[bvw]

It seems to me on the basis of my two son's numbers that Obama's serial number part of his reported Selective Service number indicates it was issued in November 2001.

I contacted the Selective Service via email, and the respondent from them claimed that the part which appears to be a serial number is just a random number. But that doesn't make much sense - that would be inconsistent with most other government number issuing systems that I am aware of.

[OneWingedShark]

>I contacted the Selective Service via email, and the respondent from them claimed that the part which appears to be a serial number is just a random number. But that doesn’t make much sense - that would be inconsistent with most other government number issuing systems that I am aware of.

Indeed, it’s odd.
Did you mention WHY you e-mailed? Or phrase it as a general information request?