Why is it more popular to leave a paper trail then electronic?

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:24:32 -0500

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 11 at 2017 12:40 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:40:08 -0500

Do both.
Systems fail. Paper gets lost.
It is much harder and unluckier to have both happen to the same item.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 11 at 2017 2:00 AM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 02:00:56 -0500

I do my taxes every year by hand and have hard copies. Some electronic records are only kept for ten years or a year. I can go back and look at previous returns because I have the hard copy. With electronic recordfs, that might not be the case.

Response by PO1 Brian Austin made Jan 11 at 2017 2:22 AM

PO1 Brian Austin — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 02:22:48 -0500

Technology can fail, hard copies can get lost. So keep both. I usually keep multiple copies of important documents. It's come in handy when a copy has been lost. Or if a computer sends your information into the ether.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 11 at 2017 3:18 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 03:18:48 -0500

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member you can always delete emails......

In all seriousness websites like iPerms go down and records are lost. But fires and moves happen and paper is destroyed or lost. I keep both if I can, if it is important enough.