(a) The officer ordering any military duty shall have the power to excuse any officer or enlisted person for absence therefrom upon good and sufficient grounds.
(b) The Governor, or commanding general of the National Guard with the approval of the Governor, may relieve any organization of the militia on active duty from the further performance of such duty and may order any other organization to perform such duty.
(c) However, the provisions of this section shall not curtail the rights of commanding officers to grant leaves of absence and furloughs as provided by rules unless they are specifically modified by orders from superior authority.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subchapter 1 - State Militia Generally
§ 12-61-101. Division and composition
§ 12-61-102. Commander-in-Chief
§ 12-61-103. Governor's powers and duties generally
§ 12-61-104. Custom and usage of the United States Armed Forces
§ 12-61-105. Adjutant General — Qualifications — Salary
§ 12-61-106. Adjutant General — Powers and duties
§ 12-61-107. Employment of personnel
§ 12-61-108. Deputy adjutants general
§ 12-61-109. Adjutant General — Delegation of authority
§ 12-61-110. Property and finance officer
§ 12-61-111. Ordering militia into service
§ 12-61-112. Powers, duties, and immunities of militia
§ 12-61-113. Scope of duties — Service outside the state
§ 12-61-115. Proclamation of emergency
§ 12-61-117. Draft of the unorganized militia — Failure to appear — Penalty
§ 12-61-118. Resumption of National Guard service
§ 12-61-119. Credit for active federal service
§ 12-61-120. Credit for war service
§ 12-61-121. Awards, medals, etc
§ 12-61-122. National Guard associations
§ 12-61-123. Bureau of War Records
§ 12-61-124. National Guard Youth Challenge Program
§ 12-61-125. National Guard Youth Challenge Program — Stipend
§ 12-61-126. National Guard Youth Challenge Program — Transportation