[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: 5CFR307.103]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 307_VETERANS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 307.103  Nature of VRAs.

    VRAs are excepted appointments, made without competition, to 
positions otherwise in the competitive service. The veterans' preference 
procedures of part 302 of this chapter apply when there are preference 
eligible candidates being considered for a VRA. Qualified covered 
veterans who were separated under honorable conditions may be appointed 
to any position in the competitive service at grade levels up to and 
including GS-11 or equivalent, provided they meet the qualification 
standards for the position. To be eligible for a VRA as a covered 
veteran under paragraph (2) or (3) of the definition of that term in 
Sec. 307.102, the veteran must be in receipt of the appropriate 
campaign badge, expeditionary medal, or AFSM. For purposes of a VRA, any 
military service is qualifying at the GS-3 level

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or equivalent. Upon satisfactory completion of 2 years of substantially 
continuous service, the incumbent's VRA must be converted to a career or 
career conditional appointment. An individual may receive more than one 
VRA appointment as long as the individual meets the definition of a 
covered veteran at the time of appointment.