Policy puts troops at risk for identity theft

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unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (DoD? Gannett?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on Army Times, and Airforce Times, To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.
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unhappycamper summary of this article: This is nothing new. My DD-214 issued April 1973 has my SSNO, rather than my RAxxxxx number.






Aviation Ordnancemen prepare to move ordnance aboard aircraft carrier Vinson. The military is overusing Social Security numbers and putting troops at risk for identity theft, according to a recent report.


Policy puts troops at risk for identity theft
By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jan 3, 2011 5:27:53 EST

It’s been a problem for years, and the Pentagon has issued a stream of policies and directives to curtail the risk. But the underlying problem is a culture where troops are constantly prompted to provide their Social Security numbers when doing basic daily tasks such as logging onto computers, signing up for medical care and accessing routine military facilities.