Federal Service Law and Legal Definition
"Federal service" means “active service (not including active duty in a reserve status unless for a continuous period 90 days or more) in the armed forces or the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration if with respect to that service--
(A) the individual was discharged or released under honorable conditions (and, if an officer, did not resign for the good of the service); and
(B) (i) the individual was discharged or released after completing his first full term of active service which the individual initially agreed to serve, or
(ii) the individual was discharged or released before completing such term of active service--
(I) for the convenience of the Government under an early release program,
(II) because of medical disqualification, pregnancy, parenthood, or any service-incurred injury or disability,
(III) because of hardship (including pursuant to a sole survivorship discharge, as that term is defined in section 1174(i) of title 10), or
(IV) because of personality disorders or inaptitude but only if the service was continuous for 365 days or more.” (5 USCS § 8521)
Legal Definition list
- Federal Sentencing Guidelines
- Federal Savings Association
- Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Resolution Fund
- Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
- Federal Rules of Evidence [FRE]
- Federal Service
- Federal Share of Real Property, Equipment, or Supplies [Education]
- Federal Stafford Loan Program [Education]
- Federal Statute
- Federal Subcontractor
- Federal Supervisory Agency [Banks & Banking]
Related Legal Terms
- Absent Uniformed Services Voter
- Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual
- Acceptable Quality Level [Agricultural Marketing Service]
- Acceptance [Agricultural Marketing Service]
- Acceptance of Service Agreement
- Accompanying the Federal Government Outside the United States
- Action for the Loss of Services
- Active Military Service
- Active Military, Naval, or Air Service
- Active Voters [Federal Elections]
