Dog tags

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Every soldier in the Colonial Military wears identification tags around their neck.

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, 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 (Mini-Series).

Note

The term "identification tags" is not a canonical name, but a placeholder name for these items. It is tempting to use the colloquial American military term of "dog tag", but that term is also not yet canonical.