                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MEMBERS, APPOINTMENT AND ENLISTMENT (§ 44-54.6)

The age limitations of § 44-1 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Virginia
Defense Force shall consist of:

1. Such volunteers who of their own volition agree to service in conformity with
regulations prescribed by the Adjutant General who are (i) residents of the
Commonwealth or any contiguous state, (ii) at least 16, provided that any
volunteer under the age of 18 shall have the written consent of at least one
parent or guardian, and (iii) less than 65 years of age may join the Virginia
Defense Force, except that the Adjutant General may, on a case-by-case basis,
authorize volunteer members of the Virginia Defense Force to be accessed or
retained beyond the age of 65 to the age of 75.

2. Such persons of the unorganized militia who may be drafted to fill the force
structure of the Virginia Defense Force or who may be ordered out for active
duty until released from such service.
			The officers of the Virginia Defense Force shall be appointed by the Governor
in conformity with regulations prescribed by the Adjutant General.
			Enlisted members shall be enlisted and retained in conformity with
regulations prescribed by the Adjutant General.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 414; 1996, c. 70; 2011, cc. 572, 586; 2020, c. 488.