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BLESS THE TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES
August 29, 2009
Greetings
I have been asked recently and often: “Bean, what about joining or forming up a militia or something..should I look for one to join or even form my own group?”
Well, that’s a large undertaking to explain in a few simple words, but I’ll give a hack at it. You may be surprised, disappointed, or angry with the answer I give you but bear with me. I think there are things here to say and discuss before anyone gets as far as forming up armed platoons and picking leaders. First we need to look at some history concerning militias, take notes, this is all applicable to any modern day militia though the story is millennia old.
WHAT IS A MILITIA?
If you ask one group of people they’ll say they are armed patriots who operate training camps and plan to fight America’s enemies through use of military level force. Ask another group and they’ll say militias are weekend warriors who like parading around in camo outfits, shooting guns, drinking beer, and talking about how all the unamericans are gonna “get theirs.” The truth is more the former than the latter but both do exist certainly.
In the classic definition of a militia: it’s composed of a group of loosely organized citizens who are armed with their own personal weaponry and may be called upon through some prearranged signal to fight in unorthodox or guerrilla actions against an enemy invasion or coup attempt and it’s stated purpose is to save and preserve a government or community until the formal army can respond and assume control. These citizen soldiers may also be called upon to join the formal army at this point and continue to fight alongside them. This is a vast simplification but it will suffice for here.
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