This file contains the various types of discharge a person who served in military service may have been given from that military service. This file is maintained by the MAS software package as directed by MAS VACO. This file should not be altered in any way.
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>10)!(X<1)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: FEB 28, 1984
HELP-PROMPT: TYPE A WHOLE NUMBER BETWEEN 1 AND 10
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the internal entry number of this type of discharge as determined by VA FileMan and the MAS software package. This number may be used by various software modules throughout DHCP. It must not be
altered nor should entries be added or removed from this file.
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>20!($L(X)<1)!'(X'?1P.E)!(X'?.ANP) X
LAST EDITED: MAR 20, 1984
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 1-20 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the name of all allowable military discharge types as determined by VACO. This information is maintained by the MAS software package through frequent releases and should not be edited at the site
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 1-12 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains an abbreviate for this military discharge type. On outputs or displays where the full name of the discharge may not fit, this abbreviation will be displayed instead.