§ 10-16-6-8 — Period of enlistment; oath

Indiana § 10-16-6-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 10: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Art. 16: INDIANA MILITARY CODE
• Ch. 6: Organization and Personnel

Text

(a) The period of enlistment in the Indiana
national guard is for the time prescribed by national guard regulations.
The qualifications for enlistment must be the same as those prescribed
by regulations for admission to the regular army or regular air force or
national guard regulations. However, the privilege of continuing the
active service during the whole of an enlistment period and of
reenlisting in the service may not be denied except as otherwise
provided.
(b) An enlisted person of the Indiana national guard shall sign an
enlistment contract and take and subscribe to the oath required by
national guard regulations.
(c) A federally recognized officer of the Indiana national guard may
administer the enlistment oath.
(d) The adjutant general may authorize officers of the services on
duty at armed forces entrance stations to administer the oath of
enlistment to an applicant presented to them by an authorized
representative of the Indiana national guard for enlistment in the
Indiana national guard. The state adjutant general's authorization must
be in writing.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-2-3-8.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.