{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-36.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 36.020","heading":"Adjutant general -- Appointment -- Rank -- Qualifications -- Bond --","body":"Compensation.\n(1) The Governor, immediately on his induction into office, shall appoint the adjutant\ngeneral who shall have served honorably, or be serving, as a commissioned officer\nof the Armed Forces of the United States, and who shall:\n(a) Have at least ten (10) years commissioned service in the Kentucky National\nGuard. A national guard active duty tour or mobilization of national guard\nunits into active federal duty shall not be c onsidered a break in national guard\nservice.\n(b) Have attained at least the rank of lieutenant colonel with federal recognition.\n(c) Have not been separated from the Kentucky National Guard for more than five\n(5) years before the date of appointment.\n(d) Have met the federal recognition requirement for his current rank and be\nqualified to meet the requirements for federal recognition in the ranks of\nbrigadier general and major general at the time of appointment to those ranks.\n(2) The Governor shall issue a commission to the adjutant general in the grade of major\ngeneral. The commission shall automatically be vacated when the adjutant general\nis relieved from duty or at the expiration of the term of the Governor appointing\nhim. The adjutant general shall exe cute bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars\n($10,000). The adjutant general shall be compensated at the base rate of pay, not\nincluding subsistence and quarters allowances, as provided in KRS 38.205, or\nprescribed in KRS 64.640.","path":["KRS Chapter 36"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=21424","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:54Z","sha256":"cf920d5fb551b8a26bbec9b7582b947193f045b772cca44df202720d115f47d1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-36.010","next":"us-ky/krs-36.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}