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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>363862</law_id><section_number>44-31</section_number><catch_line>Relative rank of officers</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="97" identifier="44">Military and Emergency Laws</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Military Laws of Virginia</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="3" identifier="3">National Guard in General</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Relative rank among officers of the same grade shall be determined according to current and subsequently amended Department of Defense and National Guard regulations.</p></section></text><history>1930, p. 954; Michie Code 1942, &#xA7; 2673(21); 1964, c. 227.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
