

NO-FEE passport question
When I applied for my no-fee passport. I received this flyer which states "you will complete a renewal application" since I had my own travel passport already. I just read online other spouses say they were told to put "first time applicant" but that doesn't mention "renewal" like my form does. I followed through on Pic #2 and when I got to the passport office they took a picture of my physical passport to submit with the application but I kept the physical passport.
I am getting my no-fee passport today, my question is, by filling it out as a renewal like in pic #2 is my travel passport that I kept and they sent in a picture of invalidated now??? I called the travel.state.gov number and they said I cant find out if its invalidated until I use it.
For us going oconus I will be using the no-fee passport initially and when im traveling abroad outside of the US, im not going to find out if its invalid until im in another country trying to travel around? That sounds absolutely ridiculous. Anyone follow the same process as I did and have any issues? Any experience with this? Im going to ask the worker when I go to pick up my no-fee passport, but im sooo frustrated if that is the case.