Veterans will be able to establish veteran status 8 days prior to list issuance.

New Jersey values the contributions that our veterans have made, and continue to make, for our country's freedom and for other nations around the world. As such, New Jersey's merit system provides absolute veterans preference in employee selection. This means that qualified veterans are placed at the top of an open competitive employment list ahead of non-veterans regardless of their scores. Disabled veterans and veterans are placed on promotional lists according to their scores, but they have preference over non-veterans when a disabled veteran or veteran is at the top of a certification of the list to an appointing authority.

For information on obtaining Veterans Preference on DOP examinations, you must apply to the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs by completing the Civil Service Veterans Preference Claim Form. [PDF]

  Click here  to see if your service qualifies you for Veteran's Preference.