based on this question about dog tags, i have one for you. first one with the correct answer will get 10 pts..

Question

this answer has two parts:
1) in the army, ar 670-1 states that identification tags need to be worn when:

2) when wearing identification tags, what is the significance of the necklace that they are worn on:

both parts need to be answered correctly

once upon a time a very bored pfc, pulling guard duty won this very said bet. not a wives tale...

Answer 1

1–16. Wear of identification tags and security badges
a. Identification (ID) tags. The wear of ID tags is governed by AR 600–8–14.
(1) Soldiers will wear ID tags at all times when in a field environment, while traveling in aircraft, and when outside
the continental United States.
(2) Personnel will wear ID tags around the neck, except when safety considerations apply (such as during physical
training).

There are a lot of legends and myths about dog tag chains (365 balls on the long chain, 52 on the short for tracking time), however nothing definitive.

Answer 2

Just for the record, I have had many dog tag chains in my 18 years, and I have never found one with 365 links, or balls and anything else. Neither have I found one with 52 links on the small cahin. I believe this is nothing but a wives tail.

Answer 3

I am a sailor so here is my guess

1. When engaged in any hazardous duties or deployments

2. There are 365 beads on a long chain, 7 beads on the shourt chain. If a soldier were to become a prisoner they could use the beads on the chain to keep track of days of the week and year.