SDCL § 33-1-2: Adjutant general--Rank--Appointment--Qualifications.

One adjutant general, in the grade of major general, shall be appointed and shall serve as provided by § 1-32-3. At the time of appointment, the adjutant general shall be a federally recognized commissioned officer of the South Dakota National Guard, with not less than ten years military service in the armed forces of this state or of the United States. The officer appointed to the position of adjutant general shall meet all of the requirements of the officer's respective service to be appointed and receive federal recognition as a general officer in that service, including any waivers that may be authorized and granted or delegated by the secretaries of the Army or Air Force, as appropriate.