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title: O.C.G.A. § 38-2-20. Land force; Army National Guard.
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# O.C.G.A. § 38-2-20. Land force; Army National Guard.

The land force of the organized militia shall be the Army National Guard and shall comprise the army units which are a part of the Georgia National Guard, including the personnel who are enlisted, appointed, or commissioned therein. All persons who are members of the Army National Guard shall be federally recognized as such.

## History

Ga. L. 1916, p. 158, § 3; Code 1933, § 86-401; Ga. L. 1951, p. 311, § 16; Ga. L. 1955, p. 10, § 27.