerned, to civilian noncombatant
personnel who have been authorized to accompany military
forces of the United States in regions of combat and
who are liable to capture and detention by the enemy
as prisoners of war.   This credential may be issued
to such individuals departing the continental limits
of the United States to serve elsewhere.

5.2.2.  For civil service employees of the Department
of Defense, the requirement for a duplicate identification
card in Article 17, GPW, to facilitate identification
of prisoners of war with the Prisoner of War Information
Bureau delineated in Article 122, GPW, are more adequately
met by the information routinely maintained in personnel
management systems of the DoD Components.   Accordingly,
duplicate identification cards need not be prepared.
  For other civilians accompanying the Armed Forces,
a duplicate copy shall be prepared and retained by the
issuing authority to facilitate identification of prisoners
of war with the Prisoner of War Information Bureau delineated
in Article 122, GPW.

5.2.3.  In the event of capture as prisoner of war,
the Identity Card shall be shown to the capturing authorities,
but in accordance with Article 17, GPW, it may in no
case be taken away from the prisoner.

5.2.4.  The entry in the blocks "Equivalent Rank" and
"Military Service" on the front side of the card will
indicate the abbreviation for the range of military
grades shown in column 5 of enclosure 3, attachment
1, rather than the specific equivalent military rank.
  For example:

Equivalent Rank

Military Service

III Company Grade Officer

U.S. Navy

5.3.  Geneva Conventions Identity Card for Medical and
Religious Personnel, and Auxiliary Medical Personnel


5.3.1.  DD Form 1934 (enclosure 2) will be issued, by
the DoD Component concerned, to medical, religious,
and auxiliary medical personnel.

5.3.1.1.  In the case of military medical and religious
personnel, this card is in addition to the DD Form 2
(Green).   A duplicate card need not be issued, since
documentation of their status is readily available in
the personnel management systems of the Military Services.

5.3.1.2.  In the case of civilian personnel, a duplicate
card will be delivered to the society to which the individual
belongs.

5.3.1.3.  In the case of military auxiliary medical
personnel, a duplicate card may be used in the personnel
record to facilitate subsequent withdrawal after the
assignment is terminated.

5.3.2.  The entry in the block "Capacity" on the identity
card will be:

5.3.2.1.  For military medical and religious personnel
"U.S. Navy Medical," "U.S. Air Force Chaplain," etc.

5.3.2.2.  For military auxiliary personnel "Trained
Hospital Orderly," "Trained Ambulance Driver," etc.

5.3.2.3.  For accompanying civilian personnel, the name
of the voluntary aid society, recognized and authorized
by the U.S. and the skill:   "American Red Cross Medical,"
etc.

5.3.3.  The entry in the block "Rank" on the identity
card for civilian personnel will be the abbreviation
of the equivalent rank range shown in column 1 of enclosure
3, attachment 1:   "II Non-Com."

5.4.  Purpose of Geneva Conventions Identity Cards.
   The Cards DD 489 and DD 1934 are prescribed solely
to identify those personnel, potentially subject to
capture, who are covered by these Geneva Conventions.
  They do not authorize, or certify eligibility for,
any military benefits or privileges, or logistic support,
from the DoD.

6.  MILITARY-CIVILIAN GRADE RELATIONSHIPS 

Military-Civilian equivalent grade relationships have
been developed to conform with the rank categories prescribed
in Article 60, GPW, for monthly advances of pay to prisoners
of war, and to facilitate treatment of prisoners of
war with due regard to rank in keeping with Article
43, GPW.   These relationships are based largely upon
congressional action in establishing grade and compensation
for military and civilian employees.

6.1.  The rank equivalencies set forth in enclosure
3, will be used throughout the Department of Defense
for prisoners of war identification purposes.   The
assignment of excessively high rank equivalence is to
be carefully avoided.

6.2.  The rank equivalencies do not convey to civilian
personnel rank or authority over military personnel.
  It is not the intent of this Instruction to require
the use of those grade relationships for any other purpose;
however, the table was coordinated with similar tables
for precedence, housing entitlement and other purposes
to seek consistency to the extent possible.

7.  EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION 

7.1.  This Instruction is effective immediately for
cessation of use of DD Form 528 and on 1 July 1974,
for use of revised DD Form 489 and DD Form 1934 for
all new issuances.

7.2.  Two copies of implementing regulations of the
Military Departments shall be forwarded to the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
within 90 days thereafter.

Enclosures - 3 

E1.  DD Form 489

E2.  DD Form 1934

E3.  Military-Civilian Grade Relationships

E1.  ENCLOSURE 1

GENEVA CONVENTIONS IDENTITY CARD FOR PERSONS WHO ACCOMPANY
THE ARMED FORCES

DD Form 489 (1 Jul 74)

Specifications

Size:

3 5/8 x 2 ¼ inches

Color:

Paper - white; ink - black.

Composition:

Paper - suitable for printing, finger-printing, typewriter
entries and lamination.

Security Processing:

The issue copy of the card will be laminated between
two pieces of clear plastic material so as to be water
resistant, flexible and resistant to tampering.

E2.  ENCLOSURE 2

GENEVA CONVENTIONS IDENTITY CARD FOR MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS
PERSONNEL WHO SERVE IN OR ACCOMPANY THE ARMED FORCES

DD Form 1934 (1 Jul 74)

Specifications

Size:

3 5/8 x 2 ¼ inches

Color:

Paper - white; ink - black; cross - red.

Composition:

Paper - suitable for printing, fingerprinting, typewriter
entries and lamination.

Security Processing:

The issue copy of the card will be laminated between
two pieces of clear plastic material so as to be water
resistant, flexible and resistant to tampering.

E3.  ENCLOSURE 3

MILITARY-CIVILIAN GRADE RELATIONSHIP FOR GENEVA CONVENTIONS
IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES

   

Civilians authorized by the DoD Component concerned
to accompany the Armed Forces in regions of combat will
be placed in categories listed in the Table (attachment
1), and as follows.   The assignment of excessively
high rank equivalence is to be carefully avoided.

E3.1.1.  Experts, consultants, and other special categories
of personnel directly employed by the Federal Government
will be assigned by the DoD Component concerned to an
appropriate Geneva Convention Category, normally in
the range of Categories I through IV, based upon a salary
or grade comparison with civilian employees listed in
columns 5, 6, and 7 of the table.

E3.1.2.  Personnel in the Foreign Service in the four
salary scales (GE, FSO, FSR and FSS) while assigned
by the DoD Component concerned, to the appropriate category
based on direct salary comparisons with the General
Schedule classification listed in column 4 of the Table
(attachment 1).

E3.1.3.  Nonappropriated fund employees will be assigned
by the Department concerned to the category based upon
their General Schedule Equivalent (GSE), Nonappropriated
Fund (NAF), AAFES Salary (USP) Wage (NA) or Hourly (HPP)
classification.   Those not so classified will be assigned
to an appropriate equivalent, normally in the range
of categories I through IV, based on a grade comparison
with civilian employees listed in columns 5, 6, and
7.

E3.1.4.  Advisors, observers, contractor representatives
and employees, representatives of religious organizations,
and similar categories of non-Federal personnel will
be assigned by the DoD Component concerned to an appropriate
category, normally in the range of Categories I through
IV, based upon the individual's standing in his profession
or line of work and the difficulty and responsibility
of the duties to be performed.

E3.1.5.  Employees of service organizations, such as
United Service Organizations, Young Men's Christian
Associations, Salvation Army, will be assigned by the
DoD Component concerned, normally in the range of Categories
Ill and IV, as shown in column 9, based on a salary
or grade comparison with civilian employees listed in
columns 5, 6, and 7.

E3.1.6.  Professional entertainers will be assigned
to the appropriate category by the Department of the
Army, acting for the Department of Defense in accordance
with DoD Instruction 1330.13 (Reference (e)).   Rank
equivalent normally will be determined from column 9
with the recommendation of the USO, based upon the professional
standing of the individual in the entertainment field.

E3.1.7.  American Red Cross personnel serving with the
Armed Forces, including those in the medical and religious
personnel category, will be assigned to the category
corresponding to the comparable GS grade authorized
for travel or housing purposes, as shown in column 8,
by the major overseas military commander within whose
jurisdiction they are permanently assigned.   The Department
of the Army will act for the Department of Defense in
issuing DD Form 489 or DD Form 1934 to staff members
designated by American National Red Cross Headquarters,
as shown in column 8.

E3.1.8.  Accredited news media representatives will
be assigned Geneva Convention Category IV, Field Grade
Officer, without determination of specific rank equivalency.

E3.1.9.  Aliens locally hired in foreign areas may be
assigned by the military commanders concerned to the
category, normally in the range of Categories I through
IV, considered appropriate.

Attachments - 1  

E3.A1.  Table of Military-Civilian Equivalent Grades

E3.A1.  ATTACHMENT 1 TO ENCLOSURE 3

Table of Military and Civilian Equivalent Grades for
Prisoner of War Identification