Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5919 · 36 active provisions
(A) The Ohio national guard consists of those organizations and units that are, under the laws of the United States and the regulations promulgated under them, prescribed as the portion of the army or air national guard of the United States located and organized within this state according to the locations, branches, o…
(A) All commissioned and warrant officers of the Ohio national guard shall be appointed by the governor as commander in chief and shall be commissioned or warranted according to grade under the regulations of the department of the army or air force and the national guard bureau.(B) No officer shall be commissioned or w…
(A) The adjutant general may issue regulations and other publications governing the appointment of officers in the Ohio national guard and all other matters as necessary to conform to the requirements made or authorized by congress for participation in federal appropriations for the national guard.(B) In issuing regula…
Commissioned officers of the Ohio national guard shall take and subscribe to the following oath of office:"I,___________, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Ohio, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true fai…
Persons shall be commissioned as officers of the Ohio national guard as provided under army, air force, and national guard regulations.
When authorized by the federal government, warrant officers may be appointed by the governor under such regulations as are prescribed by the federal government.
Any person, commissioned or warranted as an officer in the Ohio national guard, shall hold the commission or warrant during the period of the person's federal recognition. The termination or withdrawal by the department of the army or air force of the federal recognition of any commissioned or warrant officer in the ar…
All noncommissioned officers of the Ohio national guard shall be appointed as prescribed by appropriate armed forces regulations.
Enlistments in the Ohio national guard shall be for the period prescribed by act of congress and publications of the department of the army or air force and national guard bureau.
All persons enlisting in the Ohio national guard shall sign an enlistment contract and subscribe to the following oath of enlistment.""I do hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted this ______ day of ______, ___, as a soldier in the national guard of the United States and of the state of Ohio, for the period of…
All commissioned officers and warrant officers of the Ohio national guard and the armed forces of the United States may administer oaths and affirmations in the appointment or enlistment of officers and soldiers of the Ohio national guard.
A commissioned or warrant officer of the Ohio national guard may be honorably discharged by the governor as commander in chief upon the officer's resignation, in conformity with the requirements of the department of the army or air force and the national guard bureau, but the officer shall not be discharged until the o…
(A) Any commissioned or warrant officer who has served as a member of the Ohio national guard for a period of twenty years, eight of which have been as a commissioned or warrant officer, may at the officer's request, and shall upon termination of the officer's federal recognition, be placed upon the retired list, which…
(A) At any time the moral character, capacity, and general fitness for service of any Ohio national guard officer may be determined by a board of officers, which shall be convened and proceed according to publications of the department of the army or air force and the national guard bureau.(B) A board of officers conve…
Commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel of the Ohio national guard may be transferred to the inactive national guard under regulations that the national guard bureau prescribes.
(A) Commissioned and warrant officers in the Ohio national guard shall be discharged by the adjutant general upon either of the following:(1) The officer's resignation;(2) Approval of a board's recommendation for withdrawal of federal recognition by the chief of the national guard bureau.(B) An officer also may be disc…
(A) An enlisted person discharged from service in the Ohio national guard shall receive a discharge, in writing, in the form and with the characterization prescribed by the army or air force. In time of peace, discharges may be given before the expiration of terms of enlistment, under prescribed regulations, subject to…
(A) There is hereby created the commemorative Ohio national guard service medal. The adjutant general shall design the medal and administer the program for its distribution. Former members of the Ohio national guard who have been honorably or medically discharged or released from service in the Ohio national guard are…
There is hereby created in the state treasury the national guard service medal fund. The fund shall consist of all amounts received from the purchase of Ohio national guard service medals for eligible national guard service members as authorized by the general assembly. The moneys in the fund shall be used to purchase…
No enlisted person may be discharged from the Ohio national guard except as provided by publications of the department of the army or air force and the national guard bureau.
The commander in chief may, upon the declaration of war, or upon the breaking out of insurrection, or upon the imminence of either, increase the Ohio national guard and the Ohio military reserve by the creation of such additional units as he deems necessary; and he may proceed in such manner as rules prescribe for the…
In any case covered by section 5919.23 of the Revised Code, any person who shall in any way hinder, delay or resist the orders of the commander in chief with respect thereto, or who shall give any aid or comfort to the public enemy, or either injure or destroy or attempt to injure or destroy any of the military propert…
The Ohio national guard, as far as practicable, shall be uniformed, armed, and equipped with the same type of uniforms, arms, and equipment as is provided for the United States air force or army.
The adjutant general shall provide the reports to be made by the officers of the Ohio national guard, which requirements shall, as far as practicable, be in similar form to the reports required under the regulations of the government for the armed forces of the United States.
The adjutant general shall provide the form and fix the amount of the bonds required of officers of the Ohio national guard, and pass upon the sufficiency of the sureties. If a surety bond is given, the premium therefor shall be paid out of the Ohio national guard maintenance fund. The adjutant general may require a ne…