K.S.A. 48-403: Commission and rank of commandant of cadets.

When there shall not be an officer of the army of the United States or of the national guard of the state detailed to act as military instructor at an educational institution, there may be commissioned one commandant of cadets with the rank of a major, who will be in command of and act as instructor to the cadet corps. An officer of the national guard of the state may be so commissioned and at the same time retain his or her original rank in the militia.