8Elements....you are wise to be concerned. As a disclaimer to the following, I have not done much more homework / research on the announcement. I posted this over on bladeforums, and people barely raised any interest.

My CO informed us of this announcement back in December, as folks were asking about establishments that request photocopy's of .gov ID's for merchandise purchases and verification of service.

http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/10/07/28452-photocopying-military-cac-ids-a-violation-of-federal-law/

Interesting information, either way. I need to research how establishments might verify enlistment, if we really are not allowed to photocopy IDs. Not trying to stir the pot here, just adding info to hopefully help get some creative ideas.