The Adjutant General of Wisconsin is the commander of the Wisconsin National Guard which includes both the Wisconsin Army National Guard, the Wisconsin Air National Guard, and, when active, the Wisconsin State Defense Force and Wisconsin Naval Militia. The Adjutant General (or 'TAG') is responsible for all state, non-federalized military and reports directly to the Governor of Wisconsin. Wisconsin's TAG is appointed by the governor and currently serves a fix term of five years and may be appointed successively.
Appointment According to Wisconsin Statute §15.31 of the Wisconsin State Legislature the Adjutant General of Wisconsin must meet the following requirements:
Hold the rank of Colonel (O-6) Except for those qualified under sub (4), be a current participating member of one of the following components: The Wisconsin Army National Guard The Army National Guard The United States Army Reserve The Wisconsin Air National Guard The United States Air Force Be fully qualified to receive federal recognition at the minimum rank of Brigadier General and have successfully completed a war college course or the military equivalent acceptable to the appropriate service. If the applicant is already federally recognized they must meet the following requirements: Be retired from active drilling status within the next two years Basis of retired status was with one of the components noted in sub (2) Be 62 years old or less Continue to be eligible for federal recognition as a Major General.
The Adjutant General is appointed by the Governor of Wisconsin. There have been 34 people who have served as the Adjutant General of Wisconsin, four of which only held the office as an interim appointee. William L. Utley and Edwin E. Bryant are currently the only two Adjutant Generals of Wisconsin who were elected for two nonconsecutive terms. Utley served as the state's Adjutant General during the first few years of the American Civil War, while Edwin E. Bryant served during the reconstruction era. The longest serving Adjutant General of Wisconsin was Ralph Immell who served as Adjutant General of Wisconsin from to , as well as serving in World War II.
List of Adjutant Generals of Wisconsin The following have served as Adjutant General of Wisconsin Territory: No.ImageNameTook officeLeft officeAppointed by (Governor)1 William Rudolph SmithJuly 20, 1839April 1, 1851 Henry Dodge James Duane Doty Nathaniel P. Tallmadge Nelson Dewey The following have served as Adjutant General of Wisconsin: No.ImageNameTook officeLeft officeAppointed by (Governor)2 Nelson Dewey3 Leonard J. Farwell45 Coles Bashford6Alexander Randall7 Alexander Randall8Louis P. Harvey9 Lucius Fairchild10 Lucius Fairchild11Cadwallader C. Washburn12William Robert Taylor13Harrison Ludington14 Harrison Ludington William E. Smith15Jeremiah M. Rusk16William D. Hoard17George Wilbur Peck18George Wilbur Peck19 William H. Upham20 Edward Scofield. Robert M. La Follette James O. Davidson Francis E. McGovern21 Francis E. McGovern Emanuel L. Philipp John J. Blaine-Acting adjutant general22 John J. Blaine-Acting adjutant general while Immell was overseas23Walter Samuel Goodland -Acting adjutant general24 Oscar Rennebohm25Warren P. Knowles26 Patrick Lucey27Lee S. Dreyfus28Tommy Thompson29Tommy Thompson30 Tommy Thompson31 Scott McCallum32 Jim Doyle Scott Walker - Acting adjutant general33 Tony Evers -Acting adjutant general34 IncumbentTony Evers
See also Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs Politics of Wisconsin Wisconsin National Guard Wisconsin Army National Guard Wisconsin Air National Guard Wisconsin State Defense Force Wisconsin Naval Militia
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