Вы можете посмотреть фотографию такого документа на
http://www.rootdig.com/draft/selectiveservice/grandpa/regist...

И убедиться, что он соответствует и по форме и по назначению российскому военному билету.

Selective service - означает категорию военнобязанных граждан.

Конечно, понятие военной обязанности в англоязычных странах с российским не совпадает. Но при переводе таких понятий точного аналогп обычно и не удается найти. Важно, чтоб было понятно, о чем речь.

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Note added at 2003-11-08 15:48:32 (GMT)
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Oh, sorry, I repeat in English.
You can see a photo of such kind of document on the URL I indicated.
Its form and destination (fuction) is similar to those of Russian \"voenni bilet\".

Certainly \"selective service\" in Russia is defined and organised not in the same way, but its goal and meaning is the same.

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Note added at 2003-11-08 16:28:27 (GMT)
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This document is delivered not only to militarians but to ALL citizens who are obliged to be mobilized if needed (in case of a war, etc).

It is not a Military ID

same as 'party-membership card' for 'partiyny bilet'

However, every adult after 16 (i believe) gets hiis/her miltary service card with personal registration number and instructions in it.
Then the military officers have their military id cards and do not need any civilian id like passport.

This could also be a solution, since it is mainly necessary to identify dead soldiers.

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Note added at 2003-11-08 19:41:30 (GMT)
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Sorry, the English proposal would be identity disc or identity tag

or

Military record