Except as hereinbefore provided in Section 25-1-860, whenever a vacancy shall have occurred in the grade of colonel in the South Carolina Army National Guard, it shall be filled by such fully qualified and best qualified officer in the next lower grade within the South Carolina Army National Guard as may be selected by the "Colonels Selection Board," subject to examination as prescribed by the Department of the Army.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 44-58; 1952 Code Section 44-49; 1950 (46) 1881; 1964 (53) 2241.