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What is Veteran Credit?

Veterans honorably discharged from military service not more than ten years prior to application and who served at least one-hundred-eighty days active duty during time of war shall be entitled to an additional credit of five points to be added to their final examination scores in determining their standing on a non-promotional Eligibility List, subject to the following conditions:

• Veterans' credit shall be available only for the first employment with the City.
• "Veteran" as used herein is defined as any person who served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, or Army or Navy Nurse Corps in time of war and received an honorable discharge, release, or certificate of honorable active service. Proof of such service must be presented prior to establishing the eligible list.
• Veterans' credit shall be added to final examination scores of veterans who have attained a passing grade in the examination without the addition of such credit.