* § 13-a. Armed forces of the United States. "Armed forces of the\nUnited States" means the army, navy, marine corps, air force and coast\nguard, including all components thereof, and the national guard when in\nthe service of the United States pursuant to call as provided by law.\nPursuant to this definition no person shall be considered a member or\nveteran of the armed forces of the United States unless his or her\nservice therein is or was on a full-time active duty basis, other than\nactive duty for training or he or she was employed by the War Shipping\nAdministration or Office of Defense Transportation or their agents as a\nmerchant seaman documented by the United States Coast Guard or\nDepartment of Commerce, or as a civil servant employed by the United\nStates Army Transport Service (later redesignated as the United States\nArmy Transportation Corps, Water Division) or the Naval Transportation\nService; and who served satisfactorily as a crew member during the\nperiod of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one,\nto August fifteenth, nineteen hundred forty-five, aboard merchant\nvessels in oceangoing, i.e., foreign, intercoastal, or coastwise service\nas such terms are defined under federal law (46 USCA 10301 & 10501) and\nfurther to include "near foreign" voyages between the United States and\nCanada, Mexico, or the West Indies via ocean routes, or public vessels\nin oceangoing service or foreign waters and who has received a\nCertificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and a discharge\ncertificate, or an Honorable Service Certificate/Report of Casualty,\nfrom the Department of Defense or he or she served as a United States\ncivilian employed by the American Field Service and served overseas\nunder United States Armies and United States Army Groups in world war II\nduring the period of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred\nforty-one through May eighth, nineteen hundred forty-five, and was\ndischarged or released therefrom under honorable conditions, or he or\nshe served as a United States civilian Flight Crew and Aviation Ground\nSupport Employee of Pan American World Airways or one of its\nsubsidiaries or its affiliates and served overseas as a result of Pan\nAmerican's contract with Air Transport Command or Naval Air Transport\nService during the period of armed conflict, December fourteenth,\nnineteen hundred forty-one through August fourteenth, nineteen hundred\nforty-five, and was discharged or released therefrom under honorable\nconditions.\n * NB Effective until November 12, 2020\n * § 13-a. Armed forces of the United States. "Armed forces of the\nUnited States" means the army, navy, marine corps, air force and coast\nguard, including all components thereof, and the national guard when in\nthe service of the United States pursuant to call as provided by law.\nPursuant to this definition no person shall be considered a member or\nveteran of the armed forces of the United States unless his or her\nservice therein is or was on a full-time active duty basis, other than\nactive duty for training or he or she was employed by the War Shipping\nAdministration or Office of Defense Transportation or their agents as a\nmerchant seaman documented by the United States Coast Guard or\nDepartment of Commerce, or as a civil servant employed by the United\nStates Army Transport Service (later redesignated as the United States\nArmy Transportation Corps, Water Division) or the Naval Transportation\nService; and who served satisfactorily as a crew member during the\nperiod of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one,\nto August fifteenth, nineteen hundred forty-five, aboard merchant\nvessels in oceangoing, i.e., foreign, intercoastal, or coastwise service\nas such terms are defined under federal law (46 USCA 10301 & 10501) and\nfurther to include "near foreign" voyages between the United States and\nCanada, Mexico, or the West Indies via ocean routes, or public vessels\nin oceangoing service or foreign waters and who has received a\nCertificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and a discharge\ncertificate, or an Honorable Service Certificate/Report of Casualty,\nfrom the Department of Defense or he or she served as a United States\ncivilian employed by the American Field Service and served overseas\nunder United States Armies and United States Army Groups in world war II\nduring the period of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred\nforty-one through May eighth, nineteen hundred forty-five, and (i) was\ndischarged or released therefrom under honorable conditions, or (ii) has\na qualifying condition, as defined in section three hundred fifty of the\nexecutive law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or\ndishonorable from such service, or (iii) is a discharged LGBT veteran,\nas defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive law, and has\nreceived a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such\nservice, or he or she served as a United States civilian Flight Crew and\nAviation Ground Support Employee of Pan American World Airways or one of\nits subsidiaries or its affiliates and served overseas as a result of\nPan American's contract with Air Transport Command or Naval Air\nTransport Service during the period of armed conflict, December\nfourteenth, nineteen hundred forty-one through August fourteenth,\nnineteen hundred forty-five, and (iv) was discharged or released\ntherefrom under honorable conditions, or (v) has a qualifying condition,\nas defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive law, and has\nreceived a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such\nservice, or (vi) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section\nthree hundred fifty of the executive law, and has received a discharge\nother than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.\n * NB Effective November 12, 2020\n
§ 13-a. Armed forces of the United States. "Armed forces of the United\nStates" means the army, navy, marine corps, air force, space force and\ncoast guard including all components thereof, and the national guard\nwhen in the service of the United States pursuant to call as provided by\nlaw. Pursuant to this definition no person shall be considered a member\nor veteran of the armed forces of the United States unless such member\nor veteran's service therein is or was on a full-time active duty basis,\nother than active duty for training or such member or veteran was\nemployed by the War Shipping Administration or Office of Defense\nTransportation or their agents as a merchant seaman documented by the\nUnited States Coast Guard or Department of Commerce, or as a civil\nservant employed by the United States Army Transport Service (later\nredesignated as the United States Army Transportation Corps, Water\nDivision) or the Naval Transportation Service; and who served\nsatisfactorily as a crew member during the period of armed conflict,\nDecember seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one, to August fifteenth,\nnineteen hundred forty-five, aboard merchant vessels in oceangoing,\ni.e., foreign, intercoastal, or coastwise service as such terms are\ndefined under federal law (46 USCA 10301 & 10501) and further to include\n"near foreign" voyages between the United States and Canada, Mexico, or\nthe West Indies via ocean routes, or public vessels in oceangoing\nservice or foreign waters and who has received a Certificate of Release\nor Discharge from Active Duty and a discharge certificate, or an\nHonorable Service Certificate/Report of Casualty, from the Department of\nDefense or the member or veteran served as a United States civilian\nemployed by the American Field Service and served overseas under United\nStates Armies and United States Army Groups in world war II during the\nperiod of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one\nthrough May eighth, nineteen hundred forty-five, and (i) was discharged\nor released therefrom under honorable conditions, or (ii) has a\nqualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans'\nservices law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or\ndishonorable from such service, or (iii) is a discharged LGBT veteran,\nas defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has\nreceived a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such\nservice, or the member or veteran served as a United States civilian\nFlight Crew and Aviation Ground Support Employee of Pan American World\nAirways or one of its subsidiaries or its affiliates and served overseas\nas a result of Pan American's contract with Air Transport Command or\nNaval Air Transport Service during the period of armed conflict,\nDecember fourteenth, nineteen hundred forty-one through August\nfourteenth, nineteen hundred forty-five, and (iv) was discharged or\nreleased therefrom under honorable conditions, or (v) has a qualifying\ncondition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and\nhas received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from\nsuch service, or (vi) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in\nsection one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge\nother than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.\n
