Remember when you put your Social Security Number on your mail?
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Hmmm.. Never did that..
Damn! I must be old!Hmmm.. Never did that..
What years did you serve? I was early 90's.
Started in the Early 90s also. I was in the Marine Corps then so maybe it's a Jar head sort of thing!
Hey young'un this was before email!
Hey young'un this was before email!
That is even more IMPRESSIVE you fell for it and you HAD to get to a post office to mail the letter!
Nope, in the Air Force we had Valets and ordered room service. anyways ROFL
Because it was required and no one ever heard of Identity theft then. Obviously I wouldn't do it now.
But I don’t understand the purpose. At what point in the process we’re you putting it on? Like, outgoing when you dropped it off? And where? I don’t understand any of this.
Okay...I guess I stated it wrong. All incoming mail had to have your SSN. Seriously! I cringe and laugh at the whole situation now.
In the Canadian Military you put your Social Insurance Number (SIN) on everything. We didn’t have serial numbers and that was a unique identifier to you. Plus as a DS you got to ask people what there SIN was and if they couldn’t answer...you added up all those numbers and multiplied by 10...and then you pushed down the earth for your sins. I was Army in the late 80s and punched out early 2000s...later on we had Service Numbers...and you had to memorize those too.
I was Army in the late 80s and punched out early 2000s...later on we had Service Numbers...and you had to memorize those too.
Ok, so when mom sent you a letter, she had to put your number on it?
Your SSN was your service number in my day, but it changed while I was in.
My SSN was also stenciled on my first issue duffle bag.
My SSN was also stenciled on my first issue duffle bag.
Yes.
Yes...but it was more like my Girlfriendssssss ...
Sea Bag and plenty of other things.
Thank you, sir!