Posted on May 18, 2017
Are we required to get updated ID tags with the DoD number if we still have SSN?
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Just wondering if anybody could assist me with this?
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REQUIRED, no. They are to stop ISSUING them, but I have not seen any ALARACT, DA, or DODI directive indicating a mandatory replacement. My thought is that they are planning on doing like they do for uniforms: Wear them until they break/die, then replace them with the correct stuff. There are benefits to replacing them on your own (PERSEC), but no requirements issued. Local commands may "strongly urge" to privately buy or order them to place information for getting military issue tags ordered, but it is done at a local command level so far.
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Jon
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Jon
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If you really want to know. Dumb as it sounds, call up the TDS office. They get paid to know all sorts of regulations. I've never heard of it.
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They've been making this transition for a number of years now and I have yet to have a command tell me that it MUST be done.
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I just gave DODI 1000.30 and DA PAM 600–8–14 a look and from all I can tell the services are supposed to stop using SSNs for a mess of things but didn't see anything that said a SM is responsible for anything aside from safeguarding their personal info.
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