KRS 37.200: Officers and personnel -- Administration -- Equipment -- Housing --

Enlistment and discharge of men.

(1) The Governor of Kentucky is hereby authorized to appoint and commission the

necessary officers for the Kentucky active militia. The adjutant genera l of the state

with the approval of the Governor shall prescribe rules and regulations governing

the enlistment, organization, administration, pay, equipment, discipline and

discharge of the personnel of the Kentucky active militia; obtain by requisition o r

purchase from the Secretary of Defense such necessary arms and equipment as may

be secured from the Department of Defense, or procure from some other source the

necessary arms and equipment to maintain and equip the Kentucky active militia;

and provide t he necessary space for the housing of property and for the purpose of

drills and instruction.

(2) All officers shall be appointed and commissioned by the Governor. All men shall be

enlisted by the unit commanders and may be discharged upon order of the Governor

for the same reasons as men are discharged from the National Guard, when such

discharge is requested in writing by the unit commanders.