(a) The efficiency, moral character and general fitness for retention of any commissioned officer may be investigated and determined by an examining board. The members of an examining board shall be senior in rank to the officer under investigation unless unavailable.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 58-1-215

  • commissioned officer: means commissioned or warrant officer. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
  • 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
  • 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
(b) The physical fitness for further service of any commissioned officer may be investigated and determined by a medical examining board of officers.
(c) Efficiency and medical examining boards shall be appointed by, or upon direction of, the governor. Whenever an examining board shall be appointed for the purpose of determining the fitness of any officer for continued federal recognition, such board shall be appointed by the commander designated in the applicable laws of the United States and the regulations issued thereunder.
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