how many beads on each ot the necklaces for military id tags
2006-11-13 17:12:51 · 6 answers · asked by hector m 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
the large chain has 365 beads and the small chain has 52 for keeping track of days and months
2006-11-13 19:03:29 · answer #1 · answered by blackhawk_679 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no set number-- and indeed, some people shorten the chain so it'll hang better (I served with one Sailor who would have ended up with his dogtags in his underwear if he hadn't shortened the chain-- he was so short that the Navy almost didn't take him!)
Trivia: A lot of Marines run the chain through a green cloth parachute cord, which both silences it and keeps it from reflecting light.
2006-11-14 01:50:35 · answer #2 · answered by The Padre 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
365 I do believe but then again I seem to recall the number 403
2006-11-14 01:14:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no number... they just sell you the chain and the service man/woman wears it and the tags...
2006-11-14 01:56:17 · answer #4 · answered by msfyrebyrd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
364 or 365 i think, its to help you keep up with the days...and i think 30 or 31 on the smaller one.
2006-11-14 04:00:47 · answer #5 · answered by Jessica T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe there is any set number.
2006-11-14 01:36:07 · answer #6 · answered by Jeff F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋