Precedence or relative rank among officers of the same grade in the Tennessee national guard will be determined as follows:

(1) The date of rank is the date of federal recognition in the national guard; provided, that the officer has had no prior active federal or reserve component service in the same or higher grade;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 58-1-212

  • Federal recognition: means acknowledgment by the federal government that a person appointed to an authorized grade and position vacancy in the national guard meets the prescribed federal standards for such grade and position. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
  • Grade: means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office, or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulations. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
  • National guard: means the army national guard and the air national guard. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
  • Rank: means the order of precedence among members of the armed forces. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) When an officer has had prior active or reserve component service in the same or higher grade, the officer’s date of rank will precede the date of federal recognition by a period equal to the total length of such service (inactive service in either the army of the United States, reserve or national guard will not count);
(3) When the date of rank of two (2) or more officers is the same when computed under either subdivision (1) or (2), the senior will be determined by the length of active commissioned service in the national guard. Further determination will be made by total active commissioned service in all components, then by age.
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