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Military Training Counts Toward State Professional Licences

CGS 27-102b requires Connecticut licensing agencies to credit or exempt equivalent military training, schooling and experience — and forbids them from making you repeat training that is substantively similar. Named mandates run across police certification, apprenticeship waivers toward trade licensing exams, security guard training and EMT certification. Any discharge other than dishonorable qualifies.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

CGS 27-102b requires Connecticut licensing agencies to credit or exempt equivalent military training, schooling and experience — and forbids them from making you repeat training that is substantively similar. Named mandates run across police certification, apprenticeship waivers toward trade licensing exams, security guard training and EMT certification. Any discharge other than dishonorable qualifies.

What it's worth: Credit or exemption for equivalent military training, across state licensing

  • The statute says agencies MUST credit or exempt equivalent military training, schooling or experience. It is a requirement, not a discretion.
  • They may not require you to repeat training that is substantively similar to what you already did.
  • The discharge test is wide: anything other than dishonorable.
  • Named specific mandates include police certification under 7-294d, apprenticeship waivers toward trade licensing exams under 20-333 and 31-22u, the security guard training waiver under 29-161q, and EMT certification.
  • What it is worth is the training time and cost you do not have to repeat, which differs by profession and is not published as a figure.
  • Unlike the fee exemption, this has no time window.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • Your discharge was other than dishonorable.
  • You are in Connecticut.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Ask the licensing board to credit your military training under CGS 27-102b, and use the word 'must' — the statute requires it rather than permitting it.
  2. 2Take your Joint Services Transcript and any course completion certificates. Equivalence has to be shown, and the transcript is what shows it.
  3. 3For police certification, apprenticeships, security guard work or EMT certification, cite the specific section as well: 7-294d, 20-333, 31-22u, 29-161q.
  4. 4An other-than-honorable discharge still qualifies here. Only a dishonorable discharge is excluded.
  5. 5There is no time limit on this one, unlike the fee exemptions.
Form
Requested from the licensing agency or board
File with
The state agency or board that licenses your occupation
Documents you will need
dd214
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.

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