N.J.S.A. 38A:3-3 — Adjutant General.

38A:3-3. Adjutant General. 38A:3-3. The head of the Department of Military Affairs shall be the Adjutant General, who shall be appointed with the grade of major general of the line, New Jersey Army National Guard, or major general, New Jersey Air National Guard, by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from: (a) Federally recognized general officers in the National Guard who have served therein for the preceding 10 years; or (b) Federally recognized commissioned officers in the National Guard, who have served therein for the preceding 10 years and are now serving in a military grade not below that of a colonel, such officers having the qualifications to become federally recognized as brigadier general of the line, New Jersey Army National Guard, or brigadier general, New Jersey Air National Guard. L.1963, c.109; amended 1984,c.181,s.6; 1987,c.444,s.7; 1988,c.138,s.9; 2025, c.139, s.77.

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