(Columbia) -- The state Supreme Court ruled that Governor Mark Sanford may continue to serve in the U.S. Air Force
Reserve.

A South Carolina resident sued the governor last year saying the state constitution allows the governor to serve in and command only
a state militia.

But the court ruled the term militia included the reserves.

The court determined that historically South Carolina's "militia" refers to citizen-soldiers as opposed to professional
soldiers.

The court ruled the Air Force Reserve consists of citizen-soldiers who serve primarily on a part-time basis and who
can be called up to serve full time in emergencies.