Service Numbers

The Service Number is a string of ten digits consisting of two letters and eight numbers used by the Order of the Hunters. Each Hunter, either born or adopted, is given a Service Number for identification purposes. A service number cannot be applied for, nor can it be changed. It replaces any form of identification outside of the Order, including Social Security Numbers.

## Purpose and Use

This number has been used for various purposes throughout being invented in 1936. It allows the Order of the Hunters to track individual Hunters in their travels, careers, social, and taxes. Since the Order is a world wide organization, consisting of various Dens located in all the countries of the world, the Service Number actually tells the origin of the Hunter along with when they were born, or taken into the Order.

## Structure

The Service Number is a string of ten digits in the format of "YMCC-AAAA-SSSS." The number is divided into three parts.

* Y = Year
	+ The year is told with a letter from A to Z. The letters I and O are skipped to avoid confusion with the numbers 1 and 0.
* M = Month
	+ The month is told with a letter A to Z. The letters I and O are skipped to avoid confusion with the numbers 1 and 0.
* CC = Cycle Numbers
	+ The Cycle Numbers have two sections, the first digit and the last digit. The first digit is the cycle number for the Serial Number. The second digit is the cycle number for the Year and Month.
* AAAA = Area Number
	+ The Area Number consists of four numbers that identify the geological location of the Hunter. This number consists of the numbers 0011-9999. 0000, and 0001 are never used.
* SSSS = Serial Number
	+ The Serial number consists of four numbers that identify the individual Hunter. This number consists of the numbers 0011-9999. 0000, and 0001 are never used.

### Codes

#### *Years*

A - 1962 - 1984 - 2007 - 2030

B - 1963 - 1985 - 2008 - 2031

C - 1964 - 1986 - 2009 - 2032

D - 1965 - 1987 - 2010 - 2033

E - 1966 - 1988 - 2011 - 2034

F - 1967 - 1989 - 2012 - 2035

G - 1968 - 1990 - 2013 - 2036

H - 1969 - 1991 - 2014 - 2037

J - 1970 - 1992 - 2015 - 2038

K - 1971 - 1993 - 2016 - 2039

L - 1972 - 1994 - 2017 - 2040

M - 1972 - 1995 - 2018

N - 1973 - 1996 - 2019

P - 1974 - 1997 - 2020

Q - 1975 - 1998 - 2021

R - 1976 - 1999 - 2022

S - 1977 - 2000 - 2023

T - 1978 - 2001 - 2024

U - 1979 - 2002 - 2025

V - 1980 - 2003 - 2026

X - 1981 - 2004 - 2027

Y - 1982 - 2005 - 2028

Z - 1983 – 2006 - 2029

#### *Months*

A - January

B - February

C - March

D - April

E - May

F - June

G - July

H - August

J - September

K - October

L - November

M - December

#### *Area Number*

0011-0601 = United Kingdom

0602-1191 = North America

1192-1781 = Germany

1782-2371 = China

2372-2961 = Russia

2962-3551 = Africa

3552-4141 = Korea

4142-4731 = Canada

4732-5321 = Sweden

5322-5911 = Italy

5912-6501 = Romania

6502-7091 = Spain

7092-7681 = Brazil

7682-8271 = Iran

8272-8861 = Indonesia

8862-9451 = France

9451-9999 = Kazakhstan

### Example Service Number

ZK02-0845-6937

Z = 2006

K = October

0 = Serial Number cycle

2 = Year/Month cycle

0845 =  North America

6947 =  6,947th born/adopted in North America during cycle 0.

## Trivia

* Hunters who may have lost their name during training are given a numerical name for identification. This new name consists of the last digit of each part of their Service Number.
	+ For example, First Lieutenant 257; whose Service Number is ZK02-0845-6937.