Service Numbers and Social Security Numbers. Service numbers and social security numbers are used at NPRC (MPR) as part of the identifiers used to store and locate records. Social Security Number (SSN). Always include the veteran's social security number on a request. Service Number (SN).
DETENTION. The act of retaining a person or property, and preventing the removal of such person or property. 2. The detention may be occasioned by accidents, as, the detention of a ship by calms, or by ice; or it may, be hostile, as the detention of persons or ships in a foreign country, by order of the government.
In everyday speak, an unlawful detention occurs when a police officer detains you for an unreasonable amount of time without probable cause to do so. This detention does not necessarily mean an actual arrest.