(a) The system of discipline and training of the National Guard shall conform generally to that of the armed forces of the United States as it is now or may hereafter be prescribed by the President and conform to the provisions of the laws of the United States, except as otherwise provided in this code or by the regulations issued by the Governor.
(b) The forces of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard shall be organized, equipped, armed, disciplined, governed, administered, and trained as prescribed by the laws of the United States and by this code and the regulations issued thereunder.
(c) Pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Governor is authorized to organize, reorganize, or disband any unit, headquarters, or staff therein, to increase or decrease the number of commissioned officers, warrant officers and noncommissioned officers of any grade therein, and to increase or decrease the strength of the organized militia. However, no organization of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard, the members of which shall be entitled to and shall have received compensation under the provisions of the National Defense Act of 1916, as amended, shall be disbanded without the consent of the President of the United States, nor without such consent shall the commissioned or enlisted strength of any organization be reduced below the minimum that shall be prescribed therefor by the President of the United States.
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