EXECUTIVE ORDER 
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WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 6, Constitution of the State of Missouri, designates the Governor as the Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of the State; and

WHEREAS, Article III, Section 46, Constitution of the State of Missouri provides that the General Assembly shall provide for the organization, equipment, regulations and functions of an adequate militia, and shall conform the same as nearly as practicable to the regulations of the government of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

WHEREAS, Title 32 United States Code, Sections 326 and 327, provides for a system of military justice for the National Guard not in Federal service, and allows for courts-martial constituted like similar courts of the Army and Air Force; and

WHEREAS, Chapter 40, Revised Statutes of Missouri, authorizes the Governor to prescribe regulations for the implementation and effectuation of the State Military Code of Justice; and

WHEREAS, other changes to the Missouri Manual for Courts-Martial have been recommended by the Adjutant General of Missouri, as part of the annual review:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MIKE KEHOE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Missouri, hereby order the following:

I. The reinstatement (with revisions) of the Missouri Manual for Courts-Martial, and its designation as the "Missouri Manual for Courts-Martial, 2025”. 

II. The Adjutant General of Missouri shall cause the reinstated Manual to be reviewed annually and shall recommend to the Governor any appropriate amendments.

III. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, on this 7th day of November, 2025.

[signature of Mike Kehoe]
MIKE KEHOE
GOVERNOR

ATTEST:

[signature of Denny Hoskins]
DENNY HOSKINS
SECRETARY OF STATE

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