Guam § 63201 - The Adjutant General.

§ 63201. The Adjutant General.

The Adjutant General shall be appointed by I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan, subject to the advice

and consent of I Liheslaturan Guåhan, and shall have such rank and qualifications as I

Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan may prescribe, and he/she shall:

(a) be, or have been, a Federally recognized commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or

their Reserve components in the grade of at least Lieutenant Colonel (O-5, Promotable) pursuant to

Army or Air Force promotion regulations and policies at the time of appointment;

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(b) be promoted in the Guam Army or Air National Guard, as appropriate, at the discretion of the

Commander-in-Chief, to a grade not to exceed Lieutenant General (O-9);

(c) serve until such time as her/his replacement is appointed by I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen

Guåhan or until he resigns;

(d) issue and promulgate regulations in furtherance of the provisions of this Title (The regulations

shall take effect by Executive Order of I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guahan. The provisions of the

Administrative Adjudication Law shall not apply to the issuance and promulgation of regulations of

the Department of Military Affairs.);

(e) be the senior commander, under the Commander-in-Chief of the Guam National Guard, and

be responsible for the training of all members and units of the Guam National Guard for both Federal

and Guam missions;

(f) be the paymaster general and be charged with all disbursements of pay and allowances for the

service of the troops when in the service of Guam;

(g) give her/his entire time to the management of the Department of Military Affairs;

(h) have such military and civilian assistants and clerks as may be required to properly conduct

the operation of her/his department;

(i) issue and transmit and keep a record of all orders and regulations of the Commander-in-Chief

and the Department of Military Affairs pertaining to the Guam National Guard;

(j) keep a record of all appointments, commissions and warrants of officers and appointments of

non-commissioned officers and shall have general charge of recruiting and records of enlistments and

discharges;

(k) keep the military history of the Guam National Guard and personnel records of each individual

member thereof;

(l) have charge of all correspondence and records pertaining to the Department of Military

Affairs, and file for record all reports and records of all active service performed by members of the

Guam National Guard in the service of Guam or of the United States; and

(m) direct and have charge of all purchase of military supplies and stores, subject to the

purchasing procedure of the government of Guam.

(n) be a citizen of the United States and shall have Guam as his or her Home of Record or served

in the Guam National Guard at least for a term of not less than five (5) years prior to appointment.