### Question
How is the "service in the uniformed services" defined?


### Answer
The term **service in the uniformed services** is defined in *38 U.S.C. § 4303* as follows -

> the performance of duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service under competent authority and includes active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time National Guard duty, and a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform any such duty

#### Citation:
  - *38 U.S.C. § 4303*
  - Heading: **PART III-READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS > CHAPTER 43-EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL**

