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Upon original enlistment members of the National Guard shall not be less than 17 nor more than 55 years of age, or, in subsequent enlistments not more than 64 years of age.\n\nB\n\nNotwithstanding the above, persons otherwise qualified but residing outside the Commonwealth of Virginia, may enlist or serve as commissioned or warrant officers in the National Guard.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1355360,"text":"The National Guard shall consist of the regularly enlisted militia and of commissioned and warrant officers, who shall be residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia and shall fall within the age limits and qualifications as prescribed in existing or subsequently amended National Guard regulations (army and air), organized, armed and equipped as hereinafter provided. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 393; in 1976, chapter 399; in 1979, chapter 647; in 2011, chapters 572<\/a> and 586<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":363873,"section_number":"44-4","catch_line":"Composition of unorganized militia","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-4\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1448561,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363843,"identifier":"44-2","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-2","url":"\/44-2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-2\/","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Composition of National Guard","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The National Guard shall consist of the regularly enlisted militia and of commissioned and warrant officers, who shall be residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia and shall fall within the age limits and qualifications as prescribed in existing or subsequently amended National Guard regulations (army and air), organized, armed and equipped as hereinafter provided. Upon original enlistment members of the National Guard shall not be less than 17 nor more than 55 years of age, or, in subsequent enlistments not more than 64 years of age. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the above, persons otherwise qualified but residing outside the Commonwealth of Virginia, may enlist or serve as commissioned or warrant officers in the National Guard. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPOSITION OF NATIONAL GUARD (\u00a7 44-2)\n\nA. The National Guard shall consist of the regularly enlisted militia and of\ncommissioned and warrant officers, who shall be residents of the Commonwealth of\nVirginia and shall fall within the age limits and qualifications as prescribed\nin existing or subsequently amended National Guard regulations (army and air),\norganized, armed and equipped as hereinafter provided. Upon original enlistment\nmembers of the National Guard shall not be less than 17 nor more than 55 years\nof age, or, in subsequent enlistments not more than 64 years of age.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the above, persons otherwise qualified but residing outside\nthe Commonwealth of Virginia, may enlist or serve as commissioned or warrant\nofficers in the National Guard.\n\nHISTORY: 1930, p. 948; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2673(2); 1958, c. 393; 1976, c. 399;\n1979, c. 647; 2011, cc. 572, 586.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}