Opinion ID: 2320813
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Modern Army Organization

Text: Today, the Army is divided into the basic branches [12] and the special branches. [13] See 10 U.S.C. §§ 3063, 3064, 3067. There is no group of officers deemed members of the staff corps anddepartments. Further, branches that were historically members of the staff corps and departments are now found in both the basic and special branches of the Army. When the Legislature enacted § 30-3-13 in 1956, the Department of the Army already had been reorganized. Consequently, the staff corps and departments no longer existed. We must assume then that the Legislature adopted the provisions governing the RIANG without intending to have its organization conflict with its federal counterparts. This must be true since § 30-3-1 expressly provides that the Legislature intends for the RIANG to be organized as to branch or arm of service into such federally recognized units, organizations, corps, departments, or otherwise as shall be authorized by the laws of the United States and the regulations issued thereunder.