COMNAVRESINTCOMINST 5530.2
7 January 1993
COMNAVRESINTCOM INSTRUCTION 5530.2
From: Commander, Naval Reserve Intelligence Command
Subj: COMMAND SECURITY BADGE SYSTEM
Ref: (a) OPNAVINST 5510.1H
(b) OPNAVINST 5530.14B
Encl: (1) COMNAVRESINTCOM Security Badge Issue and Control Procedures
(2) Badge Samples
1. Purpose. To establish standardized command security badges
and standardized procedures to be followed by the Reserve
Intelligence Areas (RIAs) and Naval Reserve intelligence units
for issue and control of these security badges.
2. Background. References (a) and (b) establish the minimum
requirements for administrative procedures regarding the control
and issuance of controlled/restricted area access badges.
3. Policy
a. All RIAs and units which use badging systems will use COMNAVRESINTCOM security badges in order to standardize access control and badging systems throughout the Naval Reserve Intelligence Program (NRIP). This policy does not apply to units that drill in the gaining command and use gaining command badges.
b. Badging systems are not mandated unless directed by
higher authority.
c. It is paramount to remember that a security badge is only
a means of identifying the current level of the holder's
personnel security clearance or the level of restricted areas to
which a holder may have access. Badges may not be used as the
basis for granting access to information or areas.
4. Badge System
a. A color-coded badge system has been established for all
RIAs that have an NRIP Sensitive Compartmented Information
Facility (SCIF) or that otherwise use security badges. Each
individual allowed access to the SCIF or controlled areas will
have a color-coded badge to identify his/her level of clearance.
Units operating in a host gaining command are required to use
that command's security procedures. No one shall be allowed in
an NRIP SCIF or other NRIP spaces requiring badging without the
proper badge as described herein.
b. Badges will be issued by the RIA staff or SSO per
enclosure (1). Enclosure (2) shows how the badges will appear.
c. Badge Accounting. An accurate system of accounting for
badges will be maintained. Procedures shall include records of
all existing, issued, lost, and returned badges. Per reference
(b), a badge inventory shall be conducted at least annually and
results of such inventory shall be maintained for at least three
years or until completion of the next regular command inspection,
whichever is greater.
d. Rebadging
(1) RIAs will rebadge all personnel possessing permanent
picture badges at least every five years or when the loss ratio
reaches six percent, whichever occurs first.
(2) New badges will be issued by COMNAVRESINTCOM five
years after the date of this instruction or when the overall loss
rate reaches six percent. The new badges will be distinctly
different from their predecessors.
5. Implementation. COMNAVRESINTCOM will provide all required
supplies for producing badges; i.e.; badge forms, camera,
laminating equipment, and badge attachment devices. Once this
instruction is issued and all supplies are on board, RIAs have
four months to complete transition to the new badges.
R. D. MCLEOD
Deputy
Distribution: (refer to COMNAVRESINTCOMINST 5216.1F)
List I, II, III, IV
1. The color-coded badge system to allow access to RIA SCIFs and
controlled areas is based on the level of clearance as listed
below, in descending order:
a. Yellow w/Red Stripe - Top Secret/SI/TK (Note 1)
(1) Black 1/2 inch dot - GAMMA
(2) Green 1/2 inch dot - As assigned by COMNAVRESINTCOM
(3) Red 1/2 inch dot - As assigned by COMNAVRESINTCOM
(4) Blue 1/2 inch dot - As assigned by COMNAVRESINTCOM
b. Orange - Top Secret
c. Red - Secret
d. Blue - Confidential
e. Green - Unclassified
Note 1. TS/SI/TK badges contain three small boxes that can
be used to designate additional compartmented clearances held by
that individual. Colored 1/2-inch dots will be affixed to these
boxes to so indicate. Colors indicating these additional
compartmented clearances are as assigned by COMNAVRESINTCOM;
local modifications are not authorized. Colored dots shall be
put on the badges prior to lamination; colored dots on top of
laminating material are not authorized.
2. "Temporary," "Visitor," and "Escort-required" badges will be
identified by capital letters "T," "V," and "E," respectively,
instead of by the picture on a regularly issued badge. Badges
will be issued at the same level as the level of clearance/access
of the individual(s) requiring access.
3. The following badge issue procedures shall be used by each
RIA staff or SSO when issuing a COMNAVRESINTCOM security badge:
a. A log book will be maintained indicating at a minimum:
(1) Badge Serial Number:
(2) Badge Color:
(3) Date of Issue:
(4) Badge Expiration Date: (Maximum of five years
following badge issue)
(5) Name of person issued to:
(6) Person's SSN:
(7) Date of Return or Loss:
Enclosure (1) b. Badge serial numbers will include the RIA number followed by a dash and the badge serial number (e.g., for a badge issued by RIA ONE, the number would be 01-001.) The serial number will be indicated on the front of the badge, centered
underneath the photograph and above the expiration date, and also
on the back of the badge. "Temporary," "Visitor," and "Escort-required" badge serial numbers shall be designated with the RIA
number followed by a dash, followed by a capital letter
indicating badge type and a serial number (e.g., for a temporary
badge issued by RIA TWO, the serial number would be "02-T001," a
visitor badge would be "02-V001," and an escort-required badge
would be "02-E001.")
c. Badge expiration dates shall be annotated on the front
of the badge directly underneath the badge serial number.
Expiration dates shall not be greater than five years from badge
issue date. Expiration dates must be visible from three feet
away during normal daylight hours.
d. Access badges will be updated and changed every five
years, or as required due to changes in clearance levels, or upon
determination that there has been a significant change in the
member's physical appearance.
4. Unissued security badges shall be held in a secure container
accessible only by the RIA staff, SSO, or person(s) responsible
for issuing badges or badge control. Positive badge control is
paramount as badges are issued from COMNAVRESINTCOM without
serial numbers and, if left unsecured, could easily be
compromised.
5. Report to COMNAVRESINTCOM immediately the compromise or loss of both unserialized and serialized security badges. Include the following information in the loss report: How many and of what color, serial number(s), contact information on the person to whom the badge was issued, and circumstances leading to badge loss.