VAREXIST([military branch code at date of last interview (initial on info sheet)])

COMMENT: Was R enlisted in the military at date of last interview?

([military branch code at date of last interview (initial on info sheet)] > 0)

COMMENT: Was R enlisted in the military at date of last interview?

And now I'd like to ask some questions about military service.

When we talked to you on [LINTDATE~X], you were serving in the [military branch name at date of last interview (initial on info sheet)]. Is that correct?

What branch of the military were you serving in on [LINTDATE~X]?

Are you currently serving in the [branch of military name at dli (possible update during survey)]?

{Q4-3} ==1

COMMENT: Was R in active forces during this time? This save index also takes into account a change in the military info sheet item.

INTERVIEWER: DRAW A LINE ON ROW A OF CALENDAR FROM [LINTDATE~X] TO [CURDATE~X].

What is your current pay grade?

([r enlisted in active military at dli?]==1) && ([r currently serving in dli branch of military?]==1)

COMMENT: CHECK IF R CURRENTLY SERVING IN ACTIVE MILITARY FORCES

Now I would like to get some information on any other employers you may have worked for since [LINTDATE~X].

([r currently serving in dli branch of military?]==0) && ([r enlisted in active military at dli?]==1)

COMMENT: Check if R was in active forces but is not currently serving

We'd like to ask you a few questions about your service in the [branch of military name at dli (possible update during survey)] since [LINTDATE~X]. In what month and year did you separate from the [branch of military name at dli (possible update during survey)]?

We'd like to ask you a few questions about your service in the [branch of military name at dli (possible update during survey)] since [LINTDATE~X]. On what day did you separate?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER DATE HERE)

What was your pay grade when you left the [branch of military name at dli (possible update during survey)]?

Since [LINTDATE~X] have you been sworn into any (other) branch of the Armed Services, including the National Guard, the Reserves, or a Delayed Entry Program?

Which branch were you sworn into?

(IF MORE THAN ONE, PROBE FOR MOST RECENT BRANCH.)

[Q4-9]

COMMENT: save answer as milcode

Was that the regular [Text of branch of military], the [Text of branch of military] Reserves, or the [Text of branch of military] National Guard?

INTERVIEWER: PROBE FOR AND SELECT THE MOST RECENT BRANCH OF THE [Text of branch of military].

Was that the regular [Text of branch of military] or the [Text of branch of military] Reserves?

INTERVIEWER: PROBE FOR AND SELECT THE MOST RECENT BRANCH OF THE [Text of branch of military].

Are you currently serving in the [Text of branch of military]?

([r sworn into active military since dli?]==1)

COMMENT: check if R entered the active forces.

In what month and year did you enter the [Text of branch of military]?

On what day did you enter the [Text of branch of military]?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER DATE HERE.)

Did you serve any time on active duty in the [Text of branch of military]?

([r sworn into active military since dli?] ==1)

COMMENT: check if R entered the active forces.

On what date did you enter active duty in the [Text of branch of military]?

On what date did you enter active duty in the [Text of branch of military]?

And on what date did you separate from the [Text of branch of military]?

And on what date did you separate from the [Text of branch of military]?

What (is/was) your (current) pay grade (when you left the [Text of branch of military])?

([r sworn into active military since dli?] == 1) && ([Is R currently serving in military branch reported at DLI?] ==1)

COMMENT: Is R currently serving in active forces enlisted in since last interview?

Now I would like to get some information on any other employers you may have worked for since [LINTDATE~X].

(([Confirmation that r was not serving in any branch of the milt at DLI] != 1) && ([military branch code at dli (possible update during survey)] != 0) && ([r currently serving in dli branch of military?] == 0) && ([r enlisted in active military at dli?] == 1)) || (([Was R sworn in since DLI?] == 1) && ([Is R currently serving in military branch reported at DLI?] == 0) && ([Active duty time served?] == 1))

COMMENT: HAS R SERVED IN AND LEFT THE ACTIVE FORCES?

Have you worked at a civilian job for pay since leaving the military?

(Are/Were) you doing the same kind of work in your most recent civilian job that you did while you were in the military?

Have you used any of the job skills you learned while in the military in any of the civilian jobs you held since leaving the military?