ActionForm keeps resetting when i click submit

Question

package com.ubs.onboarding.formbeans;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionError;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping;
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public class FormEmployeeInfo extends FormNewHire {
     private boolean action_reset = false;
     private String uuname;      private String ssn; private String nme_pre;
     private String fn;     private String mn; private String ln;
     private String nme_suf;     private String pref_bs_ln; private String pref_bs_fn;
     private String dob;      private String frmr_ln;    private String h_street;
     private String h_city;     private String h_county;     private String h_zip;
     private String h_state;     private String h_phone;     private String prsnl_cell;
     private String w_phone;     private String prsnl_pager;
     public String getUuname()             {     return uuname;          }
     public String getSsn()             {      return ssn;          }
     public String getNme_pre()        {     return nme_pre;     }
     public String getMn()                    {     return mn;               }
     public String getFn()                  {     return fn;               }
     public String getLn()                  {     return ln;               }
     public String getNme_suf()        {     return nme_suf;     }
     public String getPref_bs_ln()      {     return pref_bs_ln;     }
     public String getPref_bs_fn()      {     return pref_bs_fn;     }
     public String getDob()                {     return dob;          }
     public String getFrmr_ln()           {     return frmr_ln;     }
     public String getH_street()      {     return h_street;     }
     public String getH_city()           {     return h_city;          }
     public String getH_zip()           {     return h_zip;          }
     public String getH_county()      {     return h_county;     }
     public String getH_state()       {     return h_state;     }
     public String getH_phone()       {     return h_phone;     }
     public String getPrsnl_cell()      {     return prsnl_cell;     }
     public String getW_phone()           {     return w_phone;     }
     public String getPrsnl_pager()  {     return prsnl_pager;}
     public String getTimeStamp ()  {return timeStamp; }
     public long getId()               {return id; }     
     //public void setTimeStamp(String ts) {timeStamp = ts; }
     //public void setId(long id)           {this.id = id; }
     public void setUuname(String u)      {uuname = u;     }
     public void setSsn(String s)         {ssn = s;          }
     public void setNme_pre(String n)      {nme_pre = n;     }
     public void setFn(String f)           {fn = f;          }
     public void setMn(String m)           {mn = m;          }
     public void setLn(String l)               {ln = l;          }
     public void setNme_suf(String n)      {nme_suf = n;          }
     public void setPref_bs_ln(String p) {     pref_bs_ln = p;     }
     public void setPref_bs_fn(String p) {     pref_bs_fn = p;     }
     public void setDob(String d)          {     dob = d;          }
     public void setFrmr_ln(String f)      {     frmr_ln = f;     }
     public void setH_street(String h)   {     h_street = h;     }
     public void setH_city(String h)      {     h_city = h;          }
     public void setH_county(String h)   {     h_county = h;     }
     public void setH_zip(String h)      {     h_zip = h;          }
     public void setH_state(String h)      {     h_state = h;     }
     public void setH_phone(String h)      {     h_phone = h;     }
     public void setPrsnl_cell(String p) {     prsnl_cell = p;     }
     public void setW_phone(String w)      {     w_phone = w;     }
     public void setPrsnl_pager(String p) {prsnl_pager = p; }
     public FormEmployeeInfo() {
          super();
     private void resetFields() {
          id = -1;
          timeStamp = null;
          uuname = null;
          ssn = null;
          nme_pre = null;
          fn = null;
          mn = null;
          ln = null;
          nme_suf = null;
          pref_bs_ln = null;
          pref_bs_fn = null;
          dob = null;
          frmr_ln = null;
          h_street = null;
          h_city = null;
          h_county = null;
          h_zip = null;
          h_state = null;
          h_phone = null;
          prsnl_cell = null;
          w_phone = null;
          prsnl_pager = null;
     public void clearData() {
          action_reset = true;
          resetFields();
          action_reset = false;
     public void reset(ActionMapping mapping, HttpServletRequest request) {
          resetFields();
          // Reset values are provided as samples only. Change as appropriate.
          ldebug("\n A form reset has occurred !!!");
     public ActionErrors validate(
          ActionMapping mapping,
          HttpServletRequest request) {
          ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors();
          if (action_reset) return errors;
          if (ssn.trim().length() != 9) {
               errors.add("ssn", new ActionError("InvalidSocialSecurityNumber"));
               ldebug("Invalid Soc Sec: "+ ssn);
          if (dob.trim().equalsIgnoreCase(""))
               errors.add("dob", new ActionError("InvalidHireDate"));
          if (fn.trim().equalsIgnoreCase(""))
               errors.add("First Name", new ActionError("RequiredField","First Name"));
          if (ln.trim().equalsIgnoreCase(""))
               errors.add("Last Name", new ActionError("RequiredField","Last Name"));
          if (uuname.trim().equalsIgnoreCase(""))
               errors.add("UU Name ", new ActionError("RequiredField","UU Name"));
          // if ((field == null) || (field.length() == 0)) {
          //   errors.add("field", new ActionError("error.field.required"));
          return errors;
}

Answer 1

Without seeing the HTML and the struts-config file, it's hard to diagnose so here is what is supposed to happen. Could you post the relevant info?
1. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by the "reset button image". If it is a true reset function, then it should impact the browser only. If it generates a form submit, then it will call the ActionForm.reset() method like all form submits.
2. The logic path for an ActionForm is reset(), populate, validate(). The validate() method is only called if specified in struts-config (aka struts-default). If there are errors at that point, then the "input" forward in struts-config is followed - does that specify the appropriate JSP? If no errors, then the Action execute() method is invoked.