Section 15.04.01.021 - BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR VETERANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL01.Application by Military Personnel. An application will be accepted after the closing date of the announcement from a person who was serving in the armed forces or undergoing service-connected hospitalization of no more than one (1) year following discharge, during any period in which the announcement was open. The application must be submitted within one hundred twenty (120) days of the applicant's separation from the armed forces or hospitalization and prior to the expiration of the register established as a result of an examination.02.Return from Military Duty. An employee returning from military leave without pay who is relieved or discharged from military duty under conditions other than dishonorable will be, upon application, reinstated in his former position, or one of comparable classification, without loss of credited state service, status, or pay as prescribed by Sections 46-216, 65-508, and 65-511, Idaho Code, USERRA, or the Military Selective Service Act, Title 38, Chapter 43, U.S. Code. Application for reemployment must be made in accordance with the provisions of USERRA.03.Application by Disabled Veterans. A disabled veteran may file an application at any time up until a selection for any classification for which the Division maintains a register as a source for future job openings or for which a register is about to be established, provided the veteran has not already been examined twice for the same classification, does not have current eligibility on that register, or is not serving in a competitive position in the same pay grade as the classification for which application is made.04.Veterans' Preference Points.a. Veterans' and disabled veterans' preference points must not be used to achieve a passing score.b. Veterans' and disabled veterans' preference points, when applicable under state law, will be added to the final score achieved in the examinations. Five (5) points will be added to the earned rating of any veteran, as defined in Section 65-203, Idaho Code, and the widow or widower of any veteran, as defined in Section 65-203, Idaho Code, as long as the widow or widower remains unmarried.c. Disabled veterans', Purple Heart recipients, spouses of any eligible disabled veterans who cannot qualify for any public employment because of a service-connected disability, and unmarried widows or widowers of disabled veterans entitled to ten (10) point preference will be placed on the open-competitive register in order of their final score on the examination augmented by preference points.d. Disabled veterans who have a current service-connected disability of thirty percent (30%) or more will be offered an interview when their final score places them on the hiring list. If more than ten (10) disabled veterans with a disability rating of thirty percent (30%) or more place on a hiring list, at least ten (10) will be offered an interview.Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.04.01.021