Wait a minute. That's simply how it's done in the Military. I will ALWAYS remember.

In my first 30 minutes at Boot Camp, I got BLASTED for writing Feb 3, 1986 . Since that night??? Today will ALWAYS be 11 Feb 2023! LOL No less than a dozen times, since I left the USAF 34 years ago, I have written dates and been told.......You must be ex Military.