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WA Rev Code § 38.12.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.12 - Militia Officers and Advisory Council.|38.12.060 - Officers to be commissioned by the governor.

RCW 38.12.060 Officers to be commissioned by the governor.All commissioned and warrant officers of the organized militia of Washington shall be appointed and commissioned or warranted by the governor only as hereinafter provided. No person shall be so appointed and commissioned or warranted unless he or she shall be a citizen of the United States and of this state and more than eighteen years of age. Every commissioned and warranted officer shall hold office under his or her commission or warrant until he or she shall have been regularly appointed and commissioned or warranted to another rank or office, or until he or she shall have been regularly retired, discharged, dismissed or placed in the reserve.[ 1989 c 19 § 14; 1971 ex.s. c 292 § 41; 1943 c 130 § 19; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 8603-19. Prior: 1917 c 107 § 12, part; 1909 c 134 § 31, part; 1895 c 108 § 42, part.]NOTES:Severability—1971 ex.s. c 292: See note following RCW 26.28.010.
WA Rev Code § 38.12.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.12 - Militia Officers and Advisory Council.|38.12.070 - Examining board.

RCW 38.12.070 Examining board.No person shall be appointed and commissioned or warranted to any office in the organized militia of Washington unless he or she shall have been examined and adjudged qualified therefor by an examining board, appointed by the adjutant general, and whose report shall have been approved by the authority appointing the board. The composition, appointment and procedure of examining boards and the nature and scope of examinations shall be as prescribed by the laws or regulations of the United States or those of this state. Whenever a commissioned officer shall have been examined for promotion pursuant to this section and shall have been adjudged not qualified therefor, upon approval by the authority appointing the board of its report to that effect such officer may be honorably discharged, retired or placed in the reserve as the governor shall direct.[ 1989 c 19 § 15; 1943 c 130 § 20; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 8603-20. Prior: 1917 c 107 § 13; 1909 c 134 § 32; 1895 c 108 § 53.]
WA Rev Code § 38.12.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.12 - Militia Officers and Advisory Council.|38.12.095 - Appointment or promotion of commissioned officers to be made by officer promotion board—Exceptions.

RCW 38.12.095 Appointment or promotion of commissioned officers to be made by officer promotion board—Exceptions.Whenever a commissioned officer is to be appointed or promoted either to fill a vacancy in the organized militia (Washington army national guard, Washington air national guard and the Washington state guard) or for any other reason, the officer to be appointed or promoted shall be selected by the officer promotion board. This selection in no way will change the powers of the governor under RCW 38.12.060. This section in no way applies to appointments or promotions to adjutant general or assistant adjutant general, to the appointment of officers to the rank of captain, lieutenant, or warrant officer, or to the promotion of second lieutenants, first lieutenants, or warrant officers.[ 1989 c 19 § 16; 1974 ex.s. c 34 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 38.12.105 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.12 - Militia Officers and Advisory Council.|38.12.105 - Criteria and guidelines for promotion of commissioned officers.

RCW 38.12.105 Criteria and guidelines for promotion of commissioned officers.All promotions of commissioned officers in the organized militia will be made on a best-qualified basis. The officer promotion board will select the best-qualified officer for each promotion from among those officers fully qualified for promotion. To be promoted, the selected officer must also meet the requirements of RCW 38.12.070. In no event will seniority be the sole guideline for selecting the officer to be promoted. The officer promotion board will, in determining the best qualified officer, consider the overall qualifications of an officer and not just the qualifications for one position.[ 1974 ex.s. c 34 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 38.12.115 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.12 - Militia Officers and Advisory Council.|38.12.115 - Officer promotion board—Meetings—Powers and duties.

RCW 38.12.115 Officer promotion board—Meetings—Powers and duties.The officer promotion board will meet from time to time as directed by the adjutant general. The board will select the best qualified officer for each promotion to be made in the organized militia, and will do any other act pertaining thereto directed by the adjutant general or allowed or directed by statute.[ 1989 c 19 § 17; 1974 ex.s. c 34 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 38.12.125 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.12 - Militia Officers and Advisory Council.|38.12.125 - Officer promotion board—Composition.

RCW 38.12.125 Officer promotion board—Composition.The officer promotion board shall be composed as follows:(1) For promotions of army national guard officers, the adjutant general must appoint a board that includes at least five voting members who are officers in the army national guard senior in grade to those officers being considered by the board for promotion.(a) Any officer appointed to the board who is not senior in grade to officers being considered for promotion must be recused from participating in the consideration for promotion of those officers to whom he or she is not senior.(b) For consideration of an officer for promotion to the grade of O5 and above, the board must include at least one general officer appointed by the adjutant general as a voting member.(2) For promotions of air national guard officers, the adjutant general must appoint a board that includes at least five voting members who are officers in the air national guard senior in grade to those officers being considered by the board for promotion.(a) Any officer appointed to the board who is not senior in grade to officers being considered for promotion must be recused from participating in the consideration for promotion of those officers to whom he or she is not senior.(b) For consideration of an officer for promotion to the grade of O5 and above, the board must include at least one general officer appointed by the adjutant general as a voting member.(3) For promotions of state guard officers, the adjutant general must appoint a board that includes at least five voting members who are officers in the state guard senior in grade to those officers being considered by the board for promotion.(a) Any officer appointed to the board who is not senior in grade to officers being considered for promotion must be recused from participating in the consideration for promotion of those officers to whom he or she is not senior.(b) For consideration of an officer for promotion to the grade of O5 and above, the board must include at least one general officer appointed by the adjutant general as a voting member.[ 2014 c 178 § 1; 1989 c 19 § 18; 1974 ex.s. c 34 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 38.12.135 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.12 - Militia Officers and Advisory Council.|38.12.135 - Officer promotion board—Official acts—Approval requirements—Rules.

RCW 38.12.135 Officer promotion board—Official acts—Approval requirements—Rules.To be an official act of the officer promotion board, an act of that board must be approved by not less than four of the members of the board: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That if the board consists of less than four officers, the approval of the board shall be unanimous.An action of an officer promotion board may be an official act of the board without a meeting if all members of the board approve in writing the act in question.The adjutant general will from time to time fix the rules under which the board will operate.[ 1974 ex.s. c 34 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 38.12.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.12 - Militia Officers and Advisory Council.|38.12.150 - Officer to take oath.

RCW 38.12.150 Officer to take oath.Every officer, duly commissioned or warranted shall within such time as may be provided by law or by regulations, take the oath of office prescribed by law, and give bond, if required. In case of neglect or refusal so to do, the officer shall be considered to have resigned such office and a new appointment may be made as provided by law.[ 1989 c 19 § 19; 1943 c 130 § 29; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 8603-29. Prior: 1917 c 107 § 26; 1909 c 134 § 36, part; 1895 c 108 § 51.]
WA Rev Code § 38.12.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.12 - Militia Officers and Advisory Council.|38.12.160 - Oath, form of.

RCW 38.12.160 Oath, form of.The oath of office for commissioned and warrant officers in the organized militia of Washington shall be substantially as follows: "I, . . . . . ., do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of Washington, against all enemies, foreign or domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will obey the orders of the president of the United States and of the governor of the state of Washington, that I make this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of . . . . . . in the organized militia of the state of Washington upon which I am about to enter, so help me God."[ 1943 c 130 § 30; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 8603-30. Prior: 1917 c 107 § 27; 1909 c 134 § 37.]NOTES:Subversive activities: Chapter 9.81 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 38.12.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.12 - Militia Officers and Advisory Council.|38.12.170 - Termination of officers' membership—Review of retention potential.

RCW 38.12.170 Termination of officers' membership—Review of retention potential.The governor may terminate the membership of any commissioned or warrant officer of the organized militia of Washington for any of the following reasons:(1) Conviction of an infamous crime;(2) Absence from his or her command for more than thirty days without proper leave;(3) Sentence of dismissal by court martial, duly approved;(4) Upon muster out of the organization to which the officer is then assigned;(5) Acceptance of the resignation of the officer, but no officer may be discharged or his or her resignation accepted while under arrest or against whom military charges have been preferred, or until he or she has turned over to his or her successor or satisfactorily accounted for all state and federal moneys and military property for which he or she is accountable or responsible;(6) Removal of his or her actual residence to such distance from the station of his or her command as to render it impracticable for him or her to perform the duties of his or her office;(7) Incompetence or unfitness for military service as determined by the duly approved findings of a board of officers appointed for that purpose by the adjutant general.The adjutant general shall annually appoint and convene qualitative retention boards to review the military personnel records of officers who have completed three or more years service in the Washington state guard to determine their retention potential and acceptability for continuation in an active status. In the conduct of the reviews, the regulation issued by the adjutant general to implement this provision shall conform to the extent practicable to that governing the army national guard.[ 1989 c 19 § 20; 1984 c 198 § 1; 1943 c 130 § 31; 1925 ex.s. c 72 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 8603-31. Prior: 1917 c 107 § 28; 1909 c 134 § 39; 1895 c 108 § 63.]
WA Rev Code § 38.12.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.12 - Militia Officers and Advisory Council.|38.12.180 - Retirement of officers.

RCW 38.12.180 Retirement of officers.Commissioned officers of the organized militia of Washington shall be retired by order of the commander-in-chief with the rank respectively held by them at the time of such retirement for the following reasons:(1) Unfitness for military service by reason of permanent physical disability.(2) Upon request after at least five years continuous service as an officer in the organized militia of Washington.Except as provided otherwise in RCW 38.16.015(2), commissioned officers of the state guard shall upon reaching the age of sixty-four years be retired.Retired officers shall draw no pay or allowance from the state unless recalled to service.Retired officers are subject, with their consent, to temporary detail on active state service by the commander-in-chief, and while on such duty shall receive the same pay and allowances as officers of like rank on the active list.[ 2012 c 12 § 2; 1989 c 19 § 21; 1984 c 198 § 2; 1943 c 130 § 33; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 8603-33. Prior: 1909 c 134 § 40; 1895 c 108 § 66.]
WA Rev Code § 38.12.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.12 - Militia Officers and Advisory Council.|38.12.200 - Uniform allowance to officers.

RCW 38.12.200 Uniform allowance to officers.Every commissioned officer of the organized militia of Washington shall, within sixty days from the date of the order whereby he or she shall have been appointed, provide at the officer's own expense the uniform and equipment prescribed by the governor for his or her rank and assignment.There shall be audited and may be paid, at the option of the adjutant general, to each properly uniformed and equipped officer of the active list of the organized militia of Washington, not in federal service an initial uniform allowance of one hundred dollars and annually thereafter for each twelve months state service an additional uniform allowance of fifty dollars, subject to such regulations as the commander-in-chief may prescribe to be audited and paid upon presentation of proper voucher.[ 1991 c 43 § 2; 1989 c 19 § 22; 1982 c 93 § 1; 1943 c 130 § 37; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 8603-37. Prior: 1923 c 49 § 1; 1917 c 107 § 32; 1909 c 134 § 49; 1903 c 155 § 11; 1901 c 78 § 8; 1895 c 108 § 76.]
WA Rev Code § 38.14.006 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.14 - Washington State Guard.|38.14.006 - Availability and composition of state guard.

RCW 38.14.006 Availability and composition of state guard.The Washington state guard will be available to serve, at the call of the governor in the place of the national guard of the state of Washington under the provisions of this title when the national guard is in the service of the United States, or when otherwise ordered to active state service by the governor. The Washington state guard shall consist of commissioned and warrant officers and enlisted persons commissioned, warranted, or enlisted under the provisions of this title. Persons enlisted under RCW 38.16.015 shall be enrolled in accordance with regulations promulgated by the adjutant general.[ 1989 c 19 § 23.]
WA Rev Code § 38.14.012 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.14 - Washington State Guard.|38.14.012 - Federal military service.

RCW 38.14.012 Federal military service.No member of the Washington state guard shall by reason of such membership be exempt from federal military service under the laws of the United States.[ 1989 c 19 § 24.]
WA Rev Code § 38.14.018 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.14 - Washington State Guard.|38.14.018 - Pay of state guard members.

RCW 38.14.018 Pay of state guard members.Members of the Washington state guard shall serve without pay except when on active state service with the state as defined in RCW 38.04.010, or when serving on inactive duty as defined in RCW 38.04.010 under orders of the governor specifically authorizing pay. When ordered to active state service or when serving on inactive duty in a pay status, members of the Washington state guard will be paid as prescribed for members of the national guard in RCW 38.24.050, except longevity adjustments for pay will be based solely on total service with the Washington state guard.[ 1989 c 19 § 25.]
WA Rev Code § 38.14.024 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.14 - Washington State Guard.|38.14.024 - Equipment and supplies.

RCW 38.14.024 Equipment and supplies.The governor may obtain from the federal government such arms and other equipment and supplies as may be available for issue, donation or loan for the use of the Washington state guard. When such property is provided by the federal government, it will be utilized, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with federal requirements and with property rules and regulations promulgated under the provisions of RCW 38.08.090.[ 1989 c 19 § 26.]
WA Rev Code § 38.14.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.14 - Washington State Guard.|38.14.030 - Training.

RCW 38.14.030 Training.Members of the Washington state guard may participate in such training opportunities as may be available from the federal government and as approved by the adjutant general. Where required as a condition of such participation, the military department may reimburse the federal government for the costs of such training.[ 1989 c 19 § 27.]
WA Rev Code § 38.14.036 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.14 - Washington State Guard.|38.14.036 - Qualifications for appointment of officers.

RCW 38.14.036 Qualifications for appointment of officers.The adjutant general shall establish by regulation qualifications for appointment of commissioned and warrant officers in the Washington state guard.[ 1989 c 19 § 28.]
WA Rev Code § 38.16.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.16 - Enlistments and Reserves.|38.16.010 - Period of enlistment in national guard.

RCW 38.16.010 Period of enlistment in national guard.The period of enlistment in the Washington national guard shall conform to the laws and regulations of the United States department of defense governing such enlistments including the term of such enlistments and the maximum and minimum age of enlistment.[ 1989 c 19 § 29; 1943 c 130 § 35; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 8603-35. Prior: 1917 c 107 § 30; 1909 c 134 § 41; 1895 c 108 § 57.]
WA Rev Code § 38.16.015 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.16 - Enlistments and Reserves.|38.16.015 - Period of enlistment in state guard.

RCW 38.16.015 Period of enlistment in state guard.(1) The period of enlistment in the Washington state guard shall be set by regulation by the adjutant general. However, no original enlistment may be consummated unless the term thereof can be completed before the applicant attains the age of sixty-four.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section and RCW 38.12.180(2), the adjutant general may extend the service age upon request by an active member of the Washington state guard if the adjutant general determines the member's extension would be in the best interest of the Washington state guard. Extensions under this subsection have a one-year duration and may be renewed until the member attains the age of sixty-eight.[ 2012 c 12 § 1; 1989 c 19 § 30.]
WA Rev Code § 38.16.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.16 - Enlistments and Reserves.|38.16.020 - Discharge of enlisted persons.

RCW 38.16.020 Discharge of enlisted persons.An enlisted person discharged from service in the organized militia of Washington shall receive a notice of discharge in writing in such form and classification as is or shall be prescribed by law or regulations, and in time of peace discharges may be given prior to the expiration of terms of enlistment under such regulations as may be prescribed by competent authority.[ 1989 c 19 § 31; 1943 c 130 § 36; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 8603-36. Prior: 1917 c 107 § 31; 1909 c 134 § 45, part; 1895 c 108 § 67, part.]
WA Rev Code § 38.16.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.16 - Enlistments and Reserves.|38.16.030 - Inactive national guard.

RCW 38.16.030 Inactive national guard.The inactive national guard of this state shall respectively be organized by the governor in regulations in conformance with the laws, rules and regulations of the United States. It shall consist of such organizations, officers and enlisted persons as the governor shall prescribe. No commissioned officer shall be transferred or furloughed to the inactive national guard without the officer's written consent, except as otherwise expressly provided by law. Any officer of the inactive national guard may be restored to the active list by order of the governor, subject to the same examination as in the case of an original appointment to his or her rank, and in such event his or her service in the inactive national guard shall not be counted in computing total length of service for relative seniority.[ 2009 c 549 § 1012; 1991 c 43 § 3; 1989 c 19 § 32; 1943 c 130 § 34; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 8603-34. Prior: 1917 c 107 § 29.]
WA Rev Code § 38.16.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.16 - Enlistments and Reserves.|38.16.040 - State guard reserve.

RCW 38.16.040 State guard reserve.In order to afford the utmost protection to the state of Washington and to the lives and property of citizens thereof, in times of emergency or anticipation thereof, the governor, through the state military department may provide for the organization and training of state guard reserve companies in communities not allocated a federally recognized or authorized state guard unit.[ 1943 c 130 § 86; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 8603-86.]
WA Rev Code § 38.16.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.16 - Enlistments and Reserves.|38.16.050 - Appointment of members of the committee for employer support of the guard and reserve to civil affairs unit.

RCW 38.16.050 Appointment of members of the committee for employer support of the guard and reserve to civil affairs unit.To assist the state of Washington in the event of mobilization of state and federal military forces in the state, and notwithstanding other provisions of the state military law and other regulations governing appointment and promotion of officers and enlisted personnel of the Washington state guard, members of the Washington committee for employer support of the guard and reserve may be appointed to serve in a civil affairs unit of the Washington state guard. The rank shall be determined by the adjutant general.[ 1988 c 288 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 38.20.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.20 - Armories and Rifle Ranges.|38.20.020 - City may acquire armory site.

RCW 38.20.020 City may acquire armory site.Any city in the state of Washington in which a unit of the national guard is stationed, or is to be stationed, is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire a site for an armory by gift or purchase, and to construct an armory thereon, and to issue and sell its general obligation bonds for said purposes, within the debt limits prescribed by the Constitution, with full power to sell or lease the same to the state of Washington or to the United States.[ 1933 ex.s. c 16 § 1; RRS § 8598-1.]