SSNs To Be Removed From ID Cards

The Department of Defense is removing Social Security numbers from military identification cards, in order to combat identity theft. The process will take place in three phases. By now, all dependents should have received new cards without their Social Security numbers. By the end of the year, all uniformed personnel and retirees will receive new cards. Finally, barcodes will no longer contain embedded Social Security numbers by the end of 2012. When the process is complete, only Geneva Convention cardholders will have the last four digits of their Social Security numbers available on their military identifications. Holders of ID cards will still have to provide their Social Security numbers when using the cards.