CODE OF VIRGINIA

UNIFORM; RANK IN PRECEDENCE; COMMAND (§ 44-54.9)

The Virginia Defense Force shall be uniformed and shall conform to standards of
dress and appearance in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Adjutant
General. The uniform and insignia of the Virginia Defense Force shall include
distinctive devices identifying it as a state defense force and distinguishing
it from the National Guard or the armed forces of the United States. The wearing
of permanent military decorations awarded in the service of the armed forces of
the United States or in the national guards of the several states is
authorized.The grade structure of the Virginia Defense Force, to the extent
practicable, shall be the same as that prescribed for the Army National Guard.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 414; 2011, cc. 572, 586.