Following a campaign, Defence Minister Andrew Robathan MP has confirmed in a parliamentary answer that the MoD has now agreed to a change in policy, allowing service personnel to use their service identity card as proof of age, and has written to the relevant trade associations encouraging their members to accept it.
Personnel should await notification through normal channels.
- House of Commons Oral Answers 14 Mar 2011: Defence - Means of Identification (Licensing)
- Warrington Guardian 25 Mar 2010: Dad enlists help of Liam Fox to get Army ID cards recognised
