($beginning,$agency,$district,$ssn,$serv_per_m,$serv_per_y,$serv_per_t,$last_name,$first_name_i,
$middle_name_i,$cover_group, $pay_code, $pay_rate, $earnings, $holder, $ret_percent,$surv_ben,
$work_sch_code,$cont_amt,$cont_code,$stuff) = 
/(\d)(\d{4})(\d{3})(\d{9})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d)(\D{10})(\D)(\D)(\d{5})(\d{2})(\d{8})(\d{6}\D)(\s{8})(\d{4})(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{5}\D)(\d{2})(.*\s)$/;