ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  26 March 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170014831


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of the social security number (SSN) shown on a 
DD Form 4 (Enlistment Contract – Armed Forces of the United States) dated 26 June 
1974.


APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 4
*	DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty)

FACTS:

1.  The applicant did not file within the three year time frame provided in Title 10, United 
States Code (USC), section 1552 (b); however, the Army Board for Correction of 
Military Records conducted a substantive review of this case and determined it is in the 
interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. 

2.  The applicant states he would like the SSN shown on a DD Form 4 dated 26 June 
1974 corrected to show the SSN shown on his DD Form 214.  

3.  The applicant provides a DD Form 4 dated 26 June 1974 showing an SSN with the 
first digit “.”  The form shows he intended to enlist in the Army National Guard.  His 
Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) does not contain a copy of this DD Form 4.  
His MPRJ does contain documentation of an enlistment physical, dated 6 June 1974, on 
which the applicant reported that he did not have his SSN with him at the time.  

4.  A DD Form 4 dated 23 September 1974 shows the applicant enlisted in the Regular 
Army under an SSN with the first digit “.”  

5.  He was honorably discharged on 25 October 1974.  His DD Form 214 shows the 
SSN under which he enlisted on 23 September 1974.  

6.  Army Regulation 600-2 (Name and Birth Data, Social Security Account Number, and 
Temporary Identification Number (TIN)), effective 1 July 1969, announced the use of 
the SSN in lieu of military service numbers.  A TIN would be issued during the pre-
enlistment processing for entrance into the active Army to those individuals who did not 
have an SSN.  The TIN was a 9-digit number that always began with the number "."  
Upon receipt of an SSN, the TIN entry on all records would be lined through and the 
SSN would be entered.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting evidence, the Board determined that 
relief was not warranted.  The correction to the SSN was already completed on a DD 
Form 4 within the service record.  The Board recommended providing the applicant a 
copy of the corrected form.  

BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:X	X	X	DENY APPLICATION


BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or 
injustice.  Therefore, the Board determined the overall merits of this case are insufficient 
as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.


	  
I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the 
Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.



REFERENCES:

1.  Title 10, USC, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military 
records must be filed within three years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice.  
This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records 
(ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the three-year statute of 
limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so.

2.  Army Regulation 600-2 (Name and Birth Data, Social Security Account Number, and 
Temporary Identification Number (TIN)), effective 1 July 1969, announced the use of 
the social security number (SSN) in lieu of military service numbers.  A TIN would be 
issued during the pre-enlistment processing for entrance into the active Army to those 
individuals who did not have an SSN.  The TIN was a 9-digit number that always began 
with the number "9."  Upon receipt of an SSN, the TIN entry on all records would be 
lined through and the SSN would be entered.

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170014831

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