- Montana’s Veterans’ Employment Preference Rules
- U.S. DOL Veterans Employment & Training Service (VETS)
- Vets.gov Careers and Employment
- Vets.gov Military Skills Translator
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Toolkit
- Montana Department of Labor and Industry Veteran Services
- Montana Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
- State of Montana Job Openings (Preference: It is the policy of the Montana Department of Justice to provide preference in employment to disabled persons, veterans, disabled veterans, and veterans’ eligible relatives in accordance with the law.)
Resources for Veterans and Active Military Members
Resources for Veterans and Active Military Members
Below is a list of helpful information and links for veterans and active military members. We’ll continue to add resources to this page as they become available, so we encourage you to check back here often.
Employment and Training Resources
Here are a few helpful links that can assist you in getting a job, new training, or seeing how your current skills can translate into an existing job.
Resources from our Office of Consumer Protection
The men and women who serve our country often live a mobile lifestyle and spend extended periods of time away from home for training or deployment. Unfortunately, this can make them and their families the targets of identity theft, scams, and other unlawful behavior. After they leave military service, veterans can also be victimized by bad actors. The Montana Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is dedicated to stopping scammers and to informing servicemembers, veterans, and their families about how to protect themselves and their identities in the face of the unique challenges of military life.
Read more on the OCP Military Page
Resources from our Motor Vehicle Division
If you are active duty, reserve or honorably discharged, the Montana Motor Vehicle Division is proud to offer a unique number of services and benefits to you -from custom license plates designed to show your military pride to reduced fees and special designations.
Read more about what MVD offersAdditional Resources
According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, prescription drug misuse among veterans is over two-and-a-half times higher than the overall civilian rate. The National Institute on Drug Abuse says an increase in combat related injuries and deployment-related stress and anxiety, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), has led to an increased number of prescriptions. The greater availability of these medications coupled with any physical or mental scars from combat, plus the difficulty of transitioning from military to civilian life can leave some veterans susceptible to prescription drug abuse.
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