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TN Code § 58-1-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 1 - Military Forces — in General|§ 58-1-116. Duties of the Adjutant General — Records of Office as Evidence

  The adjutant general shall be chief of staff to the governor and subordinate only to the governor in matters pertaining to the military department and the military and naval affairs of the state.   It shall be the duty of the adjutant general to direct the planning and employment of the military forces of the state in carrying out their state military mission; to establish unified command of state forces whenever they shall be jointly engaged; to coordinate the military and naval affairs with the civil defense of the state. The adjutant general shall be custodian of all military records and shall keep the same indexed and available for ready reference. The adjutant general shall keep an itemized account of all moneys received and disbursed from all sources and shall make a biennial report to the governor on the condition of the military department and the military forces of the state, together with such other matters relating to the military department, as the adjutant general shall deem expedient, or as may be directed by the governor. The adjutant general shall cause the laws and regulations relating to the military department to be distributed to all military forces of the state. The adjutant general shall further perform such duties pertaining to the adjutant general's office as from time to time may be provided by the laws, rules and regulations of the United States and such as may be designated by the governor.   The adjutant general shall have a seal of office approved by the governor and all copies and papers in the military department, duly certified and authenticated under such seal shall be evidence in like manner as if the original were produced.   Whenever the governor and those in succession to the governor under the constitution and laws of the state shall be unable to perform the duties of commander in chief, such duties shall devolve upon the adjutant general.
TN Code § 58-1-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 1 - Military Forces — in General|§ 58-1-117. Design of the Flag or Banner of the Military Department

 The flag or banner of the Tennessee military department shall be of the following design, colors and proportions: an oblong flag or banner, the principal field of the flag or banner to be of the color blue, but the flag or banner ending at its free or outer end in a perpendicular bar of crimson, of uniform width, running from side to side, that is to say, from top to bottom of the flag or banner, and separated from the blue field by a narrow margin or stripe of white of uniform width; the width of the white stripe to be one third (1/3) that of the crimson bar; and the total width of the bar and stripe together to be equal to one sixteenth (1/16) of the width of the flag. In the center of the blue field shall be a distinctive crest. The crest shall be composed of a gold circle. Within the gold circle shall be a blue field with “Tennessee Military Department” in white along the top arch. The year “1796” in white shall be along the bottom arch of the circle. Three (3) white stars, representing the three (3) grand divisions of the state, shall be spaced equally on the sides of the language “1796”. A gold circle lies within the outer ring. The interior of the gold circle shall be white. Centered within the white field shall be a representation of the state of Tennessee, designed in the manner of the Tennessee state flag. A black and white line drawing of the Minuteman, the symbol of the National Guard, shall be centered within the white circle, in the foreground, and shall overlap the inner gold circle at the top and bottom. The distinctive crest shall be proportional to the appropriate size of the flag.
TN Code § 58-1-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 1 - Military Forces — in General|§ 58-1-118. Offenses Involving Improper Use or Display of Military Decorations, Medals or Badges

   It is an offense for a person to wear or display any decoration or medal authorized by congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of those forces, or the ribbon, button or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof, with the intent to deceive or misrepresent to another that the person is authorized under regulations made pursuant to law to wear or display the badge, decoration or medal.   It is an offense for a person to falsely represent, whether verbally or in writing, that the person has been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by congress for the armed forces of the United States, any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of those forces, the ribbon, button or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation of such item.      It is an offense for a person to wear or display any decoration or medal authorized by the Tennessee military department, or the ribbon, button or rosette of any such decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof, with the intent to deceive or misrepresent to another that the person is authorized under regulations made pursuant to law to wear or display any such decoration or medal.   It is an offense for a person to falsely represent, whether verbally or in writing, that the person has been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by the Tennessee military department, or the ribbon, button or rosette of any such decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof.     A violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a Class B misdemeanor, except if a decoration or medal involved is a Congressional Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star, Purple Heart or any replacement or duplicate medal for such medal as authorized by law, then a violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 58-1-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 1 - Military Forces — in General|§ 58-1-119. Offense of Impersonating a Member of the United States Armed Forces

  It is an offense for a person to falsely impersonate or represent to another, whether by conduct, dress, verbally or in writing, that such person or a third party is or was a member of the armed forces of the United States with the intent to deceive or cause another to believe the representation when the person knows it to be false.   It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that the person making the false representation received no benefit or monetary thing or value from it.   This section shall not apply to wearing the dress of a member of the armed forces if done for the following purposes:  Instructional;   Law enforcement;   Theatrical, motion picture or entertainment;   Historical, ceremonial or educational; or   As a costume if worn in accordance with or not prohibited by regulations promulgated pursuant to law.     Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit prosecution under any other applicable statute if the person derives a benefit or thing of value from the impersonation.   Impersonation of a member of the armed forces is a Class B misdemeanor.
TN Code § 58-1-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-201. Organization of State Headquarters — Army Division — Air Division

 The state headquarters of the national guard is hereby organized and divided into an army division and an air division, with an officer whose rank shall be designated by the governor as the head of each division; provided, that no such officer's rank shall be higher than major general. The head of the army division shall be designated as assistant adjutant general for army, and the head of the air division shall be designated as assistant adjutant general for air. The governor is further authorized to appoint for the army division or the air division a deputy assistant adjutant general; provided, that no such officer's rank shall be higher than brigadier general. Such officer shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall perform military duties as assigned by the adjutant general.
TN Code § 58-1-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-202. Organization and Training — Laws and Regulations of United States

 The national guard shall be organized, armed, disciplined, governed, administered, and trained as prescribed by parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter and the regulations issued thereunder; provided, however, that the governor shall conform the organization of the national guard to the organization prescribed by the laws of the United States and the lawful regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. To that end, the governor is hereby 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 national guard.
TN Code § 58-1-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-203. Army National Guard

 The land force of the national guard shall be the army national guard and shall comprise the army units which are a part of the national guard on March 2, 1970, and such other army units as may be organized hereafter, including the personnel who are enlisted, appointed or commissioned therein; provided, that all persons who are members of the army national guard shall be federally recognized as such.
TN Code § 58-1-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-204. Air National Guard

 The air force of the national guard shall be the air national guard and shall comprise the air units which are a part of the national guard on March 2, 1970, and such other air units as may be organized hereafter, including the personnel who are enlisted, appointed or commissioned therein; provided, that all persons who are members of the air national guard shall be federally recognized as such. The light aviation units of the army national guard shall not be considered air units within the meaning of parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter.
TN Code § 58-1-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-205. Assemblies, Annual Training and Other Duty

  Members and units of the national guard shall assemble for such drill, or other equivalent training, instruction or duties during each year and shall participate in such field training, encampments, maneuvers, schools, conferences, or other similar duties each year as may be ordered by competent authority; provided, that no assembly of any unit of the national guard shall be ordered in time of peace for any day during which a state or federal election shall be held, except in case of disaster, riot, attack, invasion or insurrection or imminent danger thereof.   Members of the national guard, with their consent, may be ordered by the governor, or under the governor's authority, to perform special duty, including, but not limited to, duty, as a member of, or in any other capacity with, any military board, or as an investigating officer or medical examiner.
TN Code § 58-1-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-206. Maintenance of National Guard Units

 In the event adequate and satisfactory armory accommodations, bases, camps, target ranges and other facilities are not furnished by the United States, counties or municipal corporations, the same may be provided and maintained by the state.
TN Code § 58-1-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-207. Inactive National Guard

 The inactive national guard shall consist of the persons commissioned, appointed or enlisted therein on March 2, 1970, such officers and enlisted personnel as may be hereafter transferred thereto from the army national guard and the air national guard and such persons as lawfully may be enlisted therein.
TN Code § 58-1-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-208. Funds — Accounting Requirements — Post Exchanges and Canteens — Regulations Governing

 All unit funds, known as company, battalion, and regimental funds, however derived, in the hands of national guard organizations including the “station commander's upkeep and maintenance fund,” shall be accounted for in accordance with regulations promulgated by the adjutant general. Post exchanges, canteen and similar activities shall likewise be operated and regulated in accordance with such regulations.
TN Code § 58-1-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-209. Appointment and Promotion of Commissioned Officers

 All commissioned officers of the national guard shall be considered for appointment and promotion by the governor upon the recommendation of appropriate commanders and under regulations promulgated pursuant to parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter.
TN Code § 58-1-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-210. Commissioned Officers — Qualifications

  No person shall be appointed or promoted as a commissioned officer of the national guard unless such person shall have passed such examination as to the person's physical, moral and professional qualifications as may be prescribed by the laws of the United States and by parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter and the regulations issued thereunder. No person shall be recognized as a commissioned officer of the national guard and no appointment as such shall become effective until the person shall have taken and subscribed to an oath of office.   Any person who has been dismissed or discharged from the national guard of this or any other state or from the armed forces of the United States or any reserve component thereof, under other than honorable conditions, and has not been restored to duty, shall not be eligible for appointment as a commissioned officer in the national guard.
TN Code § 58-1-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-211. Commissioned Officers — Oath

 Every commissioned officer shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for officers of the national guard by the applicable laws of the United States and regulations issued pursuant thereto, and to parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter. Such oath shall be taken and subscribed before an officer of the national guard authorized to administer oaths as provided in parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter, or before a notary public or other officer authorized by the laws of this state to administer oaths.
TN Code § 58-1-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-212. Precedence and Date of Rank

 Precedence or relative rank among officers of the same grade in the Tennessee national guard will be determined as follows:   The date of rank is the date of federal recognition in the national guard; provided, that the officer has had no prior active federal or reserve component service in the same or higher grade;   When an officer has had prior active or reserve component service in the same or higher grade, the officer's date of rank will precede the date of federal recognition by a period equal to the total length of such service (inactive service in either the army of the United States, reserve or national guard will not count);   When the date of rank of two (2) or more officers is the same when computed under either subdivision (1) or (2), the senior will be determined by the length of active commissioned service in the national guard. Further determination will be made by total active commissioned service in all components, then by age.
TN Code § 58-1-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-213. Assignments and Promotions

 Officers will be assigned, transferred and promoted under regulations prescribed and published pursuant to parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter.
TN Code § 58-1-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-214. Officer's Uniforms

 Every commissioned officer shall personally provide such uniforms and articles of equipment as may be prescribed by regulations issued pursuant to parts 1, 2, and 4-6 of this chapter.
TN Code § 58-1-215 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-215. Efficiency and Medical Examining Boards — Appointment — Authority

  The efficiency, moral character and general fitness for retention of any commissioned officer may be investigated and determined by an examining board. The members of an examining board shall be senior in rank to the officer under investigation unless unavailable.   The physical fitness for further service of any commissioned officer may be investigated and determined by a medical examining board of officers.   Efficiency and medical examining boards shall be appointed by, or upon direction of, the governor. Whenever an examining board shall be appointed for the purpose of determining the fitness of any officer for continued federal recognition, such board shall be appointed by the commander designated in the applicable laws of the United States and the regulations issued thereunder.
TN Code § 58-1-216 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-216. Efficiency and Medical Examining Boards — Procedure

  Efficiency and medical examining boards appointed by the governor shall follow the practice and procedure prescribed by applicable laws of the United States and this state, and the regulations issued thereunder, including the right to subpoena witnesses. Any officer ordered to appear before such a board shall be allowed to appear in person or by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses and to call witnesses in the officer's behalf. The officer shall at all stages of the proceedings be allowed full access to the records pertinent to the case and be furnished with copies of the same. Failure to appear before any such examining board shall be sufficient ground for a finding by such board that the officer ordered to appear be discharged. If the findings of such board are unfavorable to an officer and are approved as provided by applicable laws of the United States or the state, the governor shall relieve the officer from duty and shall give the officer a discharge in such form as may be appropriate. If the discharge of an officer is recommended solely because of physical inability to perform active service, such officer may be transferred to the Tennessee national guard retired list in accordance with parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter.   The national guard efficiency and medical examining board appointed by the governor shall periodically be subject to review pursuant to the governmental entity review law simultaneously with, and as an adjunct to, the military department.
TN Code § 58-1-217 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense|Chapter 1 - Military Forces|Part 2 - National Guard|§ 58-1-217. Resignation of Officers

  A commissioned officer of the national guard may tender resignation at any time to the governor. If the governor shall accept the resignation, the officer shall receive an honorable discharge; if the officer tendering the resignation shall be under arrest or if charges have been preferred against the officer for the commission of an offense punishable by a court-martial, the governor shall await the outcome of such charges and then issue or cause to be issued such a discharge in such form as may be indicated.   Enlistment in the regular army, air force, navy, marine corps or coast guard of the United States shall be deemed a resignation by the person so enlisted of all commissions held in the military forces of this state.   No officer shall be discharged or permitted to resign until having accounted for all military funds or property entrusted to the officer's care.