The mark consists of background is blue solid outline of octagon shape, on top of octagon is inverted triangle, the triangle has two outlines, one in solid blue line, the inner outline is solid red line, inside the red outline is a solid blue letter V in lower portion of the triangle, at top portion inside the red triangle are the words VETERAN IMPROVEMENT in white capital letters, inside the red triangle is a solid white inverted triangle, at the top of the white triangle are the words in stylized font blue color TECH FOR TROOPS, centered below are the letters T4T in solid blue color with a red color three stripe design protruding from both sides of the T4T; below is the gold sold ribbon across the triangle with the word inside in blue color for the letters VIBE, at bottom inside of the white triangle is a solid red graduation cap symbol.