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FOR CNMI GOV. AND LT. GOV 2022



Supporting Our Veterans and Military Families



Many Marianas citizens bravely serve our nation in the armed forces, and defend the precious freedoms we enjoy. We honor their service and sacrifices by supporting them and their families when they come home and assisting in their transition to civilian life.


Resource Center for Veterans and Military Families
Veterans Employment Incentives
“Thank You, Veterans” Initiative
Preserving the Stories of Marianas Veterans

Resource Center for Veterans and Military Families



The CNMI Office of Veterans Affairs will become a more robust resource center for veterans and their families. Skilled, trained staff will provide information, referrals, and guidance to connect veterans and their family members to federal, local, and nonprofit resources to aid their transitions from service to civilian life. An interactive, easy to use, and locally-based online portal will be created that Marianas service members, veterans, military families, and service providers can use to search for and quickly access a range of resources for crisis intervention, healthcare, housing, education, employment, and other support services.



Veterans Employment Incentives





We value the skills and experiences of Marianas veterans, and will work with the Office of Personnel Management and the human resources departments of other branches and autonomous agencies to establish veterans’ preference in CNMI government employment for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces and were honorably discharged. We will also support incentives for private sector employers to hire veterans and count skills and experience gained while in military service in considering pay scales and positions.



“Thank You, Veterans” Initiative





Our “Thank You, Veterans” initiative will establish a program of discounts or waivers for veterans on government fees for business licensing, home construction, education and training, hunting, and fishing. We will also encourage local businesses to offer veterans discounts on their goods and services. A “Thank You, Veterans” directory will be published online.



Preserving the Stories of Marianas Veterans



The service and sacrifices of Marianas citizens in the U.S. armed forces are an important part of our collective history, and important to document for present and future generations to learn from and understand. We will work with the CNMI Office of Veterans Affairs, the Northern Marianas Delegate to the U.S. Congress, and other community partners and volunteers to collect the stories of service of Marianas veterans for the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress, and for our own archive here in the Marianas.



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