1711 - Qualifications and status. - Pennsylvania Statutes

SUBCHAPTER B DEPUTY ADJUTANT GENERAL FOR VETERANS' AFFAIRS Sec. 1711. Qualifications and status. 1712. Specific duties. § 1711. Qualifications and status. (a) Deputy Adjutants General.--In addition to such other Deputy Adjutants General as may be named in the department, there shall be a Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, who shall perform the duties under section 1712 (relating to specific duties) and such other duties as the Adjutant General may assign. (b) Appointment.--The Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs shall be selected and appointed as other Deputy Adjutants General are selected and appointed. He shall be a veteran and an active member of at least one of the veterans' organizations listed under section 1702(b) (relating to State Veterans' Commission). (c) Compensation.--The compensation of the Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs shall be as established by law. (d) Status.--The Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs shall be accorded all the rights, emoluments and privileges, except pay and allowances, of a brigadier general in the Pennsylvania Guard and shall be addressed as "General."