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Every soldier in the [[Colonial Fleet]] wears hexagonally shaped '''identification tags''' around their neck.
Every soldier in the [[Colonial Fleet]] wears hexagonally shaped '''identification tags''' around their neck.


[[Image:Id_wings.jpg|thumb|This is [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]]'s Identificatin Tag]]
[[Image:Id_wings.jpg|thumb|[[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]]'s identification tags]]


The two tags presumably contain the rank, name, and serial number of the soldier, as well as their ship or troop assignment.
The two tags presumably contain the rank, name, and serial number of the soldier, as well as their ship or troop assignment.
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==Note==
==Note==
"Identification tags" is a descriptive term (not a [[canon|canonical]] name) created for the Battlestar Galactica WikipediaAlthough they were referred to as "ID tags" in "[[Downloaded]]", it has yet to have been stated what their "official" name is. In "It is tempting, but technically incorrect, to use the colloquial American military term of "[[Wikipedia:Dog tag|dog tags]]" to describe these items as the tags are obviously similar in function to those used in the real-world United States military.
"Identification tags" is a descriptive term (not a [[canon|canonical]] name) created by Battlestar WikiIn the episode, "[[Downloaded]]," the tags found on [[Samuel Anders]] are referred to as "Colonial Fleet ID."  It is tempting, but technically incorrect, to use the colloquial American military term of "[[Wikipedia:Dog tag|dog tags]]" to describe these items as the tags are obviously similar in function to those used in the real-world United States military.


[[Category: A to Z]] [[Category: Colonial Military]] [[Category: Terminology]] [[Category: RDM]]
[[Category: A to Z]] [[Category: Colonial Military]] [[Category: Terminology]] [[Category: RDM]]

Revision as of 13:50, 27 July 2006

Every soldier in the Colonial Fleet wears hexagonally shaped identification tags around their neck.

Sharon Valerii's identification tags

The two tags presumably contain the rank, name, and serial number of the soldier, as well as their ship or troop assignment.

In the event of the soldier's death, identification tags on the soldier's body aid in identification, particularly if damage to the soldier's body renders the body difficult or impossible to identify. Soldiers retrieve the tags from a body if possible during combat if unable to return with the dead soldier's body, as did Chief Galen Tyrol for soldiers Tarn and Crashdown, for return to a superior officer later (Fragged).

Captain Kelly was the somber recipient of nearly 85 identification tags from dead Galactica crewmen trapped in the port flight pod when it was vented to space by order of Colonel Tigh to prevent a catastrophic ship explosion (Miniseries).

When Starbuck had to leave Samuel Anders to return to Galactica, she gave him her ID tags as a promise that she would return (The Farm), which she eventually did (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I).

Note

"Identification tags" is a descriptive term (not a canonical name) created by Battlestar Wiki. In the episode, "Downloaded," the tags found on Samuel Anders are referred to as "Colonial Fleet ID." It is tempting, but technically incorrect, to use the colloquial American military term of "dog tags" to describe these items as the tags are obviously similar in function to those used in the real-world United States military.