5 U.S. Code § 3311
5 U.S. Code § 3311 is about Preference eligibles; examinations; crediting experience. It is under Part 3 (Employees) Subpart B (Employment and Retention) Subchapter 1 (Examination, Certification, And Appointment) Chapter 33 (Examination, Selection, And Placement) of Title 5 (Government Organizations and Employees) of the Code.
In examinations for the competitive service in which experience is an element of qualification, a preference eligible is entitled to credit—
(1)for service in the armed forces when his employment in a similar vocation to that for which examined was interrupted by the service; and
(2)for all experience material to the position for which examined, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether he received pay therefor.
