Apply to WDVA using the retraining grant application, or the on-the-job training version if your retraining is with an employer. Your County or Tribal Veterans Service Officer can help you prepare it.

• You are recently unemployed or underemployed
• You have a financial need as WDVA calculates it
• You are a Wisconsin resident now and were a resident when you entered active duty, or you have been a Wisconsin resident for at least 12 consecutive months before applying
• You received an honorable discharge after 90 or more days of active duty during a wartime period, active duty in a crisis zone, at least two years of active duty or your full initial service obligation, service under Section 1 of Executive Order 10957 of 10 August 1961, service that made you eligible for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal or an equivalent medal, or a discharge before you met the time in service requirement because of a service-connected disability, hardship or a reduction in force