veteran status
Former military classification
Veteran status is a classification indicating that a person has served in a country's armed forces, particularly after discharge or retirement from military service.
In the United States, veteran status often qualifies individuals for specific benefits, protections, and preferences in employment, healthcare, housing, and education.
Laws prohibit discrimination based on veteran status in hiring and other contexts.
The job application asked about veteran status for equal opportunity reporting.
- boots on groundSoldiers in combat zone
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- GI BillVeteran education benefit
- honorable dischargeSatisfactory military service completion
- VA benefitsServices for former military
protected class · vocational training · enlistment · PTSD support · anti-discrimination policies · hiring preference · deployment · years of service · discharge · verification · pension · housing assistance · federal recognition · combat zone · mental health counseling · military awards · service record · military service
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- identitiesalter ego, gender, persona, sexuality, alias
- legal statuslegal capacity, personhood, legal entity, legal identity, legal standing
- Protected Classesrace, color, religion, sex, national origin
- senioritytenure, rank, time served, experience, longevity
- veteran benefitsVA benefits, VA loans, GI Bill, disability benefits, VA mortgage