(4) HAVE AT LEAST 10 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED FIELD GRADE SERVICE
IN THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD;

(5) HAVE ATTAINED AT LEAST THE RANK OF COLONEL; AND

[(3)] (6) Perform such military duties as may be assigned by the
Governor or by the Adjutant General.

(d) The Adjutant General[, the Assistant Adjutant General for Army, and the
Assistant Adjutant General for Air each] shall:

(1) Have at least [5] 10 years of commissioned FIELD GRADE service in
the Maryland National Guard;

(2) Have attained at least the rank of [Lieutenant] Colonel; AND

(3) [Have not been separated from the Maryland National Guard for
more than 5 years before the date of appointment; and

(4) ] Meet the requirements for federal recognition at the rank
[appointed] OF MAJOR GENERAL AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT.

(e) The Adjutant General, the Assistant Adjutants General, officers, warrant
officers, and enlisted [men] PERSONS who are full-time employees of the Military
Department are military personnel in an active duty status. They shall be entitled to
receive the same per diem pay, including longevity pay, subsistence and allowances,
as officers, warrant officers and enlisted [men] PERSONS of like grades and length of
service in the regular army or air force, as the case may be. Subsistence and
allowances shall be accorded the same treatment for income tax purposes under the
laws of this State as granted by the United States Internal Revenue Code, and
regulations promulgated thereunder for federal income tax purposes; and such
subsistence and allowances shall not be used in calculating the salary base for
retirement purposes for any employee who is a member of the Employees' Retirement
System of the State of Maryland.

(f) An individual who holds more than one of the above-mentioned offices
simultaneously shall receive only the pay allowances and subsistence provided herein
for a single office.

[(g) The Governor may choose a staff consisting of the Adjutant General, and
not more than twelve aides. The aides will be selected by the Governor from among
the commissioned officers of the National Guard and naval militia. Each of them may
receive an appointment as aide, which however, shall not add to the actual grade of
the officer so appointed; nor shall such officer be relieved from duty with the
organization to which he is assigned, except when actually on duty as aide under the
orders of the Governor]

[(h)] (G) The appointment of a chief of staff and aides shall be at the pleasure
of the Governor.

[(i)] (H) A Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for Army shall be appointed by
the Governor and [his term of office shall be at the pleasure of the Governor] SERVE