Removal of Social Security Numbers

DoD Prepares to Remove SSNs from Identity Cards
In response to Congressional pressure to protect service members and their families from identity theft, the Department of Defense is moving ahead with plans to remove Social Security numbers (SSNs) from identity cards. SSNs will be removed from the identity cards of family members by year's end and replaced temporarily by the sponsor's SSN. By 2009, the SSN will also be removed from service members' ID cards. More information about this issue is available from the Army Times online.