THE NATIONAL GUARD

MCL ch. 32, subtit. Act 150 of 1967, ch. 3

in effect

MCL 32.601 National guard; composition.

32.601. National guard; composition. Sec. 201. The national guard consists of the organizations and units which are, under the laws and regulations of the United States, prescribed as the portion of the national guard of the United States apportioned and assigned to this state in accordance with a troop basis approved by the governor, and such other officers, warrant officers and enlisted personnel as may be required. 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967

MCL 32.605 Commanding officers; duties and responsibilities.

32.605. Commanding officers; duties and responsibilities. Sec. 205. The commanding officer of each organization of the national guard is responsible for training, combat readiness and efficiency of the organization he commands. 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967

MCL 32.613 Officers; appointment, qualifications; merger of national guard and reserve component.

32.613. Officers; appointment, qualifications; merger of national guard and reserve component. Sec. 213. The governor shall appoint general officers of the national guard from qualified federally recognized officers of the national guard, who have served at least 5 years as commissioned officers in the national guard, and shall be qualified for federal recognition as general officers. In the event of a merger of the national guard and another reserve component, the commissioned service in the reserve component shall be considered comparable to national guard federally recognized commissioned service in meeting the requirements of this section. 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967

MCL 32.617 Officers; oath required, time.

32.617. Officers; oath required, time. Sec. 217. An officer of the national guard shall take and subscribe to the following oath of office: "I ..................... do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Michigan, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will obey the orders of the president of the United States and of the governor of the state of Michigan; that I make this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of ....................... in the national guard of the United States and of the state of Michigan, upon which I am about to enter." The officer shall take this oath within 10 days after his appointment and unless he does so is deemed to have declined his office and his appointment may be vacated. 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967

MCL 32.621 Enlistment periods.

32.621. Enlistment periods. Sec. 221. Original enlistments in the national guard and all subsequent enlistments shall be for the period prescribed by laws or regulations for the national guard of the United States. 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967

MCL 32.625 Oath of person enlisting in national guard.

32.625. Oath of person enlisting in national guard. Sec. 225. A person enlisting in the national guard shall take an oath to defend the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state in such form as may be prescribed by regulations. 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967

MCL 32.629 Administration of oaths and affirmations.

32.629. Administration of oaths and affirmations. Sec. 229. An officer of an active or reserve component of the armed forces of the United States may administer oaths and affirmations in the appointment or enlistment of officers and enlisted personnel of the Michigan national guard. 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967; Am. 1990, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990

MCL 32.633 Enlistments and commissions; continuation after termination of national emergency; discharges.

32.633. Enlistments and commissions; continuation after termination of national emergency; discharges. Sec. 233. On termination of an emergency in which officers and enlisted personnel of the national guard have been called or ordered into federal service by the president of the United States, in accordance with the laws of the United States, the officers and enlisted men shall continue to serve in the national guard until the dates upon which their commissions or enlistments entered into prior to the call or induction into the federal service would have expired if uninterrupted, unless discharged in accordance with federal or state directives. 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967

MCL 32.636 Department-administered post-traumatic stress disorder questionnaire and traumatic brain injury questionnaire.

32.636. Department-administered post-traumatic stress disorder questionnaire and traumatic brain injury questionnaire. Sec. 236. (1) An officer or enlisted person serving in the national guard while under state jurisdiction shall take a department-administered post-traumatic stress disorder questionnaire and a traumatic brain injury questionnaire before being deployed in operation Iraqi freedom, operation enduring freedom, or any other overseas service pursuant to any future declaration of war by the United States Congress or the beginning of an emergency condition recognized by the issuance of a presidential proclamation or a presidential executive order. The officer or enlisted person is exempt from this requirement if he or she has completed similar questionnaires approved by the United States department of veterans affairs or the United States department of defense while under the control of the federal government. (2) An officer or enlisted person serving in the national guard within 90 days of his or her return to state jurisdiction from operation Iraqi freedom, operation enduring freedom, or any other overseas service pursuant to any future declaration of war by the United States Congress or the beginning of an emergency condition recognized by the issuance of a presidential proclamation or a presidential executive order shall take a department-administered post-traumatic stress disorder questionnaire and a traumatic brain injury questionnaire. (3) An officer or enlisted person serving in the national guard and who has returned to state jurisdiction from operation Iraqi freedom or operation enduring freedom shall take a department-administered post-traumatic stress disorder questionnaire and a traumatic brain injury questionnaire. The officer or enlisted person is exempt from this requirement if he or she has completed similar questionnaires approved by the United States department of veterans affairs or the United States department of defense while under the control of the federal government. (4) The officer or enlisted person is exempt from department-administered post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury requirements if he or she has completed similar questionnaires approved by the United States department of veterans affairs or the United States department of defense while under the control of the federal government. (5) An officer or enlisted person who has been discharged from the national guard, an active duty servicemember residing in Michigan, or a federal reservist residing in Michigan who has been deployed in operation Iraqi freedom or operation enduring freedom may take a department-administered post-traumatic stress disorder questionnaire and a traumatic brain injury questionnaire free of charge. (6) The questionnaires shall be developed by the department with the assistance of any statewide associations specializing in traumatic brain injuries, the Ann Arbor veteran administration medical center, and the Michigan department of community health and shall be approved by the United States department of veterans affairs or the United States department of defense. (7) All post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury questionnaires shall be stored as electronic documents by the department. (8) As used in this section, "department" means the department of military and veterans affairs. Add. 2008, Act 139, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2008

MCL 32.637 Certificates of discharge; discharge before expiration of term; presentment to home counties for recording.

32.637. Certificates of discharge; discharge before expiration of term; presentment to home counties for recording. Sec. 237. (1) Enlisted personnel discharged from service in the national guard shall receive certificates of discharge in writing as prescribed by the laws or regulations of the United States or this state for the national guard. In time of peace, a discharge may be given prior to the expiration of the term of enlistment under prescribed regulations, subject to the restrictions of federal law or regulations. (2) The department of military and veterans affairs shall present to the home counties of enlisted personnel for recording pursuant to 1867 PA 83, MCL 35.31 to 35.35, all discharge certificates for enlisted personnel discharged from service in the national guard. 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967; Am. 2008, Act 163, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2008

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