Identification (ID) Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Dependents, and Other Eligible Individuals; Amendment

Key Points

• Retirees, family members, and contractor employees can no longer change the sex listed in their military records, except to fix a clear clerical error.
• The policy replaces the word “gender” with “sex” in ID card rules and changes “gender marker” to “sex code” in the records system.
• The change takes effect immediately, and the public can send comments until January 30, 2026.
• If other IDs show a different sex, some people may see mismatches that could affect access to services or facilities that use sex markers.
• This follows a presidential order telling agencies to use sex, not gender, and to treat sex as not changeable.