Pennsylvania's Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) has a dual mission: to provide quality service to the Commonwealth’s veterans and their families, and to oversee and support the members of the Pennsylvania National Guard (PNG). We fulfill our dual mission by:
Providing resources and assistance to Pennsylvania’s nearly one million veterans and their families, and providing quality care for aging and disabled veterans.
Preparing the PNG for combat, performing worldwide combat and combat support operations, providing global reach and the projection of U.S. military power in support of national objectives; and, at the command of the governor, providing trained personnel to support state and local authorities in times of natural disaster or civil strife.
Created by the Act of April 11, 1793, the Adjutant General Department was later renamed the Department of Military Affairs by the Administrative Code of 1923. The Act of March 21, 1996 changed the name, once again, to what it is known by today – the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA).
DMVA is one of Pennsylvania’s largest employers, with more than 21,000 military and civilian personnel in some 90 communities statewide. It is overseen by the adjutant general, a governor appointed cabinet-level position.
The DMVA and PNG are headquartered at Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County. Fort Indiantown Gap features more than 17,000 acres and 140 training areas and facilities for year-round training for military forces, law enforcement agents and civilians from across the nation and is one of the busiest National Guard Training Centers in the country.
24 Hour Veterans Crisis Line 800-273-8255 Press 1
EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (Info for Veterans)
Commonwealth Workforce Development System
Recruit Military Job Search Engine
Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network
Transition Assistance Advisors
Pa Dept. of Agriculture (Homegrown By Heroes and Pa Preferred Programs
EDUCATION
Educational Gratuity for Disable Veterans Children
Financial Aid for Military Spouses
GI Bill / Federal Education Benefits
Scholarships for Military Children
Veterans Retraining Assistance Program
Vet/National Guard Financial Aid
Pennsylvania Dept of Education Division of Veteran/Military Education
Higher Education Resources for Veterans and their Families
Defense Activities for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES)
Education Grants for Veterans, Military Science Students, or Dependents
HEALTHCARE
Amputee and Paralyzed Veterans’ Pension
WOMEN VETERANS
Women's Institute of Financial Education
STATE BENEFITS
Military Family Relief Assistance
Military Personnel Driver’s License
Disabled Veterans License Plates
Veterans Designation on their Driver's License or Identification Card
PENNSYLVANIA VETERANS HOMES
Delaware Valley Veterans’ Home
Gino J. Merli Veterans’ Center
Pennsylvania Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Home
PENNSYLVANIA VETERANS CEMETERIES
CONTACTS
Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Work:Bldg. 0-47
Ft. Indiantown Gap
Annville , PA 17003 USA
717-861-8572
American Legion Department of Pennsylvania
800 N. Front Street
Wormleysburg, PA 17043
717-730-9100
717-975-2836 Fax
American Legion Department of Pennsylvania Service Officer
Brian Morris
135 E 38 th St
Erie, PA 16504
814-864-4240
814-864-3405 Fax