Title 10, Health and Safety

The Governor or his designee is authorized to establish a schedule of pay and allowances for members of the Guam Militia for territorial duty as he may deem necessary and appropriate. SOURCE: GC § 40604.

For the use of the Guam Militia, the Governor or his designee is authorized to requisition from the Secretary of Defense such arms and equipment as may be in possession of, and can be spared by the Department of Defense; and to make available to the Guam Militia the facilities of…

Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as authorizing the Guam Militia, or any part thereof, to be called, ordered or in any manner drafted, as such, into the military service under any law of the United States. No person shall be a member of the Guam Militia while a federall…

No civil organization, society, club, post, order, fraternity, association, brotherhood, body, union, league or other combination of persons, or civil groups, shall be enlisted in the Guam Militia as an organization or unit. SOURCE: GC § 40607.

No person shall be commissioned in the Guam Militia who is not a citizen of the United States, or who has been expelled or dishonorably COL120106 discharged from any military or naval organization of this Territory, or of another state, or of the United States or anyone who has c…

The initial term of commission in the Guam Militia shall be for three (3) years. The term of service in the Guam Militia as a commissioned officer shall be indefinite subject to termination at the pleasure of the Governor or at the request of the commissioned officer. The oath to…

The term of enlistment in the Guam Militia shall be for three (3) years. Subsequent to the initial enlistment, the term of enlistment shall be for one (1) year, three (3) years or six (6) years or at the request of the enlisted personnel. The oath to be taken upon enlistment in t…

(a) Whenever the Guam Militia or any part thereof, shall be ordered out for territorial duty, the Code of Military Justice, applicable to members of the National Guard of this Territory in relation to courts-martial, includ- ing the jurisdiction thereof, the limits of punishment,…

The Guam Militia shall be discharged by the Governor upon the return of the Guam National Guard to territorial control, or within thirty (30) days thereafter. SOURCE: GC § 40612.

The expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter shall be paid from the fund for current expenses of the Department of Military Affairs, by whatever name or title such fund shall be known and designated, upon requisition of the Adjutant General. SOURCE: GC § 4…

The Adjutant General of the Territory is authorized and directed to cause to be prepared suitable uniforms, medals, service bars, ribbons, awards or other indicia of service in the Guam Militia; to prescribe regula- tions for the wearing of such uniforms and the awarding of such …

This Chapter may be cited as the Guam Militia Law. SOURCE: GC § 40615. ---------- COL120106 COL120106