Amends GS 127A-19 as the title indicates. Requires that the person holding the office of Adjutant General must be (was, may) a member of the active North Carolina National Guard (was NC National Guard or naval militia). Delineates six additional specified criteria to be met for appointment to the office, including at least 10 years commissioned services in the NC National Guard (was, at least 5 years comissioned service in an active status in any component of the US Armed Forces).