Form SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference Instructions

Provide your full name in the order of last name, first name, and middle name.

Enter your complete home address on one line, including street number and name, apartment or unit (if any), city, state and ZIP code.

Check this box if the veteran is currently working.

Check this box if the veteran is not currently working.

Check this box if the veteran has been employed, or is now employed, by the Federal civil service or D.C. Government.

Check this box if the veteran has not been employed, nor is now employed, by the Federal civil service or D.C. Government.

Enter the date on which the veteran’s employment with the Federal civil service or D.C. Government began. Fill only if the 'Has the veteran been employed, or is he/she now employed, by the Federal civil service or D.C. Government?' is 'Yes'.

Enter the date on which the veteran’s employment with the Federal civil service or D.C. Government ended. Fill only if the 'Has the veteran been employed, or is he/she now employed, by the Federal civil service or D.C. Government?' is 'Yes'.

Check this box if you are claiming 10-point veteran preference as the mother of a veteran who has a permanent and totally disabling service-connected disability or who is deceased, provided you are or were married to the veteran’s father and meet the specified marital and disability conditions.

Press this button to print the completed form.

Press this button to save the completed form.

Press this button to clear all fields in the form.

Check this box if you are currently married to the veteran.

Check this box if you are not currently married to the veteran.

Provide the veteran’s military occupation or job title held at the time of separation from active duty service.

Check this box if you are claiming a 10-point veterans’ preference as the spouse of a living veteran who, because of a service-connected disability, has been unable to qualify for a Federal Government job or any other position.

Enter the veteran’s current job title or occupation. Fill only if the 'Is the veteran currently working?' is 'Yes'.

Enter the occupation the veteran held, if any, before their military service.

Enter the title and grade of the position the veteran most recently held or currently holds in the Federal civil service or D.C. Government. Fill only if the 'Has the veteran been employed, or is he/she now employed, by the Federal civil service or D.C. Government?' is 'Yes'.

Provide the name and full mailing address of the Federal or D.C. Government agency that employed the veteran. Fill only if the 'Has the veteran been employed, or is he/she now employed, by the Federal civil service or D.C. Government?' is 'Yes'.

Provide the veteran’s last, first, and middle names exactly as they appear on official service records.

Check this box if you are claiming veterans’ preference under Option 5 based on a non-compensable service-connected disability, an award of the Purple Heart, or receipt of a disability pension administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA).

Check this box if you are claiming veterans’ preference based on a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more as determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs or disability retirement from a Military Service Department.

Check this box if you were married to the veteran at the time of death.

Check this box if you were not married to the veteran at the time of death.

Check this box if you have ever remarried. Fill only if the '8a. Were you married to the veteran at the time of death?' is Yes.

Check this box if you have never remarried. Fill only if the '8a. Were you married to the veteran at the time of death?' is Yes.

Check this box if you are currently married.

Check this box if you are not currently married.

Check this box if you are separated from the veteran’s father.

Check this box if you are not separated from the veteran’s father.

Check this box if your husband is totally and permanently disabled. Fill only if the 'Are you separated?' is 'No'.

Check this box if your husband is not totally and permanently disabled. Fill only if the 'Are you separated?' is 'No'.

Check this box if the veteran died on active duty.

Check this box if the veteran did not die on active duty.

Check this box if the veteran has resigned from, been disqualified for, or separated from a position in the Federal civil service or D.C. Government because of a service-connected disability.

Check this box if the veteran has not resigned from, been disqualified for, or separated from a position in the Federal civil service or D.C. Government because of a service-connected disability.

Check this box if the veteran is receiving a civil service retirement pension.

Check this box if the veteran is not receiving a civil service retirement pension.

Enter the branch of military service in which the veteran served during this service period.

Enter the date on which the veteran entered active duty for this service period.

Enter the date on which the veteran separated or was released from active duty for this service period, if applicable.

Enter the veteran’s Civil Service annuity (CSA) or Federal employee retirement annuity number. Fill only if the 'Is the veteran receiving a civil service retirement pension?' is 'Yes'.

Check this box if you are the veteran’s widow or widower claiming 10-point preference under Option 8.