New York Consolidated Laws, Military Law - MIL § 167. Assignment and transfer of officers to the New York guard

1. The governor may order any person on the state reserve list or on the state retired list to duty with the New York guard in an inactive status, in which case such person shall rank in his grade from the date of such order;  such person may be relieved from such duty and may be returned to the state reserve list or state retired list in the discretion of the governor;  such person may be ordered to active duty or active service with any unit, command, headquarters, staff or cadre of the New York guard which is on active duty or active service, in which case he shall rank in his grade from the date of such order.

2. The governor may assign, transfer or detail in his grade in addition to his other duties, any person holding a commission or appointment as a commissioned officer or warrant officer in the New York army national guard or New York air national guard to duty with the New York guard or any unit, command, headquarters, staff or cadre thereof and such persons may be relieved or transferred from such assignment, duty or detail in the discretion of the governor.