Talk:Dog tag (identifier)
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Im not sure about the US Army but in the Australian Army the pratice in the 60s and 70s. at least according the to Manual of Land Warefare (the MLW basically the Aussie verions of an FM) it was policy for an officer NCO or other person on finding a dead comrade to take one dog tag (the round one) and place the other (octagonal) in the corpse's mouth.
As for kicking the mouth shut, that was not in the published manuals, but it would nto surprise me if it was taught in the unnoffical teaching that goes on between offical instruction (called "a soldiers 5" in the Australian Army).
[edit] Gas mask size?
I served in the U.S. Army, and we didn't have a gas mask size - what would it matter if you're dead? Mine specifically had: last name, first name, social, DOB, blood type and religion (possibly not in that order). PennyGWoods 11:36, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
- If someone just lobbed a mustard gas grendade into your trench, and you've lost your gasmask, I'm guessing you'd check nearby allies for a replacement - and seeing as a size difference of even one size could be fatal, it would be fairly important you get it right.
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- I'm an active duty U.S. Marine. We have our gas mask size stamped on our dog tags. Biggest myth amongst West Coast Marines (where females are not trained) is that the standard "M" means male. As for its purpose, I have no firsthand experience but have heard stories similar to what was above along with fitting incapacitated comrades and making issue easier.
[edit] Fashion
No mention of dogtags as a fashion device emplyed recently? For shame. I'm adding, . --Switch 12:59, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
