What is the effect of submitting a departure update on the Member's record?

• A. Permanent Assignment Status changes to Departed to Assignment
• B. No change
• C. Record is archived
• D. Flag SFPA as pending

Answer: (A)

Submitting a departure update changes how the member is tracked in the record by updating the Permanent Assignment Status to Departed. This directly marks the end of the current assignment, ensuring the system no longer treats the member as actively assigned. That status update is essential for accurate payroll, benefits, and administrative processing tied to active versus departed personnel, and it sets the stage for any follow-up steps in the lifecycle of the record.

Choosing this option makes sense because leaving the status as active would keep the member shown as currently assigned, which isn’t correct after a departure update. Archiving the record or flagging SFPA as pending aren’t immediate outcomes of submitting a departure update in the standard workflow; those actions happen as separate steps or under different conditions.