Can active duty military stationed in PA get a photo id

[jmgc2]

i just PCS here in PA, and wondering if I can get a photo ID with my PA apartment address without changing my residency and surrendering my out of state driver's license

[Coustain]

Sorry to hear you got stationed here. j/k lol You can get a PA License without changing your home of record. I have a PA License, Registered to vote in AL, HOR in AL and pay (not) state taxes to WA. How did you end up in PA?

[Coustain]

and surrendering my out of state driver's license

Missed that part, yes you have to surrender your out of state license.

[jmgc2]

i pcs to the 99th RRC from the 77th rrc. I can't surrrender my out of state license my other gun permit is tied my my driver's license adress which is my HOR so it's not that easy I have to change them all, to much work to do. I'll just stick with what I got. thank you for the the info......

[Coustain]

I take it that your current permit is not recognized in PA?

[SGTUSArmy]

I do not see why you couldn't get a state issued Photo Id. Just make sure that it is clearly stated, it is an ID, not a Driver's License. But then you might have issues with the state of residency thing.

[Coustain]

Not really. We military types, specifically Active Duty, get to enjoy all types of loopholes in residency. Like I stated above, I claim Washington on my state taxes (because they don't have a state tax), I am registered to Vote in AL (that will be changing soon though) and My Home of Record is still in Alabama. I Claim residence in whatever state is convenient for whatever the purpose may be.

Edit- And I had a AL license until I had to switch to PA in order to get enrolled for the MSF Motorcycle Safety Course for the Army's requirement.

[jmgc2]

Yes, my gun gun permit is not from PA but it has reciprocity so I am good here to pack

[jmgc2]

i was thinking to change my driver's license at first but as what I have stated before it will screw up my gun permit, so I guess I can't get a PA Photo ID and just stick with my military and HOR driver's license. that's ok .....thank for all the input and may the great state of PA stay free!!!!

[thirtyonebravo]

I believe you can get a photo ID without surrending your drivers license, photo IDs are just that, a form of ID, not giving driving privileges.

Whether it was proper or legal or not, I did just that when I first came here. I got a PA photo ID just so i had a native state ID for carding at bars and whatnot. I eventually went and surrendered my old DL and "upgraded" my photo ID to a DL, and kept the same PA license number.