Subdivision 1. Personnel eligible for brevet promotion. (a) Officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons of the National Guard who have, after ten years active service, resigned or retired for physical disability or otherwise, may in the discretion of the commander-in-chief, on the recommendation of the adjutant general, be commissioned by brevet, in the next higher grade than that held by them at the time of their resignation or retirement.
(b) Officers, warrant officers, or enlisted persons of the National Guard who die while in state or federal active service, as defined in section 190.05, or former officers, warrant officers, or enlisted persons of the National Guard who die as a result of injuries or other conditions incurred or aggravated while in such service may, in the discretion of the commander-in-chief, on the recommendation of the adjutant general, be commissioned by brevet, in the next higher grade than that held by them at the time of their death.
(c) If a service member is wounded or killed after a battlefield commission has been approved and was pending, or if a service member was enrolled in an officer commissioning program at the time of injury or death, the person may be breveted at the rank of second lieutenant or ensign, as appropriate, following separation or discharge from military service.
Subd. 2. Effect of brevet rank. Brevet rank shall be considered strictly honorary and shall confer no privilege of precedence or command, nor pay any emoluments. Brevet officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons may wear the uniform of their brevet grade on occasions of ceremony.
(2418) 1921 c 506 s 24; 1939 c 175 s 7; 1963 c 658 s 8; 1997 c 24 s 8; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 7
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 190 - 195 — Military Affairs
Section 192.01 — Minnesota National Guard.
Section 192.02 — Inactive National Guard.
Section 192.03 — Organization.
Section 192.04 — Location Of Units.
Section 192.056 — Protection Of Reservist-owned Business During Active Service.
Section 192.06 — Officers And Enlisted Persons Of State Staff And Detachment; Number And Grades.
Section 192.08 — Qualifications Of Officers.
Section 192.105 — Officers; Selection, Assignment, Promotion.
Section 192.11 — Officers Have Powers And Duties Of United States Officers.
Section 192.13 — Supplies, How Issued; Bond.
Section 192.14 — Officers May Resign.
Section 192.17 — Officers May Be Placed In Inactive National Guard.
Section 192.19 — Retired Members May Be Ordered To Active Duty.
Section 192.205 — Enlistments.
Section 192.22 — Dishonorable Discharges.
Section 192.23 — Service Medals.
Section 192.25 — Exemption From Process.
Section 192.261 — Leave Of Absence.
Section 192.262 — Officers And Employees To Preserve Pension And Retirement Rights.
Section 192.263 — Vacancies To Be Filled Temporarily.
Section 192.264 — Supplementary.
Section 192.27 — Not Liable For Acts Performed Under Orders.
Section 192.28 — Firing Blank Cartridges On Mob Or Unlawful Assemblage.
Section 192.29 — Governor To Appoint Counsel.
Section 192.30 — Security For Costs.
Section 192.31 — Military Forces Not Restricted By Traffic Regulations.
Section 192.32 — Discrimination In Public Accommodations Or Public Services.
Section 192.325 — Discrimination Against Family Of Service Member; Unpaid Leave Required.
Section 192.33 — Action For Damages.
Section 192.34 — Discrimination With Respect To Employment.
Section 192.341 — State Enhanced Employer Support Of Guard And Reserve (esgr) Program.
Section 192.35 — Interference With Performance Of Military Duties.
Section 192.351 — Interference With Performance Of Military Duties While In Active Service.
Section 192.37 — Wrongful Disposition Of Property.
Section 192.38 — Illness, Injury, Or Death Of Member Of Military Forces; Compensation.
Section 192.381 — Adjutant General To Furnish An American Flag.
Section 192.382 — Honor Guards.
Section 192.40 — Governor To Appoint United States Property And Fiscal Officer.
Section 192.41 — State Quartermaster And Property Officer.
Section 192.43 — Distribution Of Equipment.
Section 192.49 — Pay And Allowances Of Officers And Organizations.
Section 192.501 — Financial Incentives For National Guard Members.
Section 192.502 — Protections.
Section 192.503 — Amateur Athletics.
Section 192.515 — National Guard Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality.
Section 192.52 — Expenses Of Military Forces Ordered To Active Duty.
Section 192.525 — Postdeployment Health Assessments.
Section 192.54 — Transportation Hire And Expense.
Section 192.55 — Payments To Be Made Through Adjutant General.
Section 192.551 — Army Regulations To Apply.
Section 192.552 — State-sponsored Life Insurance Program.
Section 192.61 — Forms, Practice, Procedure.
Section 192.67 — Offenders; Transfer To Civil Authorities; Service Member Data.
Section 192.68 — Courts, Compensation; Disposition Of Fines.
Section 192.82 — Offenders May Be Committed To Jail.
Section 192.85 — Civil Officers Shall Be Guilty Of Misdemeanors For Refusal To Act.
Section 192.88 — National Guard Mutual Assistance Counterdrug Activities Compact.
Section 192.89 — Interstate Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
Section 192.90 — Interstate Assistance By Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps.
Section 192.91 — Interstate Assistance By Local Governments.