Adjutant General – California Globe

California’s Military Courts

February 23, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 23, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Military and Veterans Code, in Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 9, provides for military courts. Section 450 provides the military courts of this state are: (a) general courts-martial; (b) special courts-martial; (c) summary courts-martial; (d) courts of inquiry; and...

California’s Military Department

February 17, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 17, 2025 2:31 am

California has a Military Department in the Military and Veterans Code, Division 1, Chapter 1. Section 50 provides that there is in the State Government the Military Department. Section 51 specifies that the Military Department includes the office of the...

California’s Military Academies

December 31, 2024 9:23 amDecember 31, 2024 9:23 am

The Military and Veterans Code, Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 2, provides for military academies under the California Cadet Corps and voluntary organizations. Section 530 states that, in any military academy, having not less than 80 students, uniformed, drilled, and instructed...

The California Governor and the State Militia

January 2, 2022 9:34 amJanuary 2, 2022 9:45 am

In California’s Constitution, Article V, Section 7, “the Governor is commander in chief of a militia that shall be provided by statute. The Governor may call it forth to execute the law.” In addition, the California Military and Veterans Code...