Ten Points on the Passing Grade — or Five for a Serving Guard Member
Ten points on a passing examination grade in Nevada classified service — open competitive and promotional alike — with widow and widower tiers of their own. A current member of the Nevada National Guard has a tier too: five points on a passing grade, on production of a letter of recommendation from the member's unit commanding officer. The tiers do not stack.
Verified August 27, 2026
What this benefit is
Ten points on a passing examination grade in Nevada classified service — open competitive and promotional alike — with widow and widower tiers of their own. A current member of the Nevada National Guard has a tier too: five points on a passing grade, on production of a letter of recommendation from the member's unit commanding officer. The tiers do not stack.
What it's worth: 10 points added to a passing examination grade — 5 for a serving Guard member
- Points attach to a PASSING grade — the preference moves rank, not eligibility.
- NRS 284.260 gives a current member of the Nevada National Guard five points on a passing grade.
- The Guard tier requires a letter of recommendation from the member's unit commanding officer. It is a condition of the five points, not a formality.
- The tiers do not stack. A person who falls into more than one category takes the highest, not the sum.
Who is entitled to it
- You are an honorably separated veteran.
- Your home is in this state.
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
- 1Claim the preference with the examination — it applies to open competitive AND promotional examinations in the classified service.
- 2Surviving spouses claim their own tier: ten points where the member was killed in the line of duty, five as the widow or widower of a veteran.
- 3Hold multiple qualifying statuses? Only the single most beneficial preference applies — they do not stack.
- File with
- The Division of Human Resource Management, with the examination
- Documents you will need
- dd214 · va benefit summary letter
- No renewal
- Once granted it does not need renewing.
Sources
- authority · statuteNRS 284.260
Why only one source type: The statute reproduction states the ten points, the promotional scope, the spouse tiers and the no-stacking rule in terms.
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