Applying for public employment in Montana earns you preference. In a scored hiring process, 5 percentage points of the total possible points are added if you are a veteran and 10 if you are a disabled veteran or an eligible relative. When the process is not scored, the employer must prefer a disabled veteran, then an eligible relative, then a veteran, over an equally qualified applicant with no preference. Preference also protects you in a reduction in force, where the employer must keep you over other employees with similar duties, qualifications and the same length of service.
Claim the preference when you apply for a Montana public sector job, and give the employer the documents they ask for.
Your DD214, plus your VA or branch of service disability documentation, Purple Heart citation, marriage certificate or the veteran’s death documentation, depending on which preference you claim.
