SDCL § 33-1-16: Rank of staff assistants--Compensation and traveling expenses.

Staff assistants in the Department of the Military shall be commissioned by the Governor and have such rank in the general staff of the National Guard as the Governor provides in the commission of each. Such staff officers are not entitled to any stated monthly or annual salary, but if employed on detailed duty by order of the commander in chief, they shall receive the usual compensation of their rank, unless otherwise directed by the Governor, and any traveling expenses authorized by § 3-9-2, audited by the adjutant general and approved by the Governor.