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2. We don't do anything with it because we have the National Guard and reserves.

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 01:06 PM

Jan 2013

"Militias" are an archaic relic from an era before the United States had a large professional standing army.

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You know, we do have a militia, and we don't do anything with it [View all] Recursion Jan 2013 OP

We don't do anything with it because we have the National Guard and reserves. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #2

It probably varies by state, but in CA the definition is petronius Jan 2013 #4