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It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. 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The Adjutant General shall not\nhold the rank of lieutenant general unless such rank is federally recognized.\nThe Adjutant General shall be in direct charge of the Department of Military\nAffairs and shall be responsible to the Governor and commander in chief for the\nproper performance of his duties. All the powers conferred and the duties\nimposed by law upon the Adjutant General shall be exercised or performed by him\nunder the direction and control of the Governor. The Adjutant General shall\nserve at the pleasure of the Governor for a term coincident with that of the\nGovernor. No person shall be appointed Adjutant General who shall not have had\nat least ten years&#8217; commissioned service in the Virginia National Guard in\nat least field grade. The Adjutant General, while serving as such, may be a\nmember of the Virginia National Guard.\n\t\tThe Adjutant General shall receive a salary prescribed by law.\n\nHISTORY: 1927, p. 106; 1930, p. 951; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7\u00a7 585(62), 2673(12);\n1948, p. 48; R. P. 1948, \u00a7 44-11; 1964, c. 227.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}