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| 2. Rights. Any person who has served as a commissioned officer | | in the state military forces for at least 9 years may, upon | | personal request, be placed upon the retired list. When placed | | upon the retired list, an officer must be given the highest rank | | that person held and federally recognized during the person's term | of service. If, at the time of the person's retirement, that | person has served as a commissioned officer in the state military | forces or federal military service for 15 years or more, the | person may be retired with a rank one grade higher than the highest | rank that person held during the person's service. | | officers are entitled to wear the uniform of the rank with which | | they were retired. No commissioned officer in the state military | | forces may be removed from office without the person's consent, | | except by sentence of a court-martial or by a board of officers in | | a manner prescribed by law. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 37-B MRSA §188, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 460, §3, is | | repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 37-B MRSA §342, sub-§5, ¶B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 662, §36, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | B. All officials and employees of the State who are members | | of the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States | | Armed Forces must have a leave of absence not to exceed 17 | | work days each calendar year from their respective duties, | without loss of pay or time, when engaged in | military training | all other military training | | are so engaged. |
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