26-114. General staff; appointment; meetings;
expenses


A. There shall be a general staff which shall be an advisory board to the governor
in all military affairs of the state. The general staff shall consist of the adjutant
general and four officers of the national guard above the grade of captain, who shall be
appointed by the governor. The officers appointed shall be selected on the basis of
special knowledge possessed by them of their arm of the service. Detail for general
staff duty shall not create a vacancy in the organization from which the detail is made.


B. The general staff shall meet in the office of the adjutant general semiannually
in January and July and at other times the governor directs. The senior officer present
shall preside. All records for the transaction of military business which requires
attention of the general staff shall be kept in the office of the adjutant general.


C. Expenditures necessary for meetings of the general staff shall be paid from
funds appropriated to the national guard.