identification for children to get in PIR

[sailormom]

I have a 14 and 17 year old, The form letter says that they need a state issued ID. Will a birth certificate work.

 

[Sassafras Proud Mom of a Sailor]

My daughter (17 at the time) used her driver's license.

[sailormom]

My daughter doesn't have one yet. My son is 14,

[Sassafras Proud Mom of a Sailor]

Well, a birth certificate could work... but I thought (and may be wrong?) that it was supposed to be a photo-id...??? Do your kids have ID cards from school? If not, it may be possible to take your kids to your driver's license agency (or perhaps your local police station) and have them issue an 'photo id'. (((hugs)))

 

[sailormom]

thanks, I will do that

 

[FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW]

Well...this is conflicting!

The Family Guide on the RTC Website says:

"All guests, including children, must show valid identification (photo ID, Social Security card, or birth certificate). Children age 12 and younger do NOT need to be on the access list and will not count toward the maximum number of guests."

 

My Form letter states:

"All visitors age 13 and over must have valid, government-issued photo identification (driver's license, passport, etc.). Children 12 and under must have a copy of their birth certificate or Social Security card."

[sailormom]

I know, that's why I am confused

[Sassafras Proud Mom of a Sailor]

Respectfully (and I say this with a smile), confusion is a way of life in the Navy... at least it 'seems' like confusion to 'us' (who are on the outside of the system looking in), but it makes perfect sense to 'them' (who are inside the system and 'know' what is going on).

My experience of PIR (and what I've heard from other Navy Moms), strongly indicates that you need not be too terribly concerned over (apparently conflicting) stuff like this, that you should do your best to comply with and abide by (in descending order of importance):

<> Any written instructions you get, mailed directly to you, by Navy officials;

<> Any written or verbal instructions you get from your (soon to be) Sailor;

<> All other materials or sources of information.

If you have a specific question, ask your Sailor 'first'... which I know can sometimes be difficult due to the constraints put on communication, and still, this is 'the best' way to go because many times what is 'true' for one Sailor (in context of the 'unique orders' he or she is given) may be 'false' for another.

All of which, I know, seems to digress from the simple point of 'what kind of id does my kid have to have in order to get into PIR?', but it is good to get accustomed to this way of thinking now so you are more comfortable dealing with it over the time to come.

In this context, my track on this would be to do what the form letter says -and- take the form letter with you so if the id you present is questioned (which is highly unlikely but not impossible) you will be able to show the 'source of authority' on which you based your decision <smile>, and the Navy likes that kind of thinking a lot ...!!!  (((hugs)))

[sailormom]

Thank you. I guess I will go to the DMV and get them a state ID. The only problem is it is mailed to me, so I won't have it by PIR. HMMM what to do?????

[jbromom]

I am having the same problem. I hope that a birth certificate and social security card will work. I was told you could use a school ID but our school doesn't issue those.

[mcmom]

Are you sure about that?  In my little town here in Missouri, we walked out the door like 10 minutes later with a state-issued non -driver's license photo id for my 14 and 16 (non-driver) year olds.

[sailormom]

jbromom, That's what I think I am going to do. My son, who is 14 doesn't have a school ID either. My daughter does. So I will just bring birth certificates.

[rosagirl]

sailormom...did you have any trouble getting your 14 yr old in with brith cert. and ss card??  Heading up for this Friday's PIR and just wanted to be sure...thanks!!