Trey receives his first military ID card! One unique rite of passage in the military community is the bestowing of the military ID. For those of us who are spouses, the ID card gets us onto military installations, into commissaries and PX facilities, and proves that we are a 'dependent' of the servicemember. (Side note: I've never been crazy about the term 'dependent' but it is what it is, I suppose.) Children of Army Soldiers are eligible to receive their military ID on their 10th birthday. Why our oldest is just getting his at the age of 11 & 1/2 is really not a story at all. I didn't think about it, Nate apparently didn't either, Trey didn't know, and no one has questioned us thus far. However, in the way that deployments do, all kinds of 'what-will-I-have-to-do-without-you-for-the-next-year' discussions have been generated, and it was decided that getting the ID with dad present was preferred. For me, locating the information...