If you answered no, you will not be eligible for Veteran's Preference points until released from duty. You will need to provide proof of discharge.
Note: A "period of war" includes WWI; WWII; The Korean Conflict; Vietnam Era; Persian Gulf War; period beginning on date of any future declaration of war by congress and ending on date prescribed by presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of congress, and the following armed conflicts if the participant was awarded the respective campaign badge or medal: Lebanon Crisis, Grenada Invasion, Panama: Operation Just Cause, Somalia: Operation Restore Hope, Haiti: Operation Uphold Democracy, Bosnia: Operation Joint Endeavor, Operation Noble Eagle, Southern or Central Asia: Operation Enduring Freedom and Persian Gulf: Operation Iraqi Freedom.