Should State Militias become more active in Homeland Defense?

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 15 May 2015 09:20:32 -0400

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Response by Capt Richard I P. made May 15 at 2015 9:24 AM

Capt Richard I P. — Fri, 15 May 2015 09:24:19 -0400

It is a constitutional requirement. An uneasy one to be sure, but it is in there.

Response by SGT David T. made May 15 at 2015 9:25 AM

SGT David T. — Fri, 15 May 2015 09:25:12 -0400

I am a big proponent of bringing back volunteer militia units so long as they operate within the rule of law. Several states have state defense forces but they are a defense force in name only. Usually they are little more than free labor to augment the guard and suffer from recruitment and retention problems. This can be addressed by making them an armed force but there would need to be some controls in place.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made May 15 at 2015 9:41 AM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Fri, 15 May 2015 09:41:23 -0400

Virginia has one. It's not a very large force. It's more of a support force than anything else. They don't carry guns. They're all volunteer. It's more "public service" than "military."

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2015 10:04 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 15 May 2015 10:04:33 -0400

Only if they are not a part of the 3%er world and are sanctioned by the State they are in. If not, they need to stick to home defense.

Response by SGT James Murphy made May 15 at 2015 10:24 AM

SGT James Murphy — Fri, 15 May 2015 10:24:49 -0400

I could do an hour on this with Pro's and Con's. The bottom line is that I urge everyone to become more familiar with the christian Hstory of the Constitution of the United States of America and a solid study of both the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers wouldn't hurt either.

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made May 15 at 2015 10:31 AM

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Fri, 15 May 2015 10:31:12 -0400

State militias do not share the same chain-of-command.

"The ASDF is an adjunct, volunteer, augmenting force to the Alabama National Guard and is not federally recognized. Currently, the ASDF is inactive awaiting reorganization by the Alabama National Guard."

Alabama went a step further and "gave the American Legion of Alabama the responsibility for creating and running its State Guard,"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_State_Defense_Force

Alabama State Defense Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Alabama State Defense Force (ASDF) is the state provided guard of the State of Alabama allowed by the Constitution of Alabama, The Code of Alabama and Executive Order. It has an authorized strength of 1,000 members and is organized on the United States Army structural pattern. The ASDF is under the control of the Governor of Alabama, as the state's Commander in Chief, and comes under the authority of The Adjutant General (TAG) of Alabama....

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2015 12:31 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 15 May 2015 12:31:04 -0400

I am very weary of these State Forces. We have guards. These militias don't have a common standard across the board and seldom try in anything less than support operations. NC doesn't have a State Militia. It was banned a while back. Someone made a state militia association but that really isn't anything that the state controls. I just don't like armed groups that have poor, if any, training. A lot of the time you attract the wrong crowd into this. I had a soldier I served with do this stuff. He was crazy as Stuff. He was also a stolen valor. He said he was a ranger. Never was. He was down at the bundy ranch. People like him go into these groups and often go unopposed.

Ryan Payne the fake Ranger at Bundy Ranch

The Canada Free Press reports that Ryan Payne, the fellow we talked about yesterday who was head of security at the Bundy Ranch and claimed to be a Ranger w