Department of Military & Veterans Affairs

NCDMVA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Operations And Procedures
The safety and well-being of North Carolina’s veterans, their families, and our staff is the number one priority of the NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
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NC Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
Welcome to the North Carolina Department of Military & Veterans Affairs!
Online DMVA Resource Guide
Benefits
Our staff of qualified benefits specialists are trained to help veterans and their families obtain the benefits and services they are entitled to.
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Military and Veteran License Plates
Interested in Veterans License Plates? See our new F.A.Q. page for information regarding the certification process.
Veteran License Plate F.A.Q.
Housing
Through partnerships with Federal, State and Local providers, all Veterans and their families have options available to meet all of their emergency or home ownership needs.
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Education
As a Veteran, there are education benefits available to you! Use them for a wide variety of approved education and training programs.
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Lieutenant General Walter Gaskin is currently serving as the Secretary for the North Carolina Department of Military & Veterans Affairs. Lieutenant General Gaskin has served on the North Carolina Military Affairs Commission. From 2010 until his retirement from the United States Marine Corps in 2013, LtGen Gaskin served as the Deputy Chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium, providing strategic military counsel on operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya to NATO’s Secretary General and North Atlantic Council.

It shall be the policy of the State of North Carolina that, in appreciation for their service to this State and this country...veterans shall be granted preference in employment with every State department, agency and institution. ~NCGS 126-80 Art 13
Employment Services for Veterans
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