(1) The Governor of Kentucky is hereby authorized to appoint and commission the necessary officers for the Kentucky active militia. The adjutant general of the state with the approval of the Governor shall prescribe rules and regulations governing the enlistment, organization, administration, pay, equipment, discipline and discharge of the personnel of the Kentucky active militia; obtain by requisition or purchase from the Secretary of Defense such necessary arms and equipment as may be secured from the Department of Defense, or procure from some other source the necessary arms and equipment to maintain and equip the Kentucky active militia; and provide the necessary space for the housing of property and for the purpose of drills and instruction.
(2) All officers shall be appointed and commissioned by the Governor. All men shall be enlisted by the unit commanders and may be discharged upon order of the Governor for the same reasons as men are discharged from the National Guard, when such discharge is requested in writing by the unit commanders.