service number
Soldier's unique code
A service number is a unique identifier assigned to military personnel, used for administrative and record-keeping purposes.
Before the widespread use of Social Security numbers, service numbers were the primary way to distinguish individuals in military systems: His dog tags showed his name, rank, and service number.
The term also applies to reference numbers assigned to customer accounts or support requests.
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- armed forcesNation's combined military services
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
- enlistment papersMilitary signup documents
- soldierArmed forces member
active duty · troop deployment · registration · identification · dog tags · personnel · army · navy · call sign · rank · veteran · draft · recruit · call center · hotline · helpline · toll-free · operator
- identifiersidentifier, title, rank, license, permit
- Phone Linestoll-free, hotline, helpline, help line, business line
- military insigniainsignia, rank insignia, patch, wings, crest
- reference numbers
service numbername
Identifying word for someone
personal name · full name · legal name · passport number · given name
service, number, serve, served, serving, server, servant, servile, servitude