The adjutant general may award an outstanding service medal with accompanying ribbon to any person who, while serving in any capacity with or as a member of the national guard or state defense force, performs the service required or requested of him through the exertion of extra effort and in a manner that brings credit to himself, to his unit and to the state, either over a period of time or on a specific occasion.
History: 1978 Comp., § 20-10-10, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 318, § 72.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1987, Chapter 318 repealed former 20-10-10 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 9, § 9, relating to disqualifications, and enacted a new section, effective April 10, 1987.