Eligible War Service

Eligible war service is:

•  [glossary:operational service:298], or
•  [glossary:continuous full-time service:44] (not being operational service) as a member of the [glossary:Australian Defence Force (ADF):525] during World War 1, or
•  continuous full-time service (not being operational service) as a member of the Australian Defence Force during World War 2, being service that commenced before 1 July 1947, or
•  continuous full-time service (not being operational service) as a member of the Interim Forces during World War 2, being service on or after 1 July 1947, or
•  been employed on a ship as an [glossary::125] during World War 2, to 29 October 1945.

Section 7 of the VEA provides a full definition of eligible war service.