29A.11 - ADJUTANT GENERAL -- APPOINTMENT AND TERM.
29A.11 ADJUTANT GENERAL -- APPOINTMENT AND TERM.
There shall be an adjutant general of the state who shall be
appointed and commissioned by the governor subject to confirmation by
the senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The
rank of the adjutant general shall be at least that of brigadier
general and the adjutant general shall hold office for a term of four
years beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19. At the time
of appointment the adjutant general shall be a federally recognized
commissioned officer in the United States army or air force, the army
or air national guard, the army or air national guard of the United
States, or the United States army or air force reserve who has
reached at least the grade of colonel and who is or is eligible to be
federally recognized at the next higher rank. Section History: Early Form
[C73, § 1054; C97, § 2174; SS15, § 2215-f14; C24, 27, 31, § 445;
C35, § 467-f40; C39, § 467.42; C46, 50, § 29.42; C54, 58, 62, §
29.11; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 29A.11] Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1020, §2, 6; 2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1, §14, 28
Confirmation, see § 2.32