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Originally Posted by donquixote99
Nope. National guard isn't militia, it's just a branch of the standing army.
But the reason was abrogated by the general militia, which never had the slightest interest in the national security mission, or in being well-regulated for it.
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The National Guard are state militias funded by the Federal government. The Reserves are part of the national military and the Guard is not unless federalized (done on a unit by unit basis and assigned to the force requesting COCOM).
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Last edited by nailer; 04-22-2015 at 03:20 PM.
Reason: thanks for clearing my synaptic stoppage Boreas.
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