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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 414 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":222071,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69855,"identifier":"44-54.7","token":"44\/1\/4.2\/44-54.7","url":"\/44-54.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-54.7\/","token":"44\/1\/4.2\/44-54.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-54.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Recruiting, enlistment, retention, organization, administration, equipment, facilities, training, discipline, discharge, <span class=\"dictionary\">dismissal<\/span>, wearing of the uniform, <span class=\"dictionary\">appearance<\/span> and standards of conduct shall be governed by regulations prescribed by the Adjutant General in conformity with this chapter and federal <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> and regulations pertaining to state defense forces. 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