Sec. 5. (a) A person may not be commissioned as an officer of the Indiana national guard unless the person:
(1) is temperate and of good moral character; and
(2) has successfully passed tests as to physical, mental, and professional fitness as may be prescribed by the laws and regulations applicable to the federally recognized national guard.
(b) In the selection and appointment of commissioned officers, preference shall be given to:
(1) a person with prior active military service;
(2) an enlisted person;
(3) a member of the air national guard; and
(4) a graduate of a school teaching military science.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-2-3-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 16. Indiana Military Code
Chapter 6. Organization and Personnel
10-16-6-4. National Guard; Officers; Eligibility
10-16-6-5. Officers Eligibility; Preference in Appointment
10-16-6-6. Officers Discharge; Inactive National Guard
10-16-6-8. Period of Enlistment; Oath
10-16-6-9. Discharge From Service
10-16-6-10. Uniform Code of Military Justice; Customs and Usage of Armed Forces of the United States
10-16-6-11. Inactive National Guard
10-16-6-13. Rights Under State and Federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Acts