Definitions

Definition of veteran status

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

• A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
• A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
• An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
• An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Ethnic and Race Identification 

• Hispanic or Latin American - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. 
• White (Not Hispanic or Latin American) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. 
• Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latin American) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. 
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latin American) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. 
• Asian (Not Hispanic or Latin American) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. 
• American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latin American) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. 
• Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latin American) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races.  - All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races. 

Definition of disabilities