Setting DropDownList Server Control Using jQuery Doesn't Change SelectedValue
<p>I am running into an issue where I set the value of a dropdownlist (asp.net server control) using jQuery, but it doesn't change the selectedvalue upon postback.  The control is not databound, so I don't believe the issue has anything to do with the change being overwritten.  The control is inside a WizardControl, which I also don't think has anything to do with the issue.  On the client side everything works as expected.</p>

<p>Here is my code:</p>

<pre><code>&lt;asp:DropDownList runat="server" ID="MilitaryBackgroundSelect" ClientIDMode="Static"&gt;
    &lt;asp:ListItem Text="" Value="" Selected="True" /&gt;                        
    &lt;asp:ListItem Text="No" Value="0" /&gt;
    &lt;asp:ListItem Text="YES, IN THE ARMED FORCES" Value="1" /&gt;
    &lt;asp:ListItem Text="YES, IN THE RESERVES" Value="2" /&gt;
    &lt;asp:ListItem Text="YES, IN THE NATIONAL GUARD" Value="3" /&gt;
    &lt;asp:ListItem Text="REFUSED" Value="-7" /&gt;
    &lt;asp:ListItem Text="DON'T KNOW" Value="-8" /&gt;
    &lt;asp:ListItem Text="MISSING DATA" Value="-9" /&gt;
&lt;/asp:DropDownList&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>I am setting the dropdownlist on the client side using this code:</p>

<pre><code> $(document).ready(function(){ 
      $('#MilitaryBackgroundSelect').val("1");
 });
</code></pre>

<p>NOTE:  I set the clientidmode to static on the dropdownlist, so I have no issue interacting with it using jQuery.  Below is the HTML rendered, notice the id field:</p>

<pre><code>&lt;select name="ctl00$ctl00$MainContent$MainContentNested$AHHQ_DataEntryWizard$MilitaryBackgroundSelect" 
id="MilitaryBackgroundSelect"&gt;
    &lt;option value=""&gt;&lt;/option&gt;
    &lt;option selected="selected" value="0"&gt;No&lt;/option&gt;
    &lt;option value="1"&gt;YES, IN THE ARMED FORCES&lt;/option&gt;
    &lt;option value="2"&gt;YES, IN THE RESERVES&lt;/option&gt;
    &lt;option value="3"&gt;YES, IN THE NATIONAL GUARD&lt;/option&gt;
    &lt;option value="-7"&gt;REFUSED&lt;/option&gt;
    &lt;option value="-8"&gt;DON&amp;#39;T KNOW&lt;/option&gt;
    &lt;option value="-9"&gt;MISSING DATA&lt;/option&gt;
&lt;/select&gt;
</code></pre>
