{"data":{"id":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-1711","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"51 Pa.C.S. § 1711","heading":"Qualifications and status.","body":"(a) Deputy Adjutants General.--In addition to such other Deputy Adjutants General as may be named in the department, there shall be a Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, who shall perform the duties under section 1712 (relating to specific duties) and such other duties as the Adjutant General may assign.\n(b) Appointment.--The Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs shall be selected and appointed as other Deputy Adjutants General are selected and appointed. He shall be a veteran and an active member of at least one of the veterans' organizations listed under section 1702(b) (relating to State Veterans' Commission).\n(c) Compensation.--The compensation of the Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs shall be as established by law.\n(d) Status.--The Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs shall be accorded all the rights, emoluments and privileges, except pay and allowances, of a brigadier general in the Pennsylvania Guard and shall be addressed as \"General.\"","path":["Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS","PART II PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD, PENNSYLVANIA GUARD AND MILITIA","SUBPART A ORGANIZATION","CHAPTER 17 STATE VETERANS' COMMISSION AND DEPUTY ADJUTANT GENERAL FOR VETERANS' AFFAIRS","SUBCHAPTER B DEPUTY ADJUTANT GENERAL FOR VETERANS' AFFAIRS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=51\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=17\u0026sctn=11\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 51 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:58Z","sha256":"c79b15fbbe0c615c9e5836d769e0dfe229b4c4eeae22b3d2870777fc5e1dad84","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-1705","next":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-1712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}