Section 2-703 - Eligibility criteria generally. - Maryland Statutes

§ 2-703. Eligibility criteria generally.
 

(a)  Inducted veteran.- A returning veteran who was inducted into the armed forces is eligible for reinstatement under this subtitle if the veteran: 

(1) performed military service of a nature and length that meet the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, 38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq., and any subsequent federal law governing reemployment of a returning veteran; 

(2) received a certificate of satisfactory completion of military service; and 

(3) except as otherwise provided in § 2-704 of this subtitle, submits an application for reinstatement within 90 days after the veteran is discharged from that military service. 

(b)  Enlisted veteran.- A returning veteran who enlisted in the armed forces is eligible for reinstatement under this subtitle if the veteran: 

(1) performed military service of a nature and length that meet the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, 38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq., and any subsequent federal law governing reemployment of a returning veteran; 

(2) was released from service under honorable conditions; and 

(3) except as otherwise provided in § 2-704 of this subtitle, submits an application for reinstatement within 90 days after the end of the enlistment period. 

(c)  Veteran called to active duty.- A returning veteran who was called to active military duty in the armed forces is eligible for reinstatement under this subtitle if the veteran: 

(1) performed military service of a nature and length that meet the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, 38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq., and any subsequent federal law governing reemployment of a returning veteran; 

(2) was relieved from active duty under honorable conditions; and 

(3) except as otherwise provided in § 2-704 of this subtitle, submits an application for reinstatement within 90 days after the veteran is relieved from that duty. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 64A, § 18B; 1993, ch. 10, § 2; 1994, ch. 3, § 1; 1996, ch. 347, §§ 1, 15; 1997, ch. 549.]