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urn: urn:us-la:rs:29:16
citation: "R.S. 29:16"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 29 › Chapter 1 › Part I › Subpart A"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1974, number: 622, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
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# Commissioning as second lieutenants enlisted men serving twenty-five years

The governor may appoint and commission as second lieutenants, without an examination, enlisted men who have served well and faithfully in the active national guard for a period of not less than twenty-five years. Immediately upon appointment and commission, the officer shall be placed on the retired list.