Title 30, Title 30 Affairs and Defense

All commissioned officers of the staff corps and departments, hereafter appointed, shall have had previous military experience, except chaplains, officers of the judge advocate general’s corps, and medical corps officers. They shall hold their positions until they shall have reac…

In the national guard, all commissioned officers of the medical corps must be physicians or surgeons licensed to practice in any state or the District of Columbia in the United States of America; all commissioned officers of the judge advocate general’s department must comply wit…

The governor will be the judge as to the character and professional qualifications of an applicant for appointment as warrant officer. The standards of physical examination will be the same as for officers.

Resignations of commissioned offices or warrant officers of the national guard shall be in writing and directed to the adjutant general and transmitted through and by all intermediate commanders, who shall indorse the resignations with their approval or disapproval, and shall not…

Every commissioned officer and every warrant officer of the national guard shall provide himself or herself with the arms, uniforms, and equipment prescribed and approved by the governor.

Every commissioned officer and every warrant officer of the national guard, upon original appointment and upon receipt of federal recognition, may be allowed and paid the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) upon the actual procurement by him or her of the prescribed arms, unifor…

Each member of the staff of the commander-in-chief provided for in § 30-2-2 shall be allowed and paid the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) upon the actual procurement by him or her of the arms, uniform, and equipment prescribed and every staff member who shall, in a twelve-month…

The governor shall have power in case of war, insurrection, invasion, riot, public catastrophe or calamity, or imminent danger thereof, to increase the national guard beyond the maximum now established by law and to organize it with the proper officers, as the exigencies of the s…

The date of the appointment of a commissioned officer of the national guard shall be expressed in his or her commission and shall be considered as the date thereof. Commissioned officers shall rank according to the date of their commissions. Between officers of the same grade and…

The capacity and general fitness for service of any commissioned officer or warrant officer of the national guard, may be investigated by an efficiency board. The board shall be appointed by the governor and shall consist of three (3) commissioned officers of the national guard s…

The physical fitness for service of commissioned officers or warrant officers of the national guard shall be determined by a board of five (5) medical persons, who shall be appointed by the governor for that purpose. Two (2) of the medical persons shall be selected by the governo…

No commissioned officer of the national guard shall be dismissed from the service, except by reason of a sentence of dismissal of a general court-martial, which sentence is approved by the governor. No warrant officer of the national guard shall be dismissed from the service exce…

A commissioned officer or warrant officer of the national guard may be discharged and his or her commission or warrant terminated, by reason of death; by acceptance by proper authority of resignation; on account of inefficiency; on account of physical disability; absence without …

The governor may revoke and cancel the commission of any commissioned officer or the warrant of any warrant officers in his or her discretion. The revocation and cancellation shall not be effectual if, within ten (10) days after receiving notice thereof, the officer shall demand …

The adjutant general shall maintain a list to be known as the unassigned list. A commissioned officer or warrant officer of the national guard may be transferred to the unassigned list: (1) Pending the acceptance of his or her resignation; (2) If the officer shall have been absen…

Hereafter the qualifications for enlistment and reenlistment in the national guard; period or periods of enlistment; form of enlistment contract to be signed; and oath of enlistment to be subscribed to; shall be as provided by the laws of the United States and the regulations per…

(a) Enlisted persons in the national guard may be transferred to or from units, organizations, departments, corps, and detachments, or otherwise, as provided under the laws and regulations of the United States pertaining to the national guard. (b) In each case of transfer, the of…

The separation from the service of an enlisted person of the national guard is effected by death or by discharge by proper authority.

During the absence of organizations of the national guard in the service of the United States, their designation shall not be given to, or used by, any other organization.

Causes for the discharge of enlisted persons of the national guard are as enumerated under the laws of the United States, and the regulations pertaining to the national guard, and for such other reason as the governor deems adequate, satisfactory, and for the best interests of th…

No enlisted person of the national guard shall be dishonorably discharged from the service except by reason of a sentence of a general court-martial or a special court-martial, which sentence is approved by the governor.

An enlisted person discharged from service in the national guard shall receive a discharge, in writing, in such form and with such classification as is, or shall be, prescribed by the laws of the United States. In time of peace, discharges may be given prior to the expiration of …

The appointment of noncommissioned officers, privates first class, and specialists, in the national guard, and their reductions, shall be made as provided by the laws of the United States and the regulations pertaining to the national guard and of this state.

In time of war or other emergency or imminent danger thereof, the governor may detail retired enlisted persons to active duty and, on conclusion of the emergency, return them to the retired list.

Any federally recognized commissioned officer of the national guard of Rhode Island may administer the oath of enlistment to enlisted persons of the national guard, either within or without the state. A person making oath to any willfully false statement contained in the enlistme…

When an enlisted person of the national guard attains age sixty (60), he or she shall be retired from active service or discharged.

Any enlisted person who shall have served in the national guard for fifteen (15) years may, upon his or her own application to the commander-in-chief, be placed upon the retired list of enlisted persons and withdrawn from active service; provided, however, that if an enlisted per…

(a) Every commissioned officer or warrant officer of the National Guard shall, upon reaching the age of retirement as provided by the laws of the United States, be placed on the retired list with the rank held by the person at the time of retirement. (b) Any commissioned officer …

Any commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person, of the national guard, physically disabled in the line of duty, may upon his or her own application to the commander-in-chief, be placed upon the retired list and withdrawn from active service with the highest rank to…

Whenever any organization of the national guard is disbanded, the personnel thereof shall be disposed of in accordance with regulations.

Any person who is an active member of the Rhode Island national guard and who is enrolled in, or otherwise eligible to attend, any college or university in Rhode Island and who is not eligible to receive Veterans Administration educational benefits, shall be entitled to an educat…

Educational benefits supported by state funds shall be limited in the aggregate to the amount hereafter appropriated, or as much thereof as the general assembly may annually appropriate, and distribution of funds in support of educational benefits for national guard members shall…

In the event of a resumption of a national system of selective service, the provisions of §§ 30-3-40 and 30-3-40.1 shall be terminated within a period of twelve (12) months of the effective date of this selective service and no further state funds shall be appropriated for educat…

(a) Any person who is an active member in good standing of the Rhode Island national guard, and who is eligible to attend at any state college or university in Rhode Island, will be eligible for a tuition assistance educational benefit amounting to five (5) courses per semester a…

Any member of the national guard who has been mobilized in excess of thirty (30) days and who elects coverage under a term life insurance policy issued by the federal government, shall be reimbursed from the general fund for the cost of premiums incurred by the member for said po…

If an active member of the Rhode Island national guard is killed or dies while in the performance of his or her duty as a member, there shall be paid out of the general fund of the state of Rhode Island the charges for the tuition of children of the deceased member and/or the spo…

(a) There is hereby created the Rhode Island military family relief fund. The purpose of this fund shall be to aid family members of the Rhode Island National Guard and military force reservists and members of the active duty military with either a home of record or military serv…

The commissioned or enlisted strength of any organization of the national guard shall not, without the consent of the President, be reduced below the minimum that shall be prescribed therefor by the President.

Each unit of the Rhode Island national guard will be allowed the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per enlisted person per year to enable purchase of various supplies for use of each unit; provided, however, that no part of this fund shall be used to pay dues or assessments in any club o…

A sum to provide for § 30-3-6 is hereby annually appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the purpose of § 30-3-6; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for th…

The inactive national guard shall consist of such headquarters, units, officers, and enlisted persons as are authorized and prescribed, administered, and governed pursuant to the laws of the United States and the regulations issued thereunder.

Commissioned officers and warrant officers of the national guard hereafter appointed shall be citizens of the United States, between the ages of eighteen (18) and sixty (60) years, who shall have successfully passed such tests as to their moral, physical, and professional fitness…