Presently, the social security number and the service number are the same, excepting that the US Air Force adds "FR" as a suffix. Depending on the specific branch, this started between 1969 and 1974. (Army and Air Force - July 1, 1969, Navy and Marine Corps - January 1, 1972, Coast Guard - October 1, 1974) Prior to the change, each service used a long number suffixed or prefixed by various codes. The only way to correlate the two numbers would be to have access to the personnel records. The old military service numbers are public record governed by the Freedom of Information Act. Social security numbers are protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. If you have the social security number and are seeking the military service number, you may be able to get it from the appropriate service branch fairly easily. The reverse would be much more difficult, even if you are the person in question.
The place to contact would be
Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC-MPR)
9700 Page Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63132-5100
When soldiers first started receiving service numbers, there was a special number only the military used. In the modern military, your "service number" is your Social Security number.
First search on Ancestry.com. They have many WWII and earlier records. Depending on how common the name, you'll need person's name, birth date, birth place, and residence before service. If person is deceased, you can search the Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com. That will give you the social security number.
An Army Serial Number is a Military Identification Number. When I was in the Army in 1963/1966, one would have a lifetime social security number for income tax purposes and a military ID number. Back then they were not the same number, but in 1969 it might have changed. That was the Social Security Number for GI's.
The U.S. Armed Forces has used the Social Security number as an identification number for the Army and Air Force since July 1, 1969, the Navy and Marine Corps since January 1, 1972, and the Coast Guard since October 1, 1974.
there is date of death attach to your social social security number
When soldiers first started receiving service numbers, there was a special number only the military used. In the modern military, your "service number" is your Social Security number.
The American military introduced service numbers on February 28, 1918, and discontinued their use in 1974, replacing them with the social security numbers of the serviceman/servicewoman. However in order to prevent identity theft and possible security breaches, in June 2011, the Pentagon stopped using social security numbers on military and dependent ID cards and reintroduced the service number. All members are expected to have their new service number by June 2015.
Social Security Number
First search on Ancestry.com. They have many WWII and earlier records. Depending on how common the name, you'll need person's name, birth date, birth place, and residence before service. If person is deceased, you can search the Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com. That will give you the social security number.
No. The U.S. military gives you a "Service Number" which is your Identification while in the service... This practice was (I believe) discontinued in the '70s and the Social Security Number was used instead... I think that the service number assignment has since been re-instated..
now days a military serial number is the assigned social security number. find the persons social security number and you have the army serial number............
Social Security Number
One can obtain a free social security number verification through the official website of the United States Social security. There is a link on their website to register for a number.
An Army Serial Number is a Military Identification Number. When I was in the Army in 1963/1966, one would have a lifetime social security number for income tax purposes and a military ID number. Back then they were not the same number, but in 1969 it might have changed. That was the Social Security Number for GI's.
no you dont.
The U.S. Armed Forces has used the Social Security number as an identification number for the Army and Air Force since July 1, 1969, the Navy and Marine Corps since January 1, 1972, and the Coast Guard since October 1, 1974.
You don't buy a social security number. You go to your local social security office and apply to receive your own personal social security number.Buying a social security number is against the law.