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 Veteran's Preference
Veterans preference is provided to separated military members under the following conditions:
- Five point veterans preference is granted to veterans who separated with an honorable discharge (or under honorable conditions) from the Armed Forces after more than 180 days of active duty, any part of which occurred after 31 January 1955, and before 15 October 1976, or after service during a war or in a campaign for which a campaign badge has been authorized.
- Veterans who entered active duty after 14 October, 1976 may be eligible for 5 point veterans preference if they received a campaign badge or expeditionary medal.
- Ten point veterans preference is granted to disabled veterans and veterans awarded the Purple Heart, and certain spouses, widows, mothers of veterans.
- Non-disabled veterans who retire at or above the rank of major are not eligible for veterans preference.
When referral is made from external recruitment sources, such as the Office of Personnel Management Certificates, Veterans Readjustment Appointment or outside the register authority for temporary appointment, candidates are ranked and referred in veterans preference order. This order of referral often restricts your ability to select. Normally, veterans preference eligibles ahead of nonpreference eligibles on a referral list must be selected prior to nonpreference eligibles.
Veterans preference provides for hiring preference on initial appointment only. Employees with veterans preference compete equally with all other candidates for subsequent in-house positions. In addition to preference in hiring, employees with veterans preference who are not retired military, have higher retention standing than others for reduction-in-force purposes.
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