North Dakota Century Code Title 37. Military § 37-01-40. Veteran and wartime veteran defined--Uniform service dates for wartime veterans

1. A “veteran” is an individual who served on continuous federalized active uniformed services duty for one hundred eighty days or the full period for which the individual was called or ordered to active duty for reasons other than training, and who was discharged or released under other than dishonorable conditions. A discharge reflecting “expiration of term of service” or “completion of required service” or words to that effect qualifies the shorter term of service as making the individual a veteran.

2. A “wartime veteran” is an individual who served in the active military forces, during a period of armed conflict or who received the armed forces expeditionary or other campaign service medal during an emergency condition and who was discharged or released under other than dishonorable conditions. “Wartime veteran” also includes an individual who died in the line of duty in the active military forces, as determined by the armed forces.

3. Period of service dates for a wartime veteran begins with the date of any declaration of war by the Congress of the United States or presidential proclamation beginning hostilities or the beginning of an emergency condition recognized by the issuance of a presidential proclamation or a presidential executive order and in which the armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals are awarded according to presidential executive order and ending on a date prescribed by presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress of the United States and dates determined by the United States department of defense.

4. Current uniform period of service dates for periods of armed conflict include:

5. The department of veterans' affairs shall maintain a list of all period of service dates for emergency conditions in which the armed forces expeditionary medal has been awarded.