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Robin Greer's avatar

They even stopped using military service numbers and switched to SSN's. They are used for everything now.

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Mary Ann Caton's avatar

Same with college student I.D.s. Used to be 4 or 5 digit numbers unattached to anything. Now colleges use SS# exclusively.

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TimeIsNear's avatar

That's interesting because back in the early 90's, they used our full names and SSN on all our TDY/deployment orders. I still have all mine to prove it. I never threw away any service-related records. They did away with the SSN before I got out. Based on what you're saying, they brought it back.

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Kathleen Janoski's avatar

I remember cashing a check at the Navy exchange and I had to put my SSN on the check.

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Nancy Lynn's avatar

Try opening a bank account w/out ss#

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TimeIsNear's avatar

I can if I sneak across the border as an illegal criminal invader. I can get anything and for free.

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God Bless America's avatar

Ugh… 😣

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