Criteria Identifying Other Eligible Veterans
Prior to the enactment of the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-339), the affirmative action obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors regarding veterans, and the VETS-100 reporting requirement, applied to two groups of veterans - Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. The criteria identifying these two groups are provided in the instructions on the reverse of the VETS-100 Report Form. The new legislation identifies a third category of veterans, identified in general terms as “Other Eligible Veterans,” who are entitled to affirmative action in employment and who are to be included in the VETS-100 Reports submitted by federal contractors and subcontractors.
The general category of Other Eligible Veterans includes two key veteran groups. First, it includes veterans who served in a “war.” Since the last declaration of war issued by Congress initiated World War II, veterans with active duty service between December 7, 1941 and April 28, 1952 are considered veterans of World War II and are included in the Other Eligible Veterans category. The second veteran group in the Other Eligible Veterans category includes those veterans who served in a campaign or on an expedition for which a campaign badge, a service medal, or an expeditionary medal has been awarded. This includes a number of military engagements that are listed on the reverse side of this page.
While the precise number of service members involved in each of these engagements is not available, it is clear that a relatively large number received the Korean Service Medal for the Korean conflict, but the number of veterans from this conflict who are still in the workforce probably is low. Similarly, it is clear that a relatively large number of service members received the SW Asia Service Medal for service during Desert Shield or Desert Storm against Iraq, and a much larger number of veterans from this conflict will still be in the workforce. For the remainder of these engagements, the number of veterans with qualifying service appears to be smaller and the probability of their participation in the current workforce is likely to be determined principally by the amount of time that has elapsed since the end of the engagement.
The listing provided on the reverse is subject to change, as periods of service end and new medals are added. For that reason, the instructions on the reverse of the VETS-100 Report Form include the address of a web site maintained by the Office of Personnel Management that is updated to reflect any changes that take place. The current summary of that listing, provided on the reverse side of this page, is provided for the convenience of federal contractors and subcontractors. It is intended to assist federal contractors and subcontractors to prepare for the requirement to include Other Eligible Veterans in next year’s VETS-100 Reports. VETS-100 staff also will make every possible effort to assist federal contractors and subcontractors with those preparations. Therefore, if there are further questions regarding the Other Eligible Veterans category, federal contractors and subcontractors can e-mail to othervets@vets100.com and can call (703) 461-2460.
CAMPAIGN/EXPEDITION |
DATES |
ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING |
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START |
END |
ARMY |
NAVY |
AIR |
MARINE |
COAST |
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Campaign or Service Medals |
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American Defense Service |
09/08/39 |
12/07/41 |
X |
X |
-- |
X |
X |
|
Army Occupation of Austria |
05/09/45 |
07/27/55 |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
-- |
|
Army Occupation of Berlin |
05/09/45 |
10/02/90 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Army Occupation of Germany |
05/09/45 |
05/05/55 |
X |
X |
X |
-- |
X |
|
Army Occupation of Japan |
09/03/45 |
04/27/52 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
China Service |
07/07/37 |
09/07/39 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
|
China Service Medal (Extended) |
09/02/45 |
04/01/57 |
-- |
X |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Korean Service |
06/27/50 |
07/27/54 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Navy Occupation of Trieste |
05/09/45 |
10/25/54 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
X |
|
Navy Occupation of Austria |
05/08/45 |
10/25/55 |
-- |
X |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Navy Occupation of Berlin |
05/08/45 |
10/02/90 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
|
Navy Units of the Sixth Fleet |
05/09/45 |
10/25/55 |
-- |
X |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
SW Asia Service Medal (Desert Shield/Storm) |
08/02/90 |
11/02/95 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Vietnam Service Medal (VSM) |
07/04/65 |
03/28/73 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Berlin |
08/14/61 |
06/01/63 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Joint Endeavor) |
11/20/95 |
12/20/96 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Joint Guard) |
12/20/96 |
Present |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Cambodia |
03/29/73 |
08/15/73 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Cambodia Evacuation (Eagle Pull) |
04/11/75 |
04/13/75 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Congo |
07/14/60 |
09/01/62 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Congo |
11/23/64 |
11/27/64 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Cuba |
10/24/62 |
06/01/63 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Dominican Republic |
04/28/65 |
09/21/66 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
El Salvador |
01/01/81 |
02/01/92 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Grenada (Urgent Fury) |
10/23/83 |
11/21/83 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Haiti (Uphold Democracy) |
09/16/94 |
03/31/95 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Iraq (Northern Watch) |
01/01/97 |
Present |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Korea |
10/01/66 |
06/30/74 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Laos |
04/19/61 |
10/07/62 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Lebanon |
07/01/58 |
11/01/58 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Lebanon |
06/01/83 |
12/01/87 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Libyan Area (Eldorado Canyon) |
04/12/86 |
04/17/86 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Mayaquez Operation |
05/15/75 |
05/15/75 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Panama (Just Cause) |
12/20/89 |
01/31/90 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Persian Gulf (Earnest Will) |
07/24/87 |
08/01/90 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Persian Gulf |
08/02/90 |
01/02/92 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Persian Gulf (Southern Watch) |
12/01/95 |
Present |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Persian Gulf (Vigilant Sentinel) |
12/01/95 |
02/15/97 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Persian Gulf Interception Operation |
12/01/95 |
Present |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Quemoy and Matsu Islands |
08/23/58 |
06/01/63 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Somalia (Restore Hope) |
12/05/92 |
03/31/95 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Taiwan Straits |
08/23/58 |
01/01/59 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Thailand |
05/16/62 |
08/10/62 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Vietnam and Thailand |
07/01/58 |
07/03/65 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Vietnam Evacuation |
04/29/75 |
04/30/75 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Navy Expeditionary Medal and Marine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cuba |
01/03/61 |
10/23/62 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
|
Indian Ocean/Iran |
11/21/79 |
10/20/81 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
|
Iranian/Yemen/Indian Ocean |
12/08/78 |
06/06/79 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
|
Lebanon |
08/20/82 |
05/31/83 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
|
Liberia (Sharp Edge) |
08/05/90 |
02/21/91 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
|
Libyan Area |
01/20/86 |
06/27/86 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
|
Panama |
04/01/80 |
12/19/86 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
|
Panama |
02/01/90 |
06/13/90 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
|
Persian Gulf |
02/01/87 |
07/23/87 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
|
Rwanda (Distant Runner) |
04/07/94 |
04/18/94 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
|
Thailand |
05/16/62 |
08/10/62 |
-- |
X |
-- |
X |
-- |
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Updated 06/01/2007