A. The Governor is hereby authorized to prescribe rules and regulations governing the enlistment, organization, administration, equipment, discipline and discharge of the personnel of such military forces; to requisition from the Secretary of Defense such arms and equipment as may be in the possession of and can be spared by the Department of Defense and to extend thereto the facilities of state armories, Armed Forces Reserve Centers, readiness centers, logistics, aviation, and training facilities, warehouses and their equipment and such other state premises and property as may be available for the purpose of drill and instruction. Insofar as applicable the procedure for the enlistment, organization, pay, maintenance, equipment and disciplining of such forces shall be in conformity with the law and the rules and regulations governing and pertaining to the National Guard; provided, that the officers and enlisted personnel in the Oklahoma State Guard shall not receive any compensation or monetary allowances from the state except when activated for state active duty, as defined in Section 801 of this title, by order of the Governor.

B. Members of the Oklahoma State Guard shall be considered part of state military forces as defined in Section 801 of this title and shall be subject to the Oklahoma Uniform Code of Military Justice.

C. When prescribing the rules and regulations governing enlistment, organization, administration, equipment, discipline and discharge of the personnel of the Oklahoma State Guard, the Governor shall issue such rules and regulations in the form of an executive order or in a series of such orders. An executive order or a series of such orders prescribing the rules and regulations governing enlistment, organization, administration, equipment, discipline and discharge of the personnel of the Oklahoma State Guard shall also be published by the Adjutant General as a military publication.

Added by Laws 1941, p. 170, § 3, emerg. eff. June 4, 1941. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 96, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2019, c. 408, § 208, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.