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.
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 361)
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§ 361. Military Department; National Guard
(a) The Military Department, created by 3 V.S.A. § 212, shall be administered by the Adjutant and Inspector General and shall include the
National Guard and all military components of the State.
(b) The organized militia shall be known as the National Guard, and shall consist of the
organizations and personnel of any arm, service, corps, or department that the federal
government requires to be maintained in the State. The National Guard shall be organized
in accordance with federal regulations and approved by the Governor. The Governor
may alter, divide, annex, consolidate, disband, or reorganize the Vermont National
Guard and create new organizations as necessary to ensure that the Vermont National
Guard conforms to federal regulations and any system of drill, discipline, administration,
and instruction prescribed for the U.S. Armed Forces.
(c) The Adjutant and Inspector General shall adopt all necessary rules for the government
of the National Guard pursuant to this chapter. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 34, eff. March 1, 1961; 1973, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 4, 1974; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 113; 2021, No. 10, § 1.)