Torrance Municipal Code Art. 24 Veteran’s Preference

(Amended O-3508)

The term veteran shall mean any person who has served full time for thirty (30) days or more in the armed forces in time of war or in time of peace in a campaign or expedition for service in which a medal has been authorized by the government of the United States, or during the period September 16, 1940, to January 31, 1955, or who has served at least one hundred eighty-one (181) consecutive days since January 31, 1955, and who has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, but does not include any person who served only in auxiliary or reserve components of the armed forces whose service therein did not exempt him or her from the operation of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940.

In the event that a veteran earns a passing grade in an open competitive examination, an additional ten (10) percent of such grade shall be added to his final score.

Wives of disabled veterans and widows of veterans shall be accorded the same preference credit as provided for veterans.

(Amended O-3508)

The veteran must submit with his application his original discharge (or certificate of active service) or a photostatic or certified copy thereof, or, if this is not possible, an official record of his service based upon records of the Defense Department. Such document or record must show the period of active service and such additional information as may be required by the Civil Service Commission.