It's a shame the writer of this article isn't familiar with Federal RM
practices and misread the changes made in the cited 2000 and 2011 versions
of the Selective Service procedures.

In thearticle the following appeared:

The September 21, 2000 Selective Service System Privacy Rules governing
"Retention and Disposal" read:

1. Registration Form—Destroyed by maceration when its information has been
transferred onto microfilm and into the computer system. Original microfilm
is stored at a Federal Records Center. A microfilm copy is retained at the
Data Management Center, in locked steel cabinets. The copies are retained
until no longer needed for reference purposes.

2. The record copy of microfilm and computer tape will be retained until the
registrant reaches 85 years of age.

Compare this with the September 20, 2011 rules:

1. Registration Form—Destroyed by maceration when its information has been
transferred onto microfilm and into the computer system. Original microfilm
is stored at a Federal Records Center. A microfilm non-record copy is
retained at the Data Management Center, in locked steel cabinets. The copies
are retained until no longer needed for reference purposes.

2. The record copy of microfilm and computer tape will be retained until the
registrant reaches 85 years of age.  


NO CHANGES occurred in what is retained, the only thing that happened is a
clarification was made as to the status of the copies held at the "Data
Management Center".  The RECORD COPY of both the microfilm and computer tape
are STILL retained until registrant reaches 85 years of age.

It item 1 in both cases, the ORIGINAL MICROFILM is stored at an FRC... THIS
is the RECORD COPY.  The 'copy' stored at the Data Management Center is a
REFERENCE COPY, and they are retained until no longer needed for reference
purposes.

The only thing the change from 'copy' to 'non-record copy' did is clarify
the status of that copy and more clearly define what it represents.

Larry
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