§ 30-4-6 - Retirement of members.
SECTION 30-4-6
§ 30-4-6 Retirement of members. – (a) Any enlisted member of an independent chartered military organization whoshall have served as an enlisted member for a period of fifteen (15) years may,upon his or her own application to the governor, be placed upon the retiredlist of enlisted persons and withdrawn from active service.
(b) When an enlisted person of the militia attains themaximum age provided by the charter of the organization in which he or sheenlisted or by rules or regulations made thereunder, that person shall beretired from active service or discharged.
(c) Any commissioned officer who shall have served as acommissioned officer in the militia of the state for ten (10) years, or whoshall have served as an enlisted person and officer for thirteen (13) years,may, upon his own application to the commander-in-chief, be placed upon theretired list of officers and withdrawn from active service with the highestrank attained; provided, however, that any officer who shall have served in thearmed forces of the United States or the Rhode Island state guard in time ofwar and has also served as a commissioned officer in the militia of this statefor ten (10) years shall be retired with the rank next higher than the highestrank held by that officer, provided, that no officer shall be retired with arank higher than the rank of colonel. These officers shall be carried on theretired list of the militia and, during any emergency, may be placed on duty bythe commander-in-chief.