Wisconsin Statutes 15.31 – Department of military affairs; creation
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
There is created a department of military affairs under the direction and supervision of the adjutant general who shall be appointed by the governor for a 5-year term. The adjutant general may be reappointed to successive terms. Notwithstanding s. 17.28, if a vacancy occurs in the office of the adjutant general, the governor shall appoint a successor for a 5-year term. A person must meet all of the following requirements to be appointed as the adjutant general:
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 15.31
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Qualified: when applied to any person elected or appointed to office, means that such person has done those things which the person was by law required to do before entering upon the duties of the person's office. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- United States: includes the District of Columbia, the states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories organized by congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) Hold the federally recognized minimum rank of full colonel.
(2) Except for those qualified under sub. (4), be a current participating member of one of the following components:
(a) The Wisconsin army national guard.
(b) The army national guard of the United States.
(c) The U.S. army reserve.
(d) The Wisconsin air national guard.
(e) The air national guard of the United States.
(f) The U.S. air force reserve.
(3) Be fully qualified to receive federal recognition at the minimum rank of brigadier general and have successfully completed a war college course or the military equivalent acceptable to the appropriate service.
(4) If the applicant is already a federally recognized general officer, meet all of the following conditions:
(a) Be retired from active drilling status within the proceeding 2 years.
(b) The basis of the applicant’s retired status was service with one of the service components noted in sub. (2).
(c) Be 62 years of age or less.
(d) Continue to be eligible for federal recognition as a major general.