No signature on Military ID card makes it less than useless?

[davejb]

Gotta turn in, pretty p1ssed off with the typical pomposity of blinkered brits right now.

Hoping this makes you - and others - see this in a different and less annoying light, modern Britain isn't more pompous (in my view), but everyone is so scared of cocking up that it's easier to sound pompous and say no.

I'm not sure that people are getting less intelligent (although my 1960's Physics O level text book now contains a substantial amount of 'Higher' and 'Advanced Higher - ie A level plus - material) but they are definitely becoming more averse to making a decision.

Dave

[Rigga]

Due to travelling a bit, I carry my Driving Licence everywhere as I do my Passport.
Everyone believes a Passport!

Thinking of the maths of IDs...and plucking figures from a bottle of Red...

There are about 50+Million people in UK and its likely that about 30 million have some form of formal ID.

Unfortunately there are only about 250,000-300,000 armed forces personnel and the number of "former" service personnel who may recognise an Armed Forces ID is dropping too.

So, unless you use your IDs in the local area of military stations, camps, bases the person you show it to is unlikely to recognise it!

Of course you could publicise the format to the Public - and make it more likely to be forged.

...merrier by the minute
Rigga

[Unchecked]

I read in one of the tabloids, think it was The Sun, just a few days ago, that Mil ID is now to be recognised as formal ID after hundreds of incidents of people being refused with it. It will be listed on posters along with driving licences, prove it cards and passports.

[BobbyT]

Brilliant, you post something on Pprune and within 2 days it's sorted!
Now for my next thread, bring back real Ascoteering, the old rates system or go to war with a Caribbean Island..... choices, choices?

[baffman]

I read in one of the tabloids, think it was The Sun, just a few days ago, that Mil ID is now to be recognised as formal ID after hundreds of incidents of people being refused with it. It will be listed on posters along with driving licences, prove it cards and passports.

MOD 90 to be accepted as proof of age in pubs - British Armed Forces Federation

[diginagain]

What's the odds on there being a disclaimer along the lines of "at the discretion of the management"?

[scarecrow450]

Mrs Scarecrow450 works in a supermarket and she has been told by the her boss's that they can not take mil ID. She's seen my mine(in the old days) so she knows what to look for but no go !!