Except as hereinbefore provided in Section 25-1-860, whenever a vacancy occurs in the grade of brigadier general in the South Carolina Army National Guard, it must be filled by the promotion of the best qualified officer in the next lower grade within the South Carolina Army National Guard as may be determined by the Adjutant General and subject to examination as prescribed by the Department of the Army.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 44-59; 1952 Code Section 44-50; 1950 (46) 1881; 1964 (53) 2241; 2001 Act No. 85, Section 15.