Uniforms and equipment

Every commissioned officer shall provide himself with such uniforms and articles of equipment as may be prescribed by regulations issued pursuant to this chapter. History. — Ga. L. 1916, p. 158, § 3; Code 1933, § 86-1003; Ga. L. 1955, p. 10, § 44. 38-2-215. Efficiency and medical examining boards — Consideration by; composition and appointment of. (a) The efficiency, moral character, and general fitness for retention in the organized militia of any commissioned officer may be investigated and determined by an efficiency examining board. The members of an efficiency examining board shall be senior in rank to the officer under investigation unless such senior officers are unavailable. (b) The physical fitness for further service of any commissioned officer in the organized militia may be investigated and determined by a medical examining board of officers. (c) Efficiency and medical examining boards shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the adjutant general; provided, however, that whenever an examining board is appointed for the purpose of determining the fitness of any officer for continued federal recognition, the board shall be appointed by the commander designated in the applicable laws of the United States and the regulations issued thereunder. History. — Ga. L. 1955, p. 10, § 45. 38-2-216. Efficiency and medical examining boards — Powers; procedure for appearances; discharge; transfer to reserve or retired list. Efficiency and medical examining boards appointed by the Governor are vested with the powers of courts of inquiry and courts-martial. The boards shall follow the practice and procedure prescribed by applicable laws of the United States and the state and the regulations issued thereunder. Any officer ordered to appear before such a board shall be allowed to appear in person or by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses, and to call witnesses in his behalf. He shall at all stages of the proceeding be allowed full access to records pertinent to his case and be furnished with copies of the same. Failure to appear before any such examining board shall be sufficient ground for a finding by the board that the officer ordered to appear should be discharged. If the findings 402 38-2-217 of the board are unfavorable to an officer and are approved as provided by applicable laws of the United States or by the Governor, the Governor shall relieve the officer from duty and shall give him a discharge in such form as may be appropriate; provided, however, that if the discharge of an officer is recommended solely because of physical inability to perform active service, the officer may be transferred to the state reserve list or the state retired list in accordance with this chapter. History. — Ga. L. 1955, p. 10, § 46.