{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-3-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 25-3-40","heading":"Qualifications for commission or enlistment.","body":"In order to be commissioned or enlisted in such force, a person must meet the following qualifications:\n(a) be a citizen of the United States or a person who has declared an intention to become a citizen of the United States;\n(b) have not been dishonorably discharged from any military or naval organization of this State, another state, or the United States;\n(c) be at least seventeen years old.\nIn carrying out the provisions of this chapter, preference shall be accorded veterans of former wars so far as may be consistent with the public interest and both males and females may serve in such force as officers and as enlisted persons.","path":["Title 25 - MILITARY, CIVIL DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 3 South Carolina State Guard"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t25c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:53:44Z","sha256":"e3e114e1060d7554fd06d0a730b8e5f5b7a4e5dd50f7180b1eea4c3b0e2ce9a1","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-3-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-3-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}