If you're still within the system (still in uniform) go to any Army/Air National Guard Armory and they almost always are able to make them for you.
If you are refering to tags for dogs they are not called "dog tags". So the Military one came first.
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.
You can get dog tags (sometimes referred to as military dog tags or army id tags) from many army surplus stores in the US where they can engrave them on the spot with a dog tag machine. The 2 types of engravings are embossing and debossing. Embossing is the new standard being used at many US military bases but both are permitted for official use. Dog tags can also be easily ordered and printed online and delivered worldwide.
Not at all.
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.
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.
In older military dog tags there was a notch to place between the two upper front teeth of a soldier should he die in combat. The jaw would then be firmly wedged on the dog tag too ensure the soldier could be identified when his body was retrieved.
Dog Tag's are really common in the military
Debossed
If meaning in terms of "Military Dog Tags" then the answer is, Yes.A dog tag is the informal name for the identification tags worn by military personnel, named such as it bears resemblance to actual dog tags. The tag is primarily used for the identification of dead and wounded and essential basic medical information for the treatment of the latter, such as blood type and history of inoculations, along with providing religious preference.