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The Veterans Employment Training Toolkit is a resource you can return to while you take the course and after you’ve finished. It includes a video library of videos from the course, questions and answers about the veterans hiring process, and many additional resources such as external links to further information, printable PDFs, and a glossary of definitions.
Select a button on the left to begin.
Select a thumbnail to view a video.
Below are some frequently asked questions about the veterans hiring process. Select each question to read the answer.
Select each icon for more information. For a complete list of the Additional Resources in a printable PDF, select the link.
Statutes & Regulations
Select the links below to learn more about statues and regulations related to the hiring of veterans. Use the Next and Back buttons at the bottom right to navigate through the whole list.
General
- Merit System Principles - Title 5, U.S. Code Section §2301
- Veteran; Disabled Veteran; Veteran Preference - Title 5 U.S. Code, Chapter 21, Part III, Subpart A §2108
- Definitions Title 38 U.S. Code, Chapter 1, Part I § 101
30 Percent or More Disability
Code of Federal Regulations (Annual Edition)
- Code of Federal Regulations (Annual Edition)
- Noncompetitive Appointment of Certain Military Spouses
- Veterans’ Preference (Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015)
- Veterans’ Preference VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work)
- Regulations.gov – Regulatory Agenda
- Delegated Examining Operations Handbook
Statutes & Regulations
Select the links below to learn more about statues and regulations related to the hiring of veterans. Use the Next and Back buttons at the bottom right to navigate through the whole list.
Code of Federal Regulation Title 5 – Administrative Personnel
Executive Orders
- Executive Order 13289—Establishing the Global War on Terrorism Medals
- Executive Order 13473—To Authorize Certain Noncompetitive Appointments in the Civil Service for Spouses of Certain Members of the Armed Forces
- Executive Order 13518—Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government
- Governmentwide Strategic Plan for Veteran Employment
- Human Resources Flexibilities and Authorities in the Federal Government
Excepted Service Appointments for Veterans’ Recruitment Appointment
Statutes & Regulations
Select the links below to learn more about statues and regulations related to the hiring of veterans. Use the Next and Back buttons at the bottom right to navigate through the whole list.
Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
- Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
- Veterans Millennium Health Care Act (Public Law 106-117)
- 5 U.S.C. 3304(f)
- 5 CFR 315.611
- 5 CFR 335.106
VRA – Veterans’ Recruitment Appointment Authority Related Statutes
- Veterans’ Recruitment Appointment (VRA) Authority, Public Law 107-288
- 5 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter B, Part 307. Veterans Recruitment Appointments
- Title 38 – Veterans’ Benefits §4211 – Definition
Definitions
Select a term for its definition.
Select OPM’s Glossary of Terms Used in Processing Personnel Actions for more details on these and other definitions.
Additional Information
General Information
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Office of the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness
- Office and Enlisted Personnel Management – OEPM Functions
- Vet Guide for HR Professionals
Qualifying Medals
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) – Authorized Operations
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary (GWOT-E) Medal, Approved Areas of Eligibility (AOE), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation New Dawn (OND), and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS)
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal – Approved Operations
- Iraqi Campaign Medal – Approved Campaign Phases
- Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) – Approved Campaigns
Chief Human Capital Officers Council (CHCOC) Memoranda
2002
2004
- Global War on Terrorism Medals to Recognize Veterans’ Service
- Ten Things You Can Do To Improve Federal Hiring
2005
2007
- Consideration Under the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
- Change in Service-Connected Disability Veterans’ Preference Eligibility
2008
- Revision of Standard Form 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference
- Applying Veterans’ Preference for Applicants on Active Military Duty
2009
Chief Human Capital Officers Council (CHCOC) Memoranda
2010
- Reemployment of Civilian Retirees Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
- Military Spouse Internship
2011
2012
2013
2015
2016
- Disabled Veteran Leave (Wounded Warrior Federal Leave Act of 2015)
- Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015 (Derived Veterans’ Preference for Parents)