127A-42. Distinguished Service Medal by Governor of North Carolina.
There is hereby created the North Carolina Distinguished Service Medal which shall be of appropriate design, and a ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in lieu thereof. This medal and appurtenances thereto shall be of a design approved by the Governor. Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Public Safety and a board consisting of the Adjutant General and all other general officers and officers assigned to authorized general-officer-grade vacancies of the North Carolina National Guard, the Governor is authorized to present the medal to any member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States discharged under honorable conditions, who has distinguished himself or herself by exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the North Carolina National Guard. The Governor, on the Governor's own authority, may award the medal to the Secretary of Public Safety, the Adjutant General, or any other active or inactive general officer or flag officer of the Armed Forces of the United States who has distinguished himself or herself by especially meritorious conduct in the performance of his or her duties. (1955, c. 255, s. 2; 1963, c. 1016, s. 2; 1973, c. 1124; 1975, c. 604, s. 2; 1977, c. 230, s. 1; 2009-281, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2011-195, s. 1(a).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
§ 127A-30 - Organization of National Guard units.
§ 127A-31 - Location of units.
§ 127A-32 - Officers appointed and commissioned; oath of office.
§ 127A-33 - Promotion of officers by seniority and in accordance with regulations.
§ 127A-34 - Relative rank among officers of same grade.
§ 127A-35 - Elimination and disposition of officers; efficiency board; transfer to inactive status.
§ 127A-36 - Retirement of officers.
§ 127A-37 - Enlistments in National Guard; oath of enlistment.
§ 127A-38 - Discharge of enlisted personnel.
§ 127A-39 - Membership continued in the National Guard.
§ 127A-40 - Pensions for the members of the North Carolina National Guard.
§ 127A-40.1 - North Carolina National Guard Pension Fund.
§ 127A-41 - Uniforms, arms and equipment.
§ 127A-41.1 - Recodified as G.S127B-31 by Session Laws 2019-161, s1(b), effective October 1, 2019.
§ 127A-41.2 - Operation of post exchanges.
§ 127A-42 - Distinguished Service Medal by Governor of North Carolina.
§ 127A-43 - North Carolina National Guard Meritorious Service Medal.
§ 127A-44 - North Carolina National Guard Commendation Medal.
§ 127A-44.1 - North Carolina National Guard Achievement Medal.
§ 127A-45 - North Carolina National Guard State Active Duty Award.
§ 127A-45.1 - North Carolina National Guard Governor's Unit Citation.
§ 127A-45.2 - North Carolina National Guard Meritorious Unit Citation.
§ 127A-45.2A - North Carolina National Guard Outstanding Unit Award.
§ 127A-45.3 - North Carolina National Guard Distinguished Civilian Service Medal.
§ 127A-45.4 - North Carolina National Guard Outstanding Civilian Service Medal.
§ 127A-45.5 - North Carolina National Guard Meritorious Civilian Service Award.
§ 127A-46 - Authority to wear medals, ribbons and other awards.
§ 127A-47 - Courts-martial for National Guard.
§ 127A-48 - General courts-martial.
§ 127A-49 - Special courts-martial; appointments, power and authority.
§ 127A-50 - Summary courts-martial.
§ 127A-50.1 - Military judges.
§ 127A-51 - Nonjudicial punishment.
§ 127A-52 - Jurisdiction of courts-martial.
§ 127A-53 - Manual for Courts-Martial.
§ 127A-54 - Pretrial confinement; sentences; where executed[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 127A-55 - Forms for courts-martial procedure.
§ 127A-56 - Powers of courts-martial.
§ 127A-57 - Execution of processes and sentences.
§ 127A-59 - (See note for contingency) Sentences.
§ 127A-60 - Approval of sentence.
§ 127A-61 - Disposition of fines.
§ 127A-62 - Appeals; discretionary review.
§ 127A-64 - Availability of resources for National Guard Family Assistance Centers; report.