It is hereby provided that staff officers, including officers of the pay, inspection, subsistence, and medical departments, appointed in the National Guard of the District of Columbia, shall have had previous military experience and shall hold their positions until they shall have reached the age of 64 years, unless retired prior to that time by reason of resignation, disability, or for cause to be determined by a court-martial legally convened for that purpose, and that vacancies among said officers shall be filled by appointment from the officers of the National Guard of the District of Columbia.
(July 11, 1919, 41 Stat. 127, ch. 8.)
1981 Ed., § 39-303.
1973 Ed., § 39-203.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 3 - Commissioned Officers
§ 49–302. Staff officers; noncommissioned staff
§ 49–303. Qualifications of staff officers; tenure; vacancies
§ 49–306. Officers of staff departments
§ 49–307. Filling vacancies above the grade of 2nd lieutenant
§ 49–308. Appointments to grade of 2nd lieutenant
§ 49–309. Examinations for promotion; failure to appear; retirement for disability
§ 49–310. Examinations for 2nd lieutenants
§ 49–311. Special examination of officer’s capability