Section 502.1 Of Chapter 1. California Cadet Corps From California Military And Veterans Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.
502.1
. The Adjutant General shall determine by the adoption of
rules and regulations the grade and rank to be held by individuals
appointed in the California Cadet Corps by reason of their military
experience or professional knowledge, or both. These individuals
shall be appointed pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted by
the Adjutant General.
A person who has previously been an officer, warrant officer, or
noncommissioned officer of, and discharged under honorable conditions
from, the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United
States Air Force, the United States Marine Corps, the United States
Coast Guard, or any reserve component of such federal forces, the
California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, or the active
militia may be appointed in the California Cadet Corps in the same
rank last held in such federal or state military forces. Each
officer, warrant officer, or noncommissioned officer shall hold
office pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant
General. Upon recommendation of the Adjutant General, the Governor
may commission one executive officer of the California Cadet Corps as
colonel, one assistant executive officer of the California Cadet
Corps as lieutenant colonel, and the necessary number of regional
advisors in the same grade and rank last held in federal or state
military forces, not to exceed lieutenant colonel, pursuant to rules
and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General. Upon the
recommendation of the Adjutant General, the Governor may appoint
Special Project Officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned
officers to the same grade and rank last held in federal or state
military forces for service in the California Cadet Corps by virtue
of their professional knowledge and experience. Pay and expenses
shall be taken from the funds appropriated for the maintenance and
support of the California Cadet Corps.