Active-duty dependents, as well as Guard and Reserve family members whose ID cards expired before July 31, 2021, have until Oct. 31, 2021, to get a new ID card.

The card recipient has a photo in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) taken in the last 12 years. The card recipient has an email address saved in DEERS for communication.

Real ID compliant cards feature a gold star in the upper right corner of the card. While those who don't have a compliant card, it will say "NOT FOR FEDERAL ID" in the upper right corner.