KIA and MIA??

[A British Bank isrun w Precision]

I turned on missing crew respawns because I thought that sometimes during a crash there was a chance of someone not dying. I crashed into the ocean at 500m/s and Jeb died (it said in the log). Yet he's listed as MIA currently. What is this?

[Spike]

missing in action?

[A British Bank isrun w Precision]

Yes. I ran the time until it was like 60 days later and he never came back. Presumed dead I guess. Landed in the water, I don't know if that makes a difference.

[kamikazi21358]

Try playing some more, I think crew respawns with MIA after a couple real hours in game, I’m not sure though.

[Jupiter3927]

K.I.A. means they were killed in action and will never respawn.
M.I.A. means they're missing in action and will respawn after a few real world hours of playing depending on your respawn timer settings.

The cause of death doesn't matter to the game.
You can throw Jeb into the sun and he will come back somehow.

[PSYCHIC HIVEMIND CYCLIST DEATH]

Do the veterans ever get KIA instead of MIA?

[Jupiter3927]

All settings are global.
All of your kerbals will follow the same rule when they explode.