Upon recommendation of the Adjutant General with the consent of the person concerned, the Governor may order any person on the state retired list to state duty in or with the National Guard for a period not to exceed three months, in which case such person shall rank in his grade from the date of such order.
W. Va. Code § 15-1C-2
Duty with the National Guard
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