§121-12  Staff for military components,organization.  (a)  The headquarters staff of the national guard shall becomposed of the army national guard component, which shall include a selectiveservice section, and the air national guard component.  The headquarters shallbe staffed by such officers, warrant officers and enlisted personnel, in thegrades and branches of service as may be authorized by the secretaries of thearmy and the air force.  The army division and the air division shall each beheaded by an assistant adjutant general, who shall, while holding the office,have a grade no higher than brigadier general.  The assistant adjutantsgeneral, when in the full-time employment of the department of defense, mayreceive the pay and allowance of their grade as fixed by the tables of theregular army or air force of the United States.

(b)  The army national guard shall be organizedand equipped as prescribed from time to time by the secretary of the army. Subject to the foregoing, it shall consist of not less than one brigade, or theequivalent thereof, to be organized by the order of the governor and be locatedthroughout the State in accordance with military needs.

(c)  The air national guard shall be organizedand equipped as prescribed from time to time by the secretary of the air force.

(d)  The inactive national guard consists ofofficers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel transferred to it from thenational guard in accordance with regulations promulgated by the secretaries ofthe army and the air force as appropriate.  Members shall be assignedappropriately within the state headquarters for administration only, andattached to an active unit or organization for potential assignment and servicewith the unit or organization. [L 1967, c 196, pt of §1; HRS §121-12; am L1969, c 15, §1(b)]