North Dakota Code 37-03-02 – Assistant adjutants general – Appointment – Qualifications – Duties
An assistant adjutant general for army, an assistant adjutant general for air force, and other assistant adjutants general authorized by a table of organization prescribed by the laws or regulations of the United States may be appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of the adjutant general. Each assistant adjutant general must have had not less than three years’ commissioned service in the North Dakota national guard immediately preceding the appointment and must have attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. Upon appointment, each assistant adjutant general must have the rank as is consistent with federal laws and regulations. The assistant adjutant general for army and the assistant adjutant general for air force have general supervision over the training of the troops and the administration of the affairs of their respective departments. An assistant adjutant general for the department of military records may be appointed by the governor upon recommendation of the adjutant general from among the active or retired officers of the North Dakota national guard. The assistant adjutant general for military records must have the rank consistent with experience and length of service.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 37-03-02
- Military: means armed forces. See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
- National guard: means that part of the military forces of this state which is organized, equipped, and federally recognized under the provisions of the National Defense Act, as amended, of the United States as the "national guard, air national guard, of the United States and the state of North Dakota". See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
- Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49