Nevada § 412.054 - Appointment of Assistant Adjutants General; service at pleasure of Adjutant General; qualifications; grade; duties; designation of Acting Adjutant General by Adjutant General

§ 412.054. Appointment of Assistant Adjutants General; service at pleasure of Adjutant General; qualifications; grade; duties; designation of Acting Adjutant General by Adjutant General

1. The Adjutant General may appoint two Assistant Adjutants General, one each from

the Nevada Army National Guard and the Nevada Air National Guard, who may serve as

Chief of Staff for Army and Chief of Staff for Air, respectively, at the pleasure

of the Adjutant General or until relieved by reason of resignation, withdrawal of

federal recognition or for cause to be determined by a court-martial. 2. To be eligible for appointment to the office of Assistant Adjutant General, a person

must be an officer of the Nevada National Guard and be federally recognized in the

grade of colonel or higher and must have completed at least 4 years of service in

the Nevada National Guard as a federally recognized officer. 3. An Assistant Adjutant General may be appointed in the grade of colonel or higher,

but not exceeding that of brigadier general. An Assistant Adjutant General may be promoted by the Governor to any grade not exceeding

that of brigadier general. 4. The Assistant Adjutants General shall perform such duties as may be assigned by

the Adjutant General. 5. Whoever serves as Chief of Staff for Army is in the unclassified service of the

State and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143 , shall not hold any other city, county, state or federal office of profit. 6. In the event of the absence or inability of the Adjutant General to perform his

or her duties, the Adjutant General shall designate by Office regulations: (a) One of the Assistant Adjutants General to perform the duties of his or her office

as Acting Adjutant General. (b) If neither Assistant Adjutant General is available, any national guard officer

to be the Acting Adjutant General. The designated Assistant Adjutant General or designated officer may continue to receive

his or her authorized salary while so serving as Acting Adjutant General, and shall

so serve until the Adjutant General is again able to perform the duties of the office,

or if the office is vacant, until an Adjutant General is regularly appointed and qualified.