2007-11-21 06:01:32 · 6 answers · asked by jamosher54 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
So that it can be wedged into your teeth when you die, the other goes in your boot.
2007-11-21 06:05:15 · answer #1 · answered by Downriver Dave 5 · 4⤊ 8⤋
It is a rumor that it was used to jam in the teeth of the dead. The notch, found only on older tags, was used to hold it in the tag making machine. New tags have no notch
2007-11-21 06:11:37 · answer #2 · answered by guns155mm 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
There was a notch in dog tags so they could be easily snapped apart and jammed in the jaw of the deceased as to identify the body. The other was taken by the person who found the body and placed the other tag in their mouth. that way they knew who was dead and could later recover the body. nowadays they have two seperate dog tags for the same purpose.
Edit: Its not a myth thank you very much.....ask anyone in the actual military and they will tell you the same thing....its an identification system
2007-11-21 06:53:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
Its there to hold the tag in the stamping machine and has nothing to do with Urban Myths about being used to open the teeth!
2007-11-21 06:59:23 · answer #4 · answered by conranger1 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There isnt anymore, but when there was it was to hold the tag in the Stamping Machines of the time.
The myth of the teeth is just that
2007-11-21 08:53:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
There isn't. This was the case decades ago...but not since WWII
2007-11-21 06:43:19 · answer #6 · answered by greg w 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋