Green & Gold Congressional Aide

green & gold congressional aide program

the green & gold congressional aide program (g&g cap) 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 aides with the experience and exposure necessary to broaden their career opportunities. G&g cap aides may be assigned to members, committees, or house officers and will serve in washington, dc or member district offices across the country.

These are two-year, paid, full-time employment opportunities. Duties will vary depending upon the specific requirements for each office. Said duties may include but are not limited to:

• working as a constituent services representative;
• helping local constituents resolve issues with federal agencies;
• serving as liaison to local veterans service organizations;
• attending local events and meetings on behalf of the member of congress; and
• performing legislative work.

specific duties for each office will be discussed during the interview process. in order to participate you must be a veteran, gold star family member, or active-duty spouse and meet all the following requirements. No waivers will be granted:

veterans:

1. Honorably discharged;

2. Released from active duty within the last six years;

3. Pay grades at or below e-5/o-3/w-2;

• veterans promoted to the pay grades of e-6/o-4/w-3 within 6-months of separation from active duty may be eligible if they meet all other requirements.

4. Veterans who are in receipt of a 20-year or temporary early retirement authority (tera) retirement are not eligible for the program.

gold star families:

• a surviving spouse, child/step-child, parent/step-parent, or sibling/step-sibling of a veteran who died:
  • in the line of duty while serving in the armed forces; or
  • from a service-connected disability.

active-duty spouses:

• must be the spouse of an active-duty service member. Active-duty service members work for the military full-time and are subject to permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment orders upon completion of each tour of duty.
  • those subject to title x mobilization are not eligible