For the purposes of this Part, “veteran” means a person who served on active duty (other than for training) in any component of the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of 180 days or more, unless released earlier because of service-connected disability, and who was discharged or released from the Armed Forces of the United States under honorable conditions. (1997-171, s. 1; 2011-183, s. 124; 2015-241, s. 24.1(j); 2015-268, s. 7.3(a).)