# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 13. Militia

### Subtitle 3. Adjutant General; Assistants and Other Personnel

#### Section 13-303

(a)

  (1) The Governor shall appoint two Assistant Adjutants General for  the Maryland Army National Guard and two Assistant Adjutants General for the  Maryland Air National Guard.

  (2) An Assistant Adjutant General serves at the pleasure of the  Governor.

  (3) Unless selected for a military position requiring federal recognition  as a Major General, an Assistant Adjutant General shall have a commissioned grade  not above that of Brigadier General.

(b) To be appointed as an Assistant Adjutant General an individual shall:

  (1) have at least 1 year of commissioned field grade  service in the National Guard; and

  (2) have attained at least the rank of colonel.

(c) An Assistant Adjutant General shall perform the military duties that are  assigned by the Governor or Adjutant General.

(d)

  (1) One of the Assistant Adjutants General for the Maryland Army  National Guard and one of the Assistant Adjutants General for the Maryland Air  National Guard shall be full-time employees of the Department in State active duty  status.

  (2) The other two Assistant Adjutants General shall be traditional  drilling guard members.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)