1. Soaris states the test score. If claiming Veteran status, are the extra points already added to the score?
2. Now that test scores are out, is there truth to the rumor that cities or towns have 30 days to request a new list and discard the last test scores or list?. Reason for this question is that the City of ********** will be using the old list until March to fill vacancies on the reserve list.
1. Not points--preference. See below.
2. Never heard of this. Highly doubt it, as it would give municipalities way too much leeway to hand pick candidates by perpetual extension of the list.
I don't know much on the subject, but my town is in the process of training a number of reserve officers. At least one of the reserves came up through the dispatchers position. I'm pretty sure that if any full timers left, the reserves would be at the top of the list to fill any open position. I'm in a small town so things might work differently in other places.
You can't "come up" through a dispatcher position to a sworn Reserve Intermittent position--at least via civil service. If your town is indeed Civil service, there's a number of things that could have occured to make it look like one was an official, required stepping stone without that being the case.
To answer number one, if your SOARIS states that your preference status states "Vet", then yes your scores reflect veteran points added.
No. Again, no vet points on the entry police test. You get a preference, which for the veteran, is far more beneficial.
From my understanding, you do NOT receive any extra points for being a veteran. You only get veteran preference.
True, though saying you "only" get veteran preference is quite the understatement.
If John Q. who attends UMASS scored 100 on the exam and you being a veteran only scored 70, you will still be listed above him because of your vet status and based on your residency preference. (This applies if both you and John Q. listed Leominster as your residency and #1 on your residence preference).
True.
While what you wrote is true, Mass Civil Service for STATE municipalities award 2 points for veterans, regardless disabled or not.
What is a state municipality? You mean the state police? They're the only ones that do a 2 point vet preference.
I thought that the 2 points only applies towards a promotional exam.
5 points on a muni promo exam.
For the record, here's how the lists break down bu category:
1) Minority/Special Class Applicant (if consent decree community)
OR
1) Chapter 534/310 Applicant (meaning they won a previous appeal or had special Beacon Hill legislation passed to place them at the top of the list)
2) Resident Child of Line of Duty Death (402A)
3) Non-Resident Resident Child of Line of Duty Death (402A)
4) Resident Disabled Veteran, Scores 100-70 (Resident)
5) Resident Child of Line of Duty Permantly & Totally Disabled (402B)
6) Non-Resident Child of Line of Duty Permantly & Totally Disabled (402B)
7) Resident Veteran, Scores 100-70
8) Resident Civilian, Scores 100-70
9) Non-Resident Disabled Veteran, Scores 100-70
10) Non-Resident Veteran, Scores 100-70
11) Non-Resident Civilian, Scores 100-70
With all that said, most lists will not have any applicants from categories 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6. A list, depending on the size of the municipality, will usually only have a very few Disabled Veteran applicants. Thus, usually, the resident vets start within the first 5 ranked applicants, though that number will likely grow with each exam that passes for the next decade or two.
Sources:
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=aftermi..._overview_certificationorderoflists&csid=Eoaf
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=aftermi...w_legendforeligibleliststandingsite&csid=Eoaf