What information is included on military dog tags?

But there was no standardization as to what was included. Today's identification tags identify vital information about the wearer: name, Social Security number, blood type and religious preference. read more

It depends on the issuing army. For example, Russian/Soviet dog tags contain only the ВС РОССИИ (Armed Forces of Russia) or ВС СССР (Armed Forces of the USSR) insciption, and the individual’s military ID number and nothing else. read more

"Dog tag" is an informal but common term for the type of identification tag worn by military personnel. The tags are primarily used for the identification of dead and wounded soldiers; they have personal information about the soldiers and convey essential basic medical information, such as blood type and history of inoculations. read more