VIRGINIA VETERANS RESOURCE GUIDE 2025
DOD SkillBridge Program
The Department of Defense (DOD) manages the DOD SkillBridge Program , an opportunity for active- duty Service Members to gain valuable civilian work experience with DOI during their last 180 days of service. DOD SkillBridge connects service members with private and public sector organizations that offer internship opportunities for transitioning Service Members to build their resumes, explore employment interests, develop job skills, and gain valuable Federal government work experience that will help them prepare for their adjustment to the workplace. Virginia based opportunities to participate in this program may be found here . The Commonwealth also extends this hiring preference to active members of the Virginia National Guard, as well as to the surviving spouse and dependents of service members killed in action. Furthermore, veterans who are disabled, who served on active duty in the Armed Forces during specified time periods, or who participated in military campaigns are entitled to preference over others in hiring for nearly all federal government jobs.
Sailors perform aircraft maintenance aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Hiring Preference in State Government
The Commonwealth of Virginia and its localities give preference to honorably discharged veterans of the United States Armed Forces in its employment hiring policies and practices, provided the veteran meets all knowledge, skills, and eligibility requirements for the position. Additional consideration is also given to veterans who have a service-connected disability rating fixed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
For more details, visit jobs.virginia.gov/veterans-hiring-resources , dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vetspref , fedshirevets.gov or contact DVS Human Resources at recruitment@dvs.virginia.gov .
Guardians Spc. 4 Roberto Santiago-Irizarry and 2nd Lt. Yoon Jung Lee, both with the 18th Space Defense Squadron, provide conjunction analysis and potential collision notifications to NASA and other satellite owner-operators.
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