[Alice]

Okay, after some more code debugging, I developed a fix for this issue. The different option strings need to also have a name string attached. In case anyone else runs into this issue, the changes are highlighted in the follow code sampling, which I have included below:

<!-- START CHARACTER ARCHTYPE -->

    <tr valign="top">
        <td class="alt1" width="50%">
            <strong>$vbphrase[usml_staffapp_chararchtype]</strong>
        </td>
        <td class="alt2">
            <select name="chartype" value="$vbgpc[chartype]">
                  <option value="Select">(Select One)</option>
                  <option name="chartype" value="Option1">Option1</option>
                  <option name="chartype" value="Option2">Option2</option>
                  <option name="chartype" value="Option3">Option3</option>
            </select>
        </td>
    </tr>

<!-- END CHARACTER ARCHTYPE -->