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Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-3-1 (2026)

Composition and organization

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The national guard shall consist of such number of federally recognized general officers, officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons, duly commissioned, warranted, or enlisted therein, including officers and enlisted persons of the staff corps and departments, and organized as to branch or arm of service into such federally recognized units, organizations, corps, departments, or otherwise as shall be authorized by the laws of the United States and the regulations issued thereunder.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1969–2001 · leading case: Wigginton v. Centracchio, 787 A.2d 1151 (R.I. 2001).
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Wigginton v. Centracchio, 787 A.2d 1151 (R.I. 2001). · cites it 4× “See 32 U.S.C. § 108 . Furthermore, the Legislature has expressly agreed to pattern the RIANG according to federal specifications.”
Eugene E. Wigginton v. Reginald A. Centracchio, 205 F.3d 504 (1st Cir. 2000). · cites it 2× “When asked about the meaning of “staff corps and departments” in R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-3-1 (another provision of the statutory code governing RIANG in which the phrase appears 17 ) Colonel Baccus responded: To be honest, sir, because I was not involved with writing law, I’m not…”
Coletta v. United States, 300 F. Supp. 19 (D.R.I. 1969). · cites it 2× “- — The national guard shall consist, of such number of federally recognized general officers, officers, warrant officers and enlisted men, duly commissioned, warranted or enlisted therein, including officers and enlisted men of the' staff corps and departments, and organized as…”
Wigginton v. Centracchio, 304 F.3d 55 (1st Cir. 2000). “-27- R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-3-1. Persons hereafter commissioned as officers of the national guard shall be selected from the following classes: (1) Officers or enlisted persons of the national guard; (2) Officers, active or retired, reserve officers, and former officers of the…”
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