Green & Gold Congressional Aide

Green Helping local constituents resolve issues with federal agencies; Serving as liaison to local Veterans Service Organizations; Attending local events and meetings on behalf of the Member of Congress; and Performing legislative work. SPECIFIC DUTIES FOR EACH OFFICE WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS. IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE YOU MUST BE A VETERAN, GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER, OR ACTIVE-DUTY SPOUSE AND MEET ALL THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS. NO WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED: Veterans: 1. Honorably discharged; 2. Released from active duty within the last six years; 3. Pay grades at or below E-5/O-3/W-2; Veterans promoted to the pay grades of E-6/O-4/W-3 WITHIN 6-MONTHS OF SEPARATION from active duty may be eligible if they meet ALL other requirements. 4. Veterans who are in receipt of a 20-year or Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA) retirement are not eligible for the program. Gold Star Families: A surviving spouse, child/step-child, parent/step-parent, or sibling/step-sibling of a veteran who died: In the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces; or from a service-connected disability. Active-Duty Spouses: Must be the spouse of an Active-Duty service member. Active-Duty service members work for the military full-time and are subject to permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment orders upon completion of each tour of duty. Those subject to Title X mobilization are not eligible