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Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System
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<p>The Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) is a <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Defense/dWAvf7e3">United States Department of Defense</a> (DoD) system used to issue the definitive credential within DoD. RAPIDS uses information stored in the DoD <a href="/facts/Defense_Enrollment_Eligibility_Reporting_System/op6drLp0">Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System</a> (DEERS) when providing these credentials. Used together, these two systems are commonly referred to as a DEERS/RAPIDS system or DEERS/RAPIDS infrastructure. </p>