Title 59, Title 59. Veterans-Military Affairs

Persons shall be commissioned as officers of the Ohio national guard as provided under army, air force, and national guard regulations.

When authorized by the federal government, warrant officers may be appointed by the governor under such regulations as are prescribed by the federal government.

Any person, commissioned or warranted as an officer in the Ohio national guard, shall hold the commission or warrant during the period of the person's federal recognition. The termination or withdrawal by the department of the army or air force of the federal recognition of any c…

All noncommissioned officers of the Ohio national guard shall be appointed as prescribed by appropriate armed forces regulations.

Enlistments in the Ohio national guard shall be for the period prescribed by act of congress and publications of the department of the army or air force and national guard bureau.

All persons enlisting in the Ohio national guard shall sign an enlistment contract and subscribe to the following oath of enlistment.""I do hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted this ______ day of ______, ___, as a soldier in the national guard of the United States and …

All commissioned officers and warrant officers of the Ohio national guard and the armed forces of the United States may administer oaths and affirmations in the appointment or enlistment of officers and soldiers of the Ohio national guard.

A commissioned or warrant officer of the Ohio national guard may be honorably discharged by the governor as commander in chief upon the officer's resignation, in conformity with the requirements of the department of the army or air force and the national guard bureau, but the off…

(A) Any commissioned or warrant officer who has served as a member of the Ohio national guard for a period of twenty years, eight of which have been as a commissioned or warrant officer, may at the officer's request, and shall upon termination of the officer's federal recognition…

(A) At any time the moral character, capacity, and general fitness for service of any Ohio national guard officer may be determined by a board of officers, which shall be convened and proceed according to publications of the department of the army or air force and the national gu…

Commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel of the Ohio national guard may be transferred to the inactive national guard under regulations that the national guard bureau prescribes.

(A) Commissioned and warrant officers in the Ohio national guard shall be discharged by the adjutant general upon either of the following:(1) The officer's resignation;(2) Approval of a board's recommendation for withdrawal of federal recognition by the chief of the national guar…

(A) An enlisted person discharged from service in the Ohio national guard shall receive a discharge, in writing, in the form and with the characterization prescribed by the army or air force. In time of peace, discharges may be given before the expiration of terms of enlistment, …

(A) There is hereby created the commemorative Ohio national guard service medal. The adjutant general shall design the medal and administer the program for its distribution. Former members of the Ohio national guard who have been honorably or medically discharged or released from…

There is hereby created in the state treasury the national guard service medal fund. The fund shall consist of all amounts received from the purchase of Ohio national guard service medals for eligible national guard service members as authorized by the general assembly. The money…

No enlisted person may be discharged from the Ohio national guard except as provided by publications of the department of the army or air force and the national guard bureau.

The commander in chief may, upon the declaration of war, or upon the breaking out of insurrection, or upon the imminence of either, increase the Ohio national guard and the Ohio military reserve by the creation of such additional units as he deems necessary; and he may proceed in…

In any case covered by section 5919.23 of the Revised Code, any person who shall in any way hinder, delay or resist the orders of the commander in chief with respect thereto, or who shall give any aid or comfort to the public enemy, or either injure or destroy or attempt to injur…

The Ohio national guard, as far as practicable, shall be uniformed, armed, and equipped with the same type of uniforms, arms, and equipment as is provided for the United States air force or army.

The adjutant general shall provide the reports to be made by the officers of the Ohio national guard, which requirements shall, as far as practicable, be in similar form to the reports required under the regulations of the government for the armed forces of the United States.

The adjutant general shall provide the form and fix the amount of the bonds required of officers of the Ohio national guard, and pass upon the sufficiency of the sureties. If a surety bond is given, the premium therefor shall be paid out of the Ohio national guard maintenance fun…

The system of tactics, field exercises, and training and evaluation for the United States army or air force shall be the system of tactics, field exercises, and training and evaluation for the Ohio national guard.

(A) The governor as commander in chief may order individuals and units of the Ohio national guard to perform any training or duty authorized under the "Act of August 10, 1956," 70A Stat. 596, 32 U.S.C.A. 101 to 716, and under regulations prescribed by the president of the United …

(A) Inspection of units of the Ohio national guard shall be conducted under regulations prescribed by the secretary of the army or secretary of the air force and the chief of the national guard bureau.(B) The adjutant general or an officer acting under the adjutant general's auth…

(A) If an active duty member of the Ohio national guard chooses to purchase life insurance pursuant to the "Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Act," 79 Stat. 880 et seq. (1965), 38 U.S.C. 1965 et seq. and if the adjutant general determines that the member is ineligible for reim…

For satisfactorily performing inactive duty for training, annual training, and active duty for special work, officers and enlisted personnel of the Ohio national guard shall receive pay and allowances from the United States authorized and allowed by the department of defense pay …

(A) The adjutant general shall pay a death benefit of one hundred thousand dollars from the appropriations made for the purpose to the beneficiary or beneficiaries of any active duty member of the Ohio national guard who dies while performing active duty, if the beneficiary or be…

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Academic term" means any one of the following: (a) Fall term, which consists of fall semester or fall quarter, as appropriate; (b) Winter term, which consists of winter semester, winter quarter, or spring semester, as appropriate; (c) Spring term…

There is hereby created in the state treasury the national guard scholarship reserve fund. As soon as possible following the end of each fiscal year, the chancellor of higher education shall certify to the director of budget and management the unencumbered balance of the general …

The national guard scholarship donation fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of gifts, bequests, grants, and contributions made to the fund under division (L) of section 5919.34 of the Revised Code. Investment earnings of the fund shall be deposited into …

(A) The stockage, accountability, issuance, and dispensing of any drug, as defined in section 4729.02 of the Revised Code, that is issued to any unit or member of the Ohio national guard is governed exclusively by regulations or other directives prescribed by the United States ar…

There is hereby created in the state treasury the Ohio national guard facility maintenance fund. The fund shall consist of all amounts received from revenue from leases of sites, including towers and wells, and other revenue received from reimbursements for services related to Oh…