(a) General rule.--Persons commissioned to and holding in the Pennsylvania National Guard the rank of general officer shall be known as general officers of the line. The number of general officers of the line of the Pennsylvania National Guard shall conform with the number of such officers allocated to this Commonwealth as authorized by the unit manning documents promulgated in conformity with the National Defense Act. General officers shall be appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate.
(b) Qualifications.--Each person appointed as a general officer of the line shall have the qualifications for promotion to general officer rank established by the Department of Defense.