I'm not pouting, really.

[JohnKachenmeister]

I will be leaving tomorrow morning for Texas to attend firearms instructor training.

I will be staying at Randolph, and as a retired slug with no stupid "CAC" card I will not have internet access.

So... now is a good opportunity to talk about me behind my back!   

"See" you next week.

[RiverAux]

Considering that you're going to get firearms training, I think I might refrain from taking you up on this offer....

[shorning]

I will be staying at Randolph, and as a retired slug with no stupid "CAC" card I will not have internet access.

Hit up the base library.  I'm sure you can find access if you ask at billeting.

[Duke Dillio]

Is a "CAC" card like a wireless card?  I'm kinda dumb in the ways of computers.  Just wondered cuz I think they have internet connections in all of those AF billets now and stuff.  I think they might still have the wire connections in the rooms and stuff too.  Not that I want you to see what we are writing about you or anything Kach.

[DNall]

I will be leaving tomorrow morning for Texas to attend firearms instructor training.

I will be staying at Randolph, and as a retired slug with no stupid "CAC" card I will not have internet access.

So... now is a good opportunity to talk about me behind my back!   

"See" you next week.

How long are you gonna be there? I'm in San Antonio on the 5th for an update on my flight physical.

Is a "CAC" card like a wireless card? 

CAC is a modern military/govt ID card. It has a computer chip in it, and in order to access any computer the govt owns now you need to insert the card in a slot. This prevents unauthorized access to the computers themselves. Some mil website also require the card for access. It's just a security feature, but more times then not is a great big PITA with all the technical issues, especially if you are moving around. For instance, the computers on my reserve base require a special certificate to access, as do the computers at another base I routinely work at. It's the same certificate with different codes on it, so I can only have one or the other loaded. Kind of nutty right? That's the govt for you.

[AlphaSigOU]

Randolph billeting has internet that is separate from the Gub'mint network in the rooms. Ya gotta pay a buck or two a day to use it, though.

[JohnKachenmeister]

I will be leaving tomorrow morning for Texas to attend firearms instructor training.

I will be staying at Randolph, and as a retired slug with no stupid "CAC" card I will not have internet access.

So... now is a good opportunity to talk about me behind my back!   

"See" you next week.

How long are you gonna be there? I'm in San Antonio on the 5th for an update on my flight physical.

Is a "CAC" card like a wireless card? 

CAC is a modern military/govt ID card. It has a computer chip in it, and in order to access any computer the govt owns now you need to insert the card in a slot. This prevents unauthorized access to the computers themselves. Some mil website also require the card for access. It's just a security feature, but more times then not is a great big PITA with all the technical issues, especially if you are moving around. For instance, the computers on my reserve base require a special certificate to access, as do the computers at another base I routinely work at. It's the same certificate with different codes on it, so I can only have one or the other loaded. Kind of nutty right? That's the govt for you.

I'm bugging out of Texas on May 2.  My daughter graduates from the University of Central Florida on May 3rd.

[DNall]

hua, PM inbound.

[Cecil DP]

As long as you're on the base., get a new ID card. I just had it done and it only takes 5 minutes. 

[mikeylikey]

^ Do they give CAC's to retired members? 

[SAR-EMT1]

Why wouldn't they?

It'd just say "retired" in the status area

[JohnKachenmeister]

I don't think they do.  I live near Patrick AFB and just got a new card last year, and I got the old style pink one.  I will get the blue one in about 460 days.

[mikeylikey]

I don't think they do.  I live near Patrick AFB and just got a new card last year, and I got the old style pink one.  I will get the blue one in about 460 days.

Kach, it has been a while for me.....red was for reserves, green for AD, pink for retired, tan for disabled and blue for?? Civilians?   

[jimmydeanno]

I don't think they do.  I live near Patrick AFB and just got a new card last year, and I got the old style pink one.  I will get the blue one in about 460 days.

Kach, it has been a while for me.....red was for reserves, green for AD, pink for retired, tan for disabled and blue for?? Civilians?   

For their dependents I know that tan is for AD Dependent and Pink for Reserve/Guard dependent.  Green was for AD.  The retired MSgt in my squadron has a blue one.

[PHall]

Retirees do not get a CAC card since they don't need access to computers and/or restricted areas.
Which is what the CAC card is used for.

[Gunner C]

Blue = Retired

Brown/Tan = Family members and some disabled vets

Pink = Old reserve ID card, now used for retired reservists (under 60)

The most significant emotional event of my military career was getting my blue ID card.  Since my retirement was effective on 1 Jan 96, I had to get my new card between Christmas & New Years and had to turn in my green ID card (we didn't have CAC cards back then).  For about four days, I didn't have an ID card that was good for anything.  Made me a bit paranoid.  Kinda like that dream where you don't have any pants on, but no one notices.

GC

[SAR-EMT1]

I thought Blue was "Officer" or was that just the vehicle tags?

[PHall]

I thought Blue was "Officer" or was that just the vehicle tags?

Vehicle decal.

[Cecil DP]

Retirees do not get a CAC card since they don't need access to computers and/or restricted areas.
Which is what the CAC card is used for.

But they do need it for AKO/DKO which is available to all members of the army community.

[DNall]

Retirees do not get a CAC card since they don't need access to computers and/or restricted areas.
Which is what the CAC card is used for.

But they do need it for AKO/DKO which is available to all members of the army community.

Off topic: Including "army volunteers." Who get abc.xyz@us.army.mil addresses just like everyone else. Be nice if the AF took note of that. The DKO portal is unifying the seperate service portals in a few years, w/ an AKO framework, and I believe that volunteer status is going to be opened up on the AF side under that. We'll see.

The retired accounts don't expire as I understand it. The others (volunteer, etc) are sponsored accts. Your sponsor (w/ CAC) has to renew your acct every few months.