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office should be contacted. • Alien qualifying for Veteran exemption; To qualify for the veteran exemption, an individual must be one of the following: o a veteran with an Honorable Discharge who fulfills a minimum active-duty service requirement; the following can be used to verify that an individual has a honorable discharge.  A discharge certificate, DD Form 214 or equivalent that shows active duty in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard and character of discharge 'Honorable' indicates the individual has an Honorable Discharge.  If veteran status is claimed, but the individual cannot provide papers showing service and discharge, the local VA office should be contacted. o an active duty United States Armed Forces service member (other than active duty for training); the following can be used to determine if an individual satisfied the 'Minimum Active-Duty Service Requirement.'  If the discharge certificate, DD Form 214 or equivalent, shows an original enlistment before September 7, 1980, and the documents demonstrate an Honorable Discharge, the individual meets the minimum active-duty service requirement.  If the discharge certificate, DD Form 214 or equivalent, shows an original enlistment after September 7, 1980 and the forms show at least two years of continuous active-duty in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, the individual meets the minimum active-duty requirement.  If the discharge certificate, DD Form 214 or equivalent, shows an original enlistment after September 7, 1980 and the forms show less than two years active duty, contact the local VA office to determine whether the individual satisfies the minimum active-duty requirement. The following can be used to verify that an individual is on active-duty. • A current Military Identification Card (DD Form 2 (Active)) that lists an expiration date of more than one year from the date of application. • If the Military Identification Card is due to expire within one year, the service member shall verify active duty status by showing a copy of his or her current military orders. • If the individual cannot produce either of the documents discussed above, active-duty may be verified by a letter from his/her commanding officer or by contacting DEERS Support Office, ATTN: Research and Analysis, 400 Gigling Road, Seaside, CA 93955-6771, fax: 408-655- 8317 and requesting verification that the individual is on active-duty. Active-duty for training is temporary full-time duty in the Armed Forces performed by members of the Reserve, Army National Guard, or Air National Guard for training purposes. Active-duty for training does not establish eligible status, but a discharge from active-duty for training may establish veteran status and should be referred to the local VA office for a determination. • A spouse, unmarried dependent, or un-remarried surviving spouse of a veteran with an Honorable Discharge who fulfills a minimum active-duty service requirement or an active duty United States Armed Forces service member (other than active duty for training). An individual claiming to be the un-remarried spouse of a veteran or active duty personnel must demonstrate that s/he has not remarried, that his/her former spouse meets the veteran or active-duty criteria, and: