In an attempt to fix the issue a new issue has been discovered.
Use of "front end edit" param causes a fields value to be emptied entirely. Thus if you select no front end edit, add a value from backend, the user then updates their profile. The fields value will become null again (deleting the value you added in backend).
This is posing a tremendous problem when trying to add the no edit tab option.
It appears more work will be needed an apologize for the delay.
The above issue and issue in this thread are both confirmed bugs, be mindful when using "no front end edit" or "front end edit for moderators" as the values WILL empty if a user updates their profile.