Northwest Arctic Borough: Veterans’ Preference for Appointment and Employment
In every Northwest Arctic Borough department and on all borough public works, veterans are preferred for appointment and employment.
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Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
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Northwest Arctic Borough benefits
Alaska benefits that apply here
Alaska Disabled Veteran Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Card
A free permanent card to hunt, sport fish and trap for a resident rated 50 percent or more, with king salmon and waterfowl stamps included.
Gate: Rated fifty percent or more
Alaska Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
The first $150,000 of assessed value is exempt for a veteran rated 50 percent or more.
Gate: Rated fifty percent or more
Alaska Disabled Veteran and Military License Plates
A disabled veteran plate at 50 percent, plus Purple Heart, veteran and Gold Star Family plates. The wheelchair logo is a separate application on a separate medical test.
Gate: Rated fifty percent or more
Alaska Has No State Income Tax and No State Sales Tax
Alaska levies neither, so military retired pay, VA compensation and SBP have no Alaska answer.
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Veterans Interest Rate Preference
A one percent interest rate reduction on the first $50,000 of an AHFC mortgage, for a veteran who applies within 25 years of discharge. It stacks with most AHFC loan programs.
Alaska Marine Highway Disability Pass
Half off the passenger fare on the state ferry system for a disabled veteran with a service-connected disability, year round and between all Alaska ports.
Alaska National Guard Coverage on State Active Duty
Injury, illness, disability or death in the line of duty on Alaska state active duty is covered under the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Act, which is the state’s answer to a…
myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Benefit-Library/State/Territory-Benefits/Alaska
Alaska National Guard Tuition Assistance
Up to full tuition and required fees for a serving Alaska Guard member.
myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Benefit-Library/State/Territory-Benefits/Alaska
Alaska National Guard and Naval Militia Retirement System
A state pension of $100 a month for each month of satisfactory Alaska Guard or Naval Militia service, on top of any federal reserve retirement.
Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend While Stationed Outside Alaska
A service member keeps the dividend while stationed anywhere, and so do an accompanying spouse and dependents.
Alaska Private Employer Veterans Preference
A private employer may prefer a service member, veteran, spouse or dependent child in hiring.
codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-23-labor-and-workers-compensation/ak-st-sect-23-88-010
Alaska Senior and Surviving Spouse Property Tax Exemption
The same $150,000 exemption reaches a resident 65 or older, and a widow or widower who is at least 60 and whose spouse qualified.
Alaska State Employee Military Leave and Reemployment
Sixteen and a half days of paid military leave a year for a Guard or reserve member employed by the state, five more for duty the governor orders, and a statutory right to the…
Alaska State Park Camping Pass for Disabled Veterans
A free camping pass valid at every developed Alaska State Park campground for a veteran with a service-connected disability.
Alaska Territorial Guard Service
A Second World War territorial militia, mostly Alaska Native, recognised as active federal service by Congress in 2000.
Alaska Veteran Death Gratuity
A $750 payment to the surviving spouse of a qualified veteran, or to the estate’s personal representative if there is none.
Alaska Veterans Preference in State Employment
Five percent of available points for a veteran and ten for a disabled veteran or former prisoner of war.
Gate: Any compensable rating reaches the ten percent tier
codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-39-public-officers-and-employees/ak-st-sect-39-25-159
Alaska Veterans and Pioneers Home
A single 79-bed home at Palmer, shared with the Pioneers Home system.
Alaska Veteran’s Land Discount
Twenty-five percent off the purchase price of state land, once in a lifetime.
myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Benefit-Library/State/Territory-Benefits/Alaska
Alaska World War II Veteran High School Diploma
A high school diploma for a veteran who left school to serve between August 1940 and July 1947, Territorial Guard members included.
Recording a Discharge with the Alaska State Recorder
Any Alaska State Recorder’s office records a DD214, DD215, NGB Form 22 or DA Form 1569 free of charge, which is the cheapest insurance against losing the document.
Which Alaska Benefit Uses Which Test
Alaska has no single definition. Fifty percent runs the three big programs, the employment preference runs on a period list with a fourteen-year hole in it, and several programs…
Gate: Fifty percent: property tax, the plate, and the recreation card
79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.