Title 27, Title 27: Armed Forces and Veterans

Sec. 27-43. Injury and destruction of military property. Any person who wilfully or wantonly injures or destroys any uniform, arm, equipment or other military property of the state or the United States and refuses to make good such injury or loss, or who sells or disposes of the …

Sec. 27-44. Improper receipt of military property. Any person who knowingly purchases or receives in pawn or pledge any arm, equipment or article of military clothing or any commissary, quartermaster or ordnance stores, the property of the state of Connecticut or of the United St…

Sec. 27-45. Purchase and construction of armories. In towns in which one or more military companies are located, suitable armories for the use of such companies may be built or purchased by the state in accordance with the military needs and as recommended by the Adjutant General…

Sec. 27-46. Federal grants for armories and military facilities. The Governor is authorized (a) to apply for and receive grants or any other benefits from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof for the purpose of construction, repair or alteration o…

Sec. 27-46a. Use of proceeds from sale of armories. Section 27-46a is repealed and any balance remaining in the fund created under said section on July 1, 1975 shall be transferred to the General Fund. (1967, P.A. 658; P.A. 75-475, S. 1, 3.)

Sec. 27-46b. Transfer of proceeds from sale of armories. The proceeds derived from the sale of armories constructed under section 27-45 or 27-46 shall be credited to the General Fund. (P.A. 75-475, S. 2, 3.)

Sec. 27-47. Allowance for uniforms and equipment. Each commissioned and warrant officer of the organized militia of the state shall provide himself with a complete uniform and equipment as provided by regulation. When so equipped, such officer shall receive an initial allowance o…

Sec. 27-48. Payment for uniforms of National Guard and naval militia officers inducted into United States services. Section 27-48 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1272; February, 1965, P.A. 371, S. 1.) PART V PERSONNEL AND PRIVILEGES

Sec. 27-49. Appointment of commissioned officers. Officers of the National Guard and naval militia shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to the procedure prescribed in regulations of the United States Department of Defense relating to the National Guard and naval militia. T…

Sec. 27-5. Naval militia. (a) The Governor may organize a naval militia as a special force for coast protection and such other military and naval service as the Governor may direct, the members of which shall be members of the reserve of the United States Navy or the United State…

Sec. 27-50. Rank of members of naval militia. No member of the naval militia shall hold a higher rank or rating in the naval militia than the highest rank or rating held by him in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard, whether regular, retired or reserve. (1949 Rev.…

Sec. 27-51. Staff officers: Military training required; term of service. No staff officer of the armed forces of the state, including any officer of the pay, inspection, subsistence and medical departments, shall be appointed unless such officer has had previous military experien…

Sec. 27-52. Discharge of commissioned officers. At any time the moral character, or capacity or general fitness for service, of any officer of the armed forces of the state may be determined by an efficiency board, consisting of three commissioned officers, senior in rank to the …

Sec. 27-53. Retirement of members. Retirement promotions. (a) When a member of the armed forces of the state or the Governor's military staff, whose service has been honorable, has served ten years, he or she may, if he or she makes a timely application to the Adjutant General th…

Sec. 27-54. Status of retired members. Members on the retired list shall serve thereon without pay; shall be withdrawn from unit rosters, command and from line of promotion and shall continue to be borne on the register of the armed forces of the state, and shall be entitled to w…

Sec. 27-55. Period of enlistment and qualifications. The period of enlistment and qualifications to enlist in the National Guard and naval militia shall be as prescribed by the laws and regulations of the United States relating to the National Guard, naval militia or United State…

Sec. 27-56. Enlistment in the Governor's Guards. Section 27-56 is repealed, effective June 7, 2016. (1949 Rev., S. 1316; 1957, P.A. 365, S. 26; P.A. 99-139, S. 3; P.A. 16-165, S. 1.)

Sec. 27-57. Discharge of enlisted persons. Each person who has served the prescribed period of enlistment in the armed forces of the state shall, after the expiration of such period of enlistment, be thereby entitled to an honorable discharge, but this section shall not apply to …

Sec. 27-58. Dismissal of members of Governor's Guards. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 27-52, the commanding officer of any such company of the Governor's Guards may dismiss any member belonging thereto who neglects his duties, but such member may, within thirty days af…

Sec. 27-59. Discrimination prohibited. Subject to federal law or regulation governing membership in the National Guard, no person shall be denied membership in the armed forces of the state, nor be discriminated against in the matter of promotion therein, on account of such perso…

Sec. 27-6. Organization of first and second companies of Governor's Foot Guards. Section 27-6 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1323; 1957, P.A. 365, S. 3; 1963, P.A. 443, S. 2.)

Sec. 27-60. Limited liability and immunity from arrest. If any person or persons, resisting the laws of the state or unlawfully or riotously assembled, are injured or killed by any member of the armed forces of the state called out for service in such cases, each member of the ar…

Sec. 27-61. Definitions. Pay and allowances. (a) As used in this part: (1) “Member of the armed forces of the state” means a member of the organized militia, the National Guard, or the naval militia and the marine corps branch of the naval militia, and includes any retired member…

Sec. 27-61a. Additional pay for active service on or after September 11, 2001. (a) As used in this section, “eligible member or veteran” means a member or former member of the Connecticut National Guard who (1) is or was called to active service on or after September 11, 2001, (2…

Sec. 27-62. Allowance to officers of military units for office and clerical expenses. Within the funds appropriated to the Military Department, the Adjutant General may grant an annual allowance to commanding officers of military units of the National Guard or organized militia f…

Sec. 27-63. Allowance to officers of organized militia for custody of property. Commanding officers and supply officers of the organized militia, bonded for the care of United States and state property, shall be allowed fifty dollars a year as compensation for the care of such pr…

Sec. 27-64. Armories. Each company of the Governor's Guards shall be entitled to an armory to be provided by the Adjutant General and paid for by the Comptroller, on approval by the Governor. (1949 Rev., S. 1320; 1957, P.A. 365, S. 33; 1959, P.A. 442, S. 1.) History: 1959 act rem…

Sec. 27-65. Aid or compensation for military or naval organizations. No military or naval organization shall receive from the state any aid or compensation, except that authorized by the laws of this state and except as hereinafter provided for the organized militia; but this sec…

Sec. 27-66. Appropriations for special services of the militia. The Governor may, at any time, by a writing signed by him, direct the Comptroller to draw his order on the Treasurer, in favor of the disbursing officer of the Connecticut National Guard, organized militia or naval m…

Sec. 27-67. Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act. (a) A member of the armed forces of the state performing military duty in accordance with section 27-17, 27-18 or 27-61 shall be construed to be an employee of the state for the specific purposes of liability, immunity and…

Sec. 27-67a. Disability incident to state service prior to June 6, 1977. Section 27-67a is repealed, effective October 1, 2013. (P.A. 77-552, S. 2; P.A. 10-32, S. 92; P.A. 13-25, S. 7.)

Sec. 27-68. Payments for injuries. Section 27-68 is repealed, effective July 1, 2005. (1949 Rev., S. 1280; 1949, S. 866d; 1957, P.A. 365, S. 36; P.A. 74-321, S. 10; P.A. 05-236, S. 3.)

Secs. 27-69 and 27-69a. Death benefits. Death benefits for deaths between September 11, 2001, and June 30, 2006. Sections 27-69 and 27-69a are repealed, effective October 1, 2013. (1949 Rev., S. 1275; 1949, S. 863d; P.A. 77-549, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 8; P.A. 13-25, S…

Sec. 27-6a. Organization of first and second companies of Governor's Foot Guards. The first and second companies of the Governor's Foot Guards may each consist of one major commandant, grade O-4; one warrant officer, grade W-4, to be bandmaster; one sergeant major, grade E-9; and…

Sec. 27-7. Organization of first and second companies of Governor's Horse Guards. The first and second companies of the Governor's Horse Guards may each consist of one major commandant, grade O-4; one sergeant major, grade E-9; and such other personnel as is consistent with order…

Sec. 27-70. Reimbursement for damages caused by armed forces personnel. The Comptroller is authorized, upon the approval of the Attorney General, to draw his order upon the Treasurer to reimburse, in such sum or sums as are deemed advisable, any person, partnership, fiduciary or …

Sec. 27-71. Long service medals. The Adjutant General, upon receipt of an application, shall present the long service medal adopted by this state to each soldier or sailor who has completed ten years' faithful service in the armed forces of the state and for each additional five …

Sec. 27-72. Medal of valor. The Adjutant General and two officers of field grade or above, detailed by the Adjutant General, shall act as a board to receive recommendations through military channels for the award of the medal of valor to any member of the armed forces of the stat…

Sec. 27-73. Medal of merit. The Adjutant General and two officers of field grade or above, appointed by the Adjutant General, shall constitute a board of officers to receive recommendations, through military channels, for the award of the medal of merit to any member of the armed…

Sec. 27-73a. Emergency service awards. The Adjutant General, at his or her discretion, may issue an appropriate service ribbon to all members of the armed forces of the state ordered to active duty in time of emergency for upholding the law and preserving order, protecting lives …

Sec. 27-73b. Outstanding unit awards. The Adjutant General shall issue an appropriate service ribbon to all members of the unit declared to be the outstanding company-size unit in the Connecticut National Guard in accordance with National Guard regulations, provided such members …

Sec. 27-73c. Selected reserve force awards. The Adjutant General may issue the selected reserve force ribbon to members of the armed forces of the state who have served honorably in a selected reserve force unit designated by the United States Army for a period of at least one ye…

Sec. 27-73d. Service ribbons for military operations after September 11, 2001. The Adjutant General may issue an appropriate service ribbon to members of the National Guard or organized militia who were called to active service in the armed forces of the state or United States fo…

Sec. 27-73e. Ribbons and medals for veterans who served in time of war and honorably discharged armed forces reservists who served during period of war. Regulations. The Commissioner of Veterans Affairs in conjunction with the Adjutant General shall award a ribbon and medal to ea…

Sec. 27-73f. Achievement ribbons. The Adjutant General shall issue an achievement ribbon to the soldier, airman and noncommissioned officer of the year in the Connecticut National Guard. (P.A. 08-87, S. 4.) History: P.A. 08-87 effective July 1, 2008.

Sec. 27-73g. Medal of achievement. The Adjutant General and two officers of field grade or above, appointed by the Adjutant General, shall constitute a board of officers to receive recommendations, through military channels, for the award, within available appropriations, of the …