15.31 Department of military affairs; creation. There is created a department of military affairs under the direction and supervision of the adjutant general who shall be appointed by the governor for a 5-year term. The adjutant general may be reappointed to successive terms. Notwithstanding s. 17.28, if a vacancy occurs in the office of the adjutant general, the governor shall appoint a successor for a 5-year term. A person must meet all of the following requirements to be appointed as the adjutant general:
(1) Hold the federally recognized minimum rank of full colonel.
(2) Except for those qualified under sub. (4), be a current participating member of one of the following components:
(a) The Wisconsin army national guard.
(b) The army national guard of the United States.
(c) The U.S. army reserve.
(d) The Wisconsin air national guard.
(e) The air national guard of the United States.
(f) The U.S. air force reserve.
(3) Be fully qualified to receive federal recognition at the minimum rank of brigadier general and have successfully completed a war college course or the military equivalent acceptable to the appropriate service.
(4) If the applicant is already a federally recognized general officer, meet all of the following conditions:
(a) Be retired from active drilling status within the proceeding 2 years.
(b) The basis of the applicant's retired status was service with one of the service components noted in sub. (2).
(c) Be 62 years of age or less.
(d) Continue to be eligible for federal recognition as a major general.
History: 1981 c. 35; 1983 a. 391; 1987 a. 63; 1989 a. 19; 2003 a. 25, 321.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 15 - Structure of the executive branch.
15.001 - Declaration of policy.
15.02 - Offices, departments and independent agencies.
15.03 - Attachment for limited purposes.
15.04 - Heads of departments and independent agencies; powers and duties.
15.06 - Commissions and commissioners.
15.08 - Examining boards and councils.
15.085 - Affiliated credentialing boards.
15.10 - Department of administration; creation.
15.103 - Same; specified divisions.
15.105 - Same; attached boards, commissions, bureaus, and offices.
15.13 - Department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection; creation.
15.135 - Same; attached boards and commissions.
15.14 - Department of corrections; creation.
15.145 - Same; attached boards, commissions, and councils.
15.16 - Department of employee trust funds; creation.
15.165 - Same; attached boards.
15.18 - Department of financial institutions.
15.183 - Same; specified divisions.
15.185 - Same; attached boards, offices, and councils.
15.19 - Department of health services; creation.
15.193 - Same; specified divisions.
15.195 - Same; attached boards and commissions.
15.20 - Department of children and families; creation.
15.205 - Same; attached boards.
15.22 - Department of workforce development; creation.
15.223 - Same; specified divisions.
15.225 - Same; attached boards and commission.
15.25 - Department of justice; creation.
15.253 - Same; specified divisions.
15.255 - Same; attached boards.
15.31 - Department of military affairs; creation.
15.313 - Same; specified division.
15.34 - Department of natural resources; creation.
15.343 - Same; specified divisions.
15.345 - Same; attached boards and commissions.
15.348 - Conservation congress.
15.37 - Department of public instruction; creation.
15.373 - Same; specified divisions.
15.375 - Same; attached boards.
15.40 - Department of safety and professional services; creation.
15.405 - Same; attached boards and examining boards.
15.406 - Same; attached affiliated credentialing boards.
15.43 - Department of revenue; creation.
15.433 - Same; specified divisions.
15.435 - Same; attached boards.
15.44 - Department of tourism.
15.445 - Same; attached boards.
15.46 - Department of transportation; creation.
15.465 - Same; attached board.
15.49 - Department of veterans affairs; creation.
15.495 - Same; attached commission.
15.57 - Educational communications board; creation.
15.61 - Elections commission; creation.
15.62 - Ethics commission; creation.
15.67 - Higher educational aids board; creation.
15.675 - Same; attached board.
15.705 - Same; attached boards.
15.73 - Office of commissioner of insurance; creation.
15.76 - Investment board; creation.
15.78 - Public defender board.
15.79 - Public service commission; creation.
15.795 - Same; attached office.
15.91 - Board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System; creation.
15.915 - Same; attached boards and commissions.