[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
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 has been discharged or released from 
active duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions 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; or
    (5) During the period beginning August 2, 1990, and ending January 
2, 1992; or
    (6) For more than 180 consecutive days, other than for training, any 
part of which occurred during the period beginning September 11, 2001, 
and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential

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proclamation or by law as the last day of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
    (b) Disabled Veteran means a person who has been discharged or 
released from active duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions 
performed at any time and who has established the present existence of a 
service-connected disability or is receiving compensation, disability 
retirement benefits, or pension because of a 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 military duty--(1) Active duty or active military 
duty for a veteran defined in paragraph (a) of this section 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.
    (2) Active duty or active military duty for a disabled veteran 
defined in paragraph (b) of this section means active duty with military 
pay and allowances in the armed forces, including training or for 
determining physical fitness and including service in the Reserves or 
National Guard.
    (g) Discharged or released from active duty means with either an 
honorable or general discharge from active duty in 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, as amended at 71 
FR 33376, June 9, 2006; 72 FR 41215, July 27, 2007]