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It has been modified 3 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 1964, chapter 227; in 1970, chapter 662.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1448899,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363861,"identifier":"44-30","token":"44\/1\/3\/44-30","url":"\/44-30\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-30\/","token":"44\/1\/3\/44-30","dublin_core":{"Title":"Tests as to fitness for officers; examining board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-30","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No person shall hereafter be appointed an officer of the National Guard unless such person first shall have successfully passed such tests as to physical, moral, and professional fitness as the President shall prescribe. The examination to determine such qualifications for commission shall be conducted by a board of three commissioned officers appointed by the Secretary of Defense from the active army or the National Guard, or both.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTESTS AS TO FITNESS FOR OFFICERS; EXAMINING BOARD (\u00a7 44-30)\n\nNo person shall hereafter be appointed an officer of the National Guard unless\nsuch person first shall have successfully passed such tests as to physical,\nmoral, and professional fitness as the President shall prescribe. The\nexamination to determine such qualifications for commission shall be conducted\nby a board of three commissioned officers appointed by the Secretary of Defense\nfrom the active army or the National Guard, or both.\n\nHISTORY: 1930, p. 954; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2673(20); 1958, c. 393; 1964, c.\n227; 1970, c. 662.","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"}}