Qué (quién) es dog tag - definición
![[[Canadian Forces]] ID Disk. Name and service number are redacted.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CFID.JPG?width=200 "[[Canadian Forces]] ID Disk. Name and service number are redacted.")
![FSM]] as religion, made in response to a US Army representative refusing to print 'Atheist' on official dog tags. Custom dog tags are permitted as long as they adhere to US Army regulations.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dog Tag Atheist FSM.jpg?width=200 "FSM]] as religion, made in response to a US Army representative refusing to print 'Atheist' on official dog tags. Custom dog tags are permitted as long as they adhere to US Army regulations.")
![A [[World War I]] German army dog tag indicating Name, place of birth, battalion, unit and serial number](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Erkennungsmarke Georg Redeker , item 1.jpg?width=200 "A [[World War I]] German army dog tag indicating Name, place of birth, battalion, unit and serial number")
![[[Israel Defense Forces]] Dog tag (issued 1966). Identification number, last name, first name, blood type.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IDF DogTag1966.jpg?width=200 "[[Israel Defense Forces]] Dog tag (issued 1966). Identification number, last name, first name, blood type.")
.jpg?width=200 "British World War II fibre-disc-type dog tag")
.jpg?width=200 "County code (\"AA\"), Issue year}}")
Wikipedia
Dog tag is an informal but common term for a specific type of identification tag worn by military personnel. The tags' primary use is for the identification of casualties; they have information about the individual written on them, including identification and essential basic medical information such as blood type and history of inoculations. They often indicate religious preference as well.
Dog tags are usually fabricated from a corrosion-resistant metal. They commonly contain two copies of the information, either in the form of a single tag that can be broken in half, or as two identical tags on the same chain. This purposeful duplication allows one tag, or half-tag, to be collected from an individual's dead body for notification, while the duplicate remains with the corpse if the conditions of battle prevent it from being immediately recovered. The term arose and became popular because of the tags' resemblance to animal registration tags.
