Wis. Stat. § 15.31
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 15.31, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Department of military affairs; creation.
Official statutory text
There is created a department of military affairs under the direction and supervision of the adjutant general who shall be appointed by the governor for a 5-year term. The adjutant general may be reappointed to successive terms. Notwithstanding s. 17.28 , if a vacancy occurs in the office of the adjutant general, the governor shall appoint a successor for a 5-year term. A person must meet all of the following requirements to be appointed as the adjutant general:
(1) Hold the federally recognized minimum rank of full colonel.
(2) Except for those qualified under sub. (4) , be a current participating member of one of the following components:
(a) The Wisconsin army national guard.
(b) The army national guard of the United States.
(c) The U.S. army reserve.
(d) The Wisconsin air national guard.
(e) The air national guard of the United States.
(f) The U.S. air force reserve.
(3) Be fully qualified to receive federal recognition at the minimum rank of brigadier general and have successfully completed a war college course or the military equivalent acceptable to the appropriate service.
(4) If the applicant is already a federally recognized general officer, meet all of the following conditions:
(a) Be retired from active drilling status within the proceeding 2 years.
(b) The basis of the applicant’s retired status was service with one of the service components noted in sub. (2) .
(c) Be 62 years of age or less.
(d) Continue to be eligible for federal recognition as a major general.
History: 1981 c. 35 ; 1983 a. 391 ; 1987 a. 63 ; 1989 a. 19 ; 2003 a. 25 , 321 .
(1) Hold the federally recognized minimum rank of full colonel.
(2) Except for those qualified under sub. (4) , be a current participating member of one of the following components:
(a) The Wisconsin army national guard.
(b) The army national guard of the United States.
(c) The U.S. army reserve.
(d) The Wisconsin air national guard.
(e) The air national guard of the United States.
(f) The U.S. air force reserve.
(3) Be fully qualified to receive federal recognition at the minimum rank of brigadier general and have successfully completed a war college course or the military equivalent acceptable to the appropriate service.
(4) If the applicant is already a federally recognized general officer, meet all of the following conditions:
(a) Be retired from active drilling status within the proceeding 2 years.
(b) The basis of the applicant’s retired status was service with one of the service components noted in sub. (2) .
(c) Be 62 years of age or less.
(d) Continue to be eligible for federal recognition as a major general.
History: 1981 c. 35 ; 1983 a. 391 ; 1987 a. 63 ; 1989 a. 19 ; 2003 a. 25 , 321 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Wisconsin?
Find a Wisconsin lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.