Departments that described the most accommodating practices and environments for veterans are designated with a ♦.
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| Department | Jurisdiction | Total | Military | Total | Military | Hiring | Veteran hiring preference | Union | Military experience instead of certification | Retirement credit for military service | Veteran on-boarding | Departmental training about military | Military spouse policies | ESGR award | Medical insurance | Life insurance | Pay raises | Retirement credit | Sick days | Vacation days | Do activated or drilling reservists receive their full civilian pay or the full difference between their military and civilian pay? And for how long? | |
| Brevard County Sheriff's Office | Brevard County, Fla., excluding municipal areas | 829 | no data | 61 | no data | Now |  |
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| Chesterfield County Police Department | Chesterfield County County, Va. | 480 | 60 | 44 | 3 | Now | |
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| ♦ | Cincinnati Police Department | Cincinnati, Ohio, city limits | 950 | 160 | 0 | 0 | Now | 10/100 | FOP | |
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| ♦ | Denver Police Department | City and County of Denver | 1,433 | no data | 110 | no data | Now | 10/100 | DPPA | |
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| Federal Air Marshal Service | Worldwide | no data | no data | no data | no data | Unsure | |
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| Fresno County Sheriff's Office | Fresno County, Calif. | 408 | 10 | no data | no data | Now | |
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Full pay, 172 hours | ||||||
| ♦ | Harris County Sheriff's Office | Harris County, Texas, excluding municipal areas | 2,000 | 600 | 200 | no data | Now | 5/105 | FOP [1] | |
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| Henrico County Police Division | Henrico County, Va. | 617 | no data | no data | no data | Now | |
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| Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office | Hillsborough County, Fla. | 2,486 | no data | 155 | 47 | Now | |
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Training: full pay, 240 hours, then full difference, 30 business days; activated: full difference, 30 business days, then full difference, 30 business days | |||||
| Maricopa County Sheriff's Office | Maricopa County, Ariz. | 765 | 20 | 26 | 7 | Now | 10/100 | |
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| Miami-Dade Police Department | Miami-Dade County, Fla. | 2,726 | 315 | 95 | 17 | Plan to | 5/100 | DCPBA | |
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| Midland County Sheriff's Office | Midland County, Texas | 78 | no data | 6 | no data | Now | |
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| ♦ | Mukilteo Police Department | Mukilteo, Wash., city limits | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | Now | 10/100 | T | |
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| Newport News Sheriff's Office | Newport News, Va., city limits | 191 | 58 | 23 | 6 | Now | |
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Full pay, 120 hours | |||||
| Oklahoma City Police Department | Oklahoma City, Okla., city limits | 1,149 | no data | 65 | no data | Now | |
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| ♦ | Orange County Sheriff's Office | Orange County, Fla. | 1,506 | 463 | 98 | 32 | Now | 15/50 | PBA | |
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| Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | Palm Beach County County, Fla. | 2,071 | 65 | 41 | no data | Now | |
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| Pasco Sheriff's Office | Pasco County, Fla. | 853 | no data | 79 | no data | Now | |
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| Pima County Sheriff's Department | Pima County, Ariz. | 507 | 136 | 30 | 3 | Now | 5/60 | |
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| ♦ | Prince George's County Police Department | Prince George's County County, Md. | 1,540 | 297 | no data | 54 | Now | |
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| Rockingham County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina | Rockingham County, N.C. | 100 | 23 | 3 | no data | Plan to | |
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| San Diego Police Department | San Diego city limits | 1,847 | no data | 142 | no data | Now | |
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Training: partial difference, 30 business days; activated: no pay | ||||
| ♦ | Tucson Police Department | Tucson, Ariz., city limits | 944 | 285 | 59 | 15 | Now | |
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| Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police | Washington state | 132 | 29 | 12 | 4 | Now | |
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