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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 58-1-305

  • active service: means military duty in a military force (not including the inactive national guard) or in the military department, under an order of the governor issued pursuant to parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter and while going to and returning from the same. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • National guard: means the army national guard and the air national guard. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102

The governor, with the advice and consent of the general assembly, and in accordance with the orders of the president, may, after issuing call of the militia into active service, transfer the entire militia, or any portion thereof, to the national guard and treat it under the National Defense Act.