West Virginia Code § 15-1-4

Active service -- Authority of Governor to require; state duty ordered by
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Adjutant General.
a. The Governor may order all or any part of the organized militia and the state guard or any
other person with their consent to active service of the state and all members of the
organized militia and the state guard shall be liable for such service.
b. The Governor may order the organized militia or any part thereof to serve outside the
borders of the state and of the United States in order to perform military duty and to
participate in parades, review, conferences, encampments, maneuvers, and other training, to
participate in military competitions and to attend service schoolsu.
c. The Adjutant General may order the organized militia or any part thereof or any military
personnel of the National Guard or any other person with his consent to state duty within or
without the state and with or without compensation.

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