The future of dog tags

Dog tags of the future will hardly resemble those of today. New technology is already being used by the armed forces to track an injured soldiers medical information. Software called BMIST (Battlefield Medical Information System-Tactical) can be used to track the soldiers medical care in a combat zone and then be accessed by hospital staff while the soldier is enroute. Wireless data devices similar to dog tags are being tested as a means to store gigabytes worth of data. Certainly much more than the name, SSN, blood type and religion information used for current dog tags. Who knows if the stainless steel tags will ever be completely replaced though. They have proven rugged, dependable and there are no sensitive electronic components to fail.