19-10-112. Honorary promotion upon retirement. (a) Members of the Wyoming state guard may be promoted by the governor or the adjutant general to the next higher grade on the occasion of their retirement from service under the following conditions: (i) The member has honorably served either a total of at least twenty (20) years in the federal military or the Wyoming state guard combined, provided that no period less than ten (10) years in the Wyoming state guard shall be credited toward these requirements; and (ii) The honorary promotion is requested by the member or the member's commander. (b) A promotion under this section is only honorary and has no impact on the retirement pay or other monetary benefits of those promoted under this section.
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