You are describing the old id. The new CAC card is quite different. It is poorly designed with the digital scan area on the back obscuring information. It is not meant as id except inside the military. When the card readers are installed on base it will make things easier but will not be much use in town. It would be much better to get a Mexican consular card.
You are describing the old id Excuse me, but I had this one renewed in 1998, and it has the holograms. Something none of them ever had in the past 25 years that hubby was active duty.
In fact, I am happy for posting this thread, because I need to go next week to have it renewed again.
No willyone, this is NOT an old ID! I will have this for the rest of my life as a dependent.