### Question
Can you define what veteran means?


### Answer
**Veteran** is defined as the following in *12 U.S.C. § 1715k*:

> any person who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of not less than ninety days (or is certified by the Secretary of Defense as having performed extrahazardous service), and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, except that persons enlisting in the armed forces after September 7, 1980, or entering active duty after October 16, 1981, shall have their eligibility determined in accordance with section 5303A(d) of title 38

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 1715k*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS > SUBCHAPTER II-MORTGAGE INSURANCE**

