Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Host Green & Gold Congressional Aide: A Two-Year Program for Veterans and Military Families in Illinois’s Second Congressional District

Matteson, IL—Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced that her office is seeking applications for a Congressional Aide as part of the Green & Gold Congressional Aide Program. The program was established to create employment opportunities for Veterans, gold star families, and active-duty spouses within the U.S. House of Representatives. These positions provide participants with the experience and exposure necessary to broaden their career opportunities and assist others as constituent service representatives. 

“The Green & Gold Congressional Aide Program helps ensure that Veterans and military personnel living in the Second District have access to our federal government and services they have earned,” said Congresswoman Kelly. “My office has been fortunate to have hosted several past participants of this program, and I expect our next aide will continue this remarkable legacy of service.” 

The program is limited to Veterans and gold star families who meet all of the following requirements: Veterans must be honorably discharged, released from active duty within the last six years, terminal pay grades at or below E-5,O-3,or W-2. Veterans promoted to the pay grades of E-6, O-4, and W-3 within 6 months of separation from active duty are eligible, granted they meet all other eligibility requirements. Veterans who are in receipt of a 20 year or Temporary Early Retirement Authorization (TERA) retirement are not eligible for the program. gold star applicants must be the spouse, parent/step-parent, sibling/step-sibling, child or step-child of a service member who died in the line of duty, or from a service-connected disability. Active-duty spouses must be the spouse of a service member serving on active duty in a regular component of the armed forces.

Eligible applicants are asked to apply for their desired office:

Matteson: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/788900200

Danville:  https://www.usajobs.gov/job/788900300