---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 1002.136"
title: "20"
number: "1002.136"
heading: "Who determines the characterization of service?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/1002.136"
---

# §1002.136. Who determines the characterization of service?


The branch of service in which the employee performs the tour of duty determines the characterization of service.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 4331(a) of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. 4331(a) (Pub. L. 103-353, 108 Stat. 3150).

### Source

Source: 70 FR 75292, Dec. 19, 2005, unless otherwise noted.