No general officer of the line and no air guard general officer, unless the officer be the adjutant general, deputy adjutant general, or an assistant adjutant general army and an assistant adjutant general air, shall serve more than three (3) years as a federally recognized general officer. Should a general officer of the line or an air guard general officer of the line hold the rank of major general or occupy a vacancy designated to be held by a major general, such general officer shall, at the discretion of the adjutant general, be allowed to serve for two (2) additional years from the date such general officer is federally recognized as a major general.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense
§ 58-1-201. Organization of State Headquarters — Army Division — Air Division
§ 58-1-202. Organization and Training — Laws and Regulations of United States
§ 58-1-203. Army National Guard
§ 58-1-204. Air National Guard
§ 58-1-206. Maintenance of National Guard Units
§ 58-1-207. Inactive National Guard
§ 58-1-208. Funds — Accounting Requirements — Post Exchanges and Canteens — Regulations Governing
§ 58-1-209. Appointment and Promotion of Commissioned Officers
§ 58-1-211. Commissioned Officers — Oath
§ 58-1-212. Precedence and Date of Rank
§ 58-1-213. Assignments and Promotions
§ 58-1-214. Officer's Uniforms
§ 58-1-218. Officers — Termination of Appointments
§ 58-1-219. Officers — Retired List
§ 58-1-220. General Officers — Tenure
§ 58-1-222. Contract and Oath of Enlistment
§ 58-1-223. Promotions and Reductions
§ 58-1-225. Absence Without Leave
§ 58-1-226. Exemption From Civil Process and Arrest
§ 58-1-230. Awards in Case of Death or Injury
§ 58-1-233. Membership in National Guard Associations