The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
§ 1211. Eligibility
No person shall be commissioned or enlisted in the State Guard who is not a citizen
of the United States or who has been expelled or dishonorably discharged from the
U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 62.)
§ 1212. Private organizations
No civil organization, society, club, post, order, fraternity, association, brotherhood,
body, union, league, or other combination of persons or civil group shall be enlisted
in the State Guard as an organization or unit. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 63.)
§ 1213. Oath of officers commissioned
The oath to be taken by officers commissioned in the State Guard shall be substantially
in the form prescribed for officers of the National Guard, substituting the words
Vermont State Guard where necessary. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 64.)
§ 1214. Term of enlistment; oath
The term of enlistment for enlisted members of the State Guard shall be for either
one year or three years and may be renewed, subject to the termination or suspension
of the authority for the State Guard. The oath to be taken upon enlistment in the
State Guard shall be substantially in the form prescribed for enlisted members of
the National Guard, substituting the words Vermont State Guard where necessary. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 65.)