§ 44-27. Appointment and promotion of officers
All officers of the National Guard shall be appointed and commissioned by the Governor as follows:
(1) Appointments of second lieutenants shall, when practicable, be made from the enlisted personnel within the organization.
(2) Commanding officers shall forward through channels the name of the best qualified enlisted person in their organization, accompanied by the necessary documents and his military records, with the commander's endorsement thereon, to the Adjutant General's office for consideration by the Governor.
(3) Original appointments in new organizations, all appointments in the headquarters and headquarters detachment, and to all staffs higher than brigade, and the appointment of brigade and higher commanders shall be made upon the recommendation of the Adjutant General.
(4) Within the organization, insofar as practicable, all appointments and promotions shall be based on professional qualifications, efficiency, length of service in grade, length of commissioned service, and demonstrated command and staff ability at the appropriate level, and will be effected only when an appropriate vacancy exists in the applicable table of organization and equipment or table of organization or distribution.
(1930, p. 953; Michie Code 1942, § 2673(17); 1958, c. 393; 1964, c. 227; 1970, c. 662.)
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