The Student Veteran Organization (SVO) is a registered student organization geared towards veterans, active-duty military, their families, and other supportive community members. It's a chapter of the National Student Veterans of America, representing more than 1,200 campuses across North America. The group is also welcoming of military spouses and dependents, who themselves have had distinct experiences, ones that aren't necessarily common to the rest of the UW Tacoma student population.
