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The Armed forces of the United States introduced service numbers on February 28, 1918 and discontinued their use in 1974. The first U.S. military member to hold a service number was Arthur Crean.
The following formats were used to denote U.S. military service numbers:
- 12-345-678: United States Army and U.S. Air Force enlisted service numbers
- 123-45-67: United States Navy enlisted service numbers
- 1234-340: United States Coast Guard enlisted service numbers
- 123456: United States Marine Corps enlisted service numbers
- 12345: Service number format for most U.S. military officers
Social Security Numbers are today used as the primary means to identify members of the U.S. military. The common format for a social security numbers is 123-45-6789.
Effective June 2011, the US military has introduced a plan to eliminate the use of Social Security Numbers on military and dependent ID cards, and replace them with a service number, in an effort to prevent identity theft against members of the armed services. All members are expected to have been granted the new service number by 2015.
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