VAREXIST([OLDMILCODE])

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

([OLDMILCODE] > 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 [OLDMILNAME]. Is that correct?

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

Are you currently serving in the [MILNAME]?

{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?

([Q4-3]==1) && ([Q4-4]==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].

([Q4-4]==0) && ([Q4-3]==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 [MILNAME] since [LINTDATE~X]. In what month and year did you separate from the [milname]?

We'd like to ask you a few questions about your service in the [MILNAME] since [LINTDATE~X]. On what day did you separate?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER DATE HERE)

What was your pay grade when you left the [MILNAME]?

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 [Q4_9_txt], the [Q4_9_txt] Reserves, or the [Q4_9_txt] National Guard?

INTERVIEWER: PROBE FOR AND SELECT THE MOST RECENT BRANCH OF THE [Q4_9_txt].

Was that the regular [Q4_9_txt] or the [Q4_9_txt] Reserves?

INTERVIEWER: PROBE FOR AND SELECT THE MOST RECENT BRANCH OF THE [Q4_9_txt].

Are you currently serving in the [Q4_9_txt]?

([ACTIVEFLAG]==1)

COMMENT: check if R entered the active forces.

In what month and year did you enter the [Q4_9_txt]?

On what day did you enter the [Q4_9_txt]?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER DATE HERE.)

Did you serve any time on active duty in the [Q4_9_txt]?

([ACTIVEFLAG] ==1)

COMMENT: check if R entered the active forces.

On what date did you enter active duty in the [Q4_9_txt]?

On what date did you enter active duty in the [Q4_9_txt]?

And on what date did you separate from the [Q4_9_txt]?

And on what date did you separate from the [Q4_9_txt]?

What (is/was) your (current) pay grade (when you left the [Q4_9_txt])?

([ACTIVEFLAG] == 1) && ([Q4-10] ==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].

(([Q4-1A] != 1) && ([milcode] != 0) && ([Q4-4] == 0) && ([Q4-3] == 1)) || (([Q4-8] == 1) && ([Q4-10] == 0) && ([Q4-12] == 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?