[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR211.102]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 211_VETERAN PREFERENCE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 211.102  Definitions.

    For purposes of preference in Federal employment the following 
definitions apply:
    (a) Veteran means a person who was separated with an honorable 
discharge or under honorable conditions from active duty in the armed 
forces performed--
    (1) In a war; or,
    (2) In a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been 
authorized; or
    (3) During the period beginning April 28, 1952, and ending July 1, 
1955; or,
    (4) For more than 180 consecutive days, other than for training, any 
part of which occurred during the period beginning February 1, 1955, and 
ending October 14, 1976.
    (b) Disabled veteran means a person who was separated under 
honorable conditions from active duty in the armed forces performed at 
any time and who has established the present existence of a service-
connected disability or is receiving compensation,

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disability retirement benefits, or pensions because of a public statute 
administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a military 
department.
    (c) Preference eligible means veterans, spouses, widows, or mothers 
who meet the definition of ``preference eligible'' in 5 U.S.C. 2108. 
Preference eligibles are entitled to have 5 or 10 points added to their 
earned score on a civil service examination (see 5 U.S.C. 3309). They 
are also accorded a higher retention standing in the event of a 
reduction in force (see 5 U.S.C. 3502). Preference does not apply, 
however, to inservice placement actions such as promotions.
    (d) Armed forces means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, 
Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
    (e) Uniformed services means the armed forces, the commissioned 
corps of the Public Health Service, and the commissioned corps of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    (f) Active duty or active military duty means full-time duty with 
military pay and allowances in the armed forces, except for training or 
for determining physical fitness and except for service in the Reserves 
or National Guard.
    (g) Separated under honorable conditions means either an honorable 
or a general discharge from the armed forces. The Department of Defense 
is responsible for administering and defining military discharges.

[60 FR 3056, Jan. 13, 1995; 60 FR 6595, Feb. 2, 1995]