Definitions.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

For the purposes of preference in Federal employment, the following definitions apply: (a) (1) In a war; (2) In a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; (3) During the period beginning April 28, 1952, and ending July 1, 1955; (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; (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 August 31, 2010, the last day of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (b) (c) (d) (1) Preference eligibles other than sole survivor veterans are entitled to have 5 or 10 points added to their earned score on a civil service examination in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3309. (2) Under numerical ranking and selection procedures for competitive service hiring, preference eligibles are entered on registers in the order prescribed by § 332.401 of this chapter. (3) Under excepted service examining procedures in part 302 of this chapter, preference eligibles are listed ahead of persons with the same ratings who are not preference eligibles, or listed ahead of non-preference eligibles if numerical scores have not been assigned. (4) Under alternative ranking and selection procedures, (5) Preference eligibles, other than those who have not yet been discharg

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 211.102