MPI Military Personnel Information

To report military service data

Position: MPI-01 · Element: 1201 · Name: Information Status Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

A code to indicate the status of information

Position: MPI-02 · Element: 584 · Name: Employment Status Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code showing the general employment status of an employee/claimant

Position: MPI-03 · Element: 1595 · Name: Government Service Affiliation Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the government service affiliation

Position: MPI-04 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content

MPI04 is the actual response to further identify the exact military unit.

Position: MPI-05 · Element: 1596 · Name: Military Service Rank Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the military service rank

Position: MPI-06 · Element: 1250 · Name: Date Time Period Format Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code indicating the date format, time format, or date and time format

P0607: If either MPI-06 or MPI-07 is present, then the other is required

Position: MPI-07 · Element: 1251 · Name: Date Time Period · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: -

Expression of a date, a time, or range of dates, times or dates and times

MPI07 indicates the date span of military service.