§ 29:12 — Assistant adjutants general

The adjutant general shall appoint an assistant adjutant general for the army national guard and an assistant adjutant general for the air national guard. Each assistant adjutant general shall hold the rank of brigadier general, shall have been a citizen of the state and a member of the respective national guard component to which he is appointed assistant adjutant general for at least three years immediately prior to his appointment, and shall have attained as a minimum the federally recognized rank of lieutenant colonel qualified for federal recognition as colonel. Officers nominated for promotion to brigadier general in the position of assistant adjutant general for army national guard or air national guard must qualify for that grade before a federal board as provided in R.S. 29:15(A). Officers failing to so qualify will vacate the position of assistant adjutant general. Nothing contained in this Title shall preclude the appointment of such additional generals or assistant adjutant generals with requisite qualifications to positions and ranks as authorized.

Legislative History

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 274, §1. Acts 1983, No. 297, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2006, No. 603, §1.