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BASIC INFORMATION
COMMAND
On order of the Governor of the State of Missouri, the Missouri Militia will deploy to execute the laws of the state, suppress insurrections and repel invasions either as an autonomous force or in support of forces under direction of the Governor. In times of crisis, the Missouri Militia may activate to provide relief for natural and man made disasters without an official mandate from the Governor as the situation dictates.
ORGANIZATION
Missouri Militia units will be built on the four-member fire team. A Platoon will be organized around a four to six fire team structure. (This can change with membership.) A Company will be based on the three line Platoons and a HQ Platoon concept. A Battalion will consist of three to five companies, with a HQ Company. The Brigade will consist of three to five Battalions with a HQ Company, and attached support units.
CONCEPT
The Missouri Militia will act as a reserve component to the National Guard with the intent to act as the State Defense Force, as there is currently no SDF for Missouri. We are classified as a civilian volunteer organization and therefore will carry out operations in absence of orders as dictated by necessity during a crisis. All Missouri Militia personnel will conduct themselves with professionalism, integrity and the utmost respect for others at all times.
WHO CAN JOIN
Anyone who meets the criteria of Missouri Revised Statutes Title V and USC Title 10, have never been adjudicated mentally deficient, and who have never been convicted of a felony are eligible to volunteer. Volunteers in the militia encompass the full spectrum of ethnicities, abilities and personalities. People from many different backgrounds have joined for many different reasons. There are engineers, doctors, social service workers, truck drivers, PGA golf professionals and many others who wear the uniform. If you are an American with a genuine interest in defending your family, your community, your state, and your nation, you ARE the militia. There is absolutely no discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, political affiliation etc. There is no tolerance of any display of this behavior. The strength of the militia lies in its people, and the stronger the people, the stronger the militia. Every individual brings something different to the militia, increasing its capability and integrity.
TRAINING
Training is a vital part of our operations and occurs continuously. The training atmosphere is professional and very skill focused with emphasis on learning and executing skills correctly, rather than on rigourous physical resistance type training. All training is conducted with safety in mind. While we do attempt to make it as real as possible, safety is foremost. Some of the skills we specialize in include:
Land Navigation (Map, Compass, Star and GPS)
Radio Communication / Hand Signals
First Aid / CPR
Road Clearing / Disaster Relief
Firearm Safety
Marksmanship
CQB (Close Quarters Battle)
Self Defense (Armed/Unarmed)
Winter Driving
All Weather Survival
CBRN Preparedness (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear)
Civil Unrest / Rioting Preparedness
Search and Rescue
and many others
Training generally occurs one Saturday a month with a 2-day field exercise conducted quarterly, however not all training takes place in the field. Our training standards are broken into three progressive skill levels which are guidelines for each individual. When a skill is covered at training, you will receive a go, no-go evaluation. If you show that you have learned the skill, your training card will be signed by your team leader. We don't expect everyone to be able to come to every meeting or stay for an entire weekend. We know that you will often have prior commitments. We simply ask that you do what you can, when you can.
ROLE OF THE MILITIA
Today's militia has a wide spectrum of missions, from disaster relief to terrorism prevention. The slogan echoed now is "State Defense and Community Service." One role of the militia is defense of the state from terrorism or invasion. Other roles include disaster relief, search and rescue, emergency preparedness education and serving the community. We can serve our communities through aid programs like Harvesters, Habitat for Humanity, Project Warmth, Blood Drives as well as raising money for charities benefitting military veterans, cancer research, or volunteering at local food pantries and shelters. Given that the militia is primarily defensive in nature, it is natural that much of its resources should be aimed at bettering the communities from which it is derived.
THE MILITIA AND YOU
The biggest challenge for militias' today is the lack of people involved. The population today is much bigger than in 1776 and the role of the militia has been expanded tremendously. Because of this, the militia today is in need of more dedicated men and women in order to fulfill its role. With the current threat of terrorism, our unprotected borders, and the Armed Forces sent abroad, the nation is more vulnerable than ever before. You may be saying, "what can I do?" or "I don't have any training for that!" We understand. The militia is unlike anything you've probably ever experienced. It requires you to ask more of yourself, to learn new skills, and to take the path less traveled. It requires courage, integrity, and strength of character. In the militia you will be charged with defending your fellow man, helping those in need, facing disaster and taking a stand when it is much easier to do nothing.
THE LAW
USC TITLE 10, SEC 311 a,b1-2
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[ Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001 ]
[ Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between Jan. 2 2001 and Jan. 28, 2002 ]
[ CITE. 10 USC311 ]
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A—General Military Law
PART1—ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
CHAPTER 13—THE MILITIASec31]. Militia. composition and classes.
- The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at
- The classes of the militia are—
Least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title
32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of
intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens
of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
- the organized militia, which consist of the National Guard and the Naval Militia, and
- the unorganized militia, which consist of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
[Aug 10,1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 14, Pub. L.85-861, Sec. 1(7), Sept. 2, 1938. 72 Stat. 1439; Pub. I. 103-160.div. A. title V, Sec. 524(a). Nov. 30 1993, 107 Stat. 1656.]
Historical and Revision Notes
1956 Act
Revised section Source (U.S.Code) Source (Statues at Large)
311(a) 32:1 (less last 19 words) June 3, 1916, ch. 134. Sec. 57, 39
311(b) 2:1 (last 19 words) Stat. 197; June 28, 1947, ch. 162, 7 (as
applicable to Sec. 57 of the Act of June 3,
1916, ch. 134), 61 Sat. 192.
In subsection (a) the words "who have made a declaration of intent are substituted for the words, "who have or shall have declared their intention". The words "at least 17 years of age and*** under 45 years of age" are substituted for the words "who shall be more than seventeen years of age and *** not more than forty-five years of age". The words "except as provided in section 313 of title 32" are substituted for the words "except as hereinafter provided", to make explicit exception as to maximum age.
In subsection (b), the words, "the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Navel Militia" are substituted for the words " the National Guard, the Naval Militia" .since the National Guard and the Naval Militia constitute the organized militia.
1958 Act
Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large).
311(a) 32 App. 1. July 30, 1956, ch. 789 Sec. 1. 70 Stat. 729
The words "appointed as… under 4 of this title" are omitted as surplusage.
1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. 1.. 103-160 substituted "members" for "commissioned officers".
1958 Subsec. (a). Pub. 1..85-861 included female citizens of the United Stated who are commissioned officers of the National Guard.
Missouri Revised Statutes
Title V
Chapter 41
Military Forces
Sections 41.030,41.050,41.060,41.070,41.720
August 28, 2005
41.030. 1. The word "militia" as used in this code means all the active and potential military forces of the state, whether organized or unorganized.
2. Whenever reference is made in the articles of Uniform Code of Military Justice to the "military service" or to the "armed forces" of the United States the reference is deemed to include the military service and militia of this state.
(L. 1951 p. 654 §§ 3, 4, A.L. 1961 p. 479)
State militia, members.
41.050. The militia of the state shall include all able-bodied citizens and all other able-bodied residents, who, in the case of the unorganized militia and the Missouri reserve military force, shall be more than seventeen years of age and not more than sixty-four, and such other persons as may upon their own application be enrolled or commissioned therein, and who, in the case of the organized militia, shall be within the age limits and possess the physical and mental qualifications prescribed by law or regulations for the reserve components of the armed forces of the United States, except that this section shall not be construed to require militia service of any persons specifically exempted by the laws of the United States or the state of Missouri.
(L. 1951 p. 654 § 7)
Militia service, persons exempt.
41.060. The following persons shall be exempt from militia service:
(1) Persons exempt from militia service by the laws of the United States;
(2) Regular or duly ordained ministers of religion, or duly elected church officials regularly conducting church services, or those recognized by their church as devoting the major portion of their time to the practice of religion;
(3) Students preparing for the ministry in recognized theological or divinity schools.
(L. 1951 p. 654 § 8)
Organized and unorganized militia.
41.070. 1. The militia of the state is divided into two classes, the organized militia and the unorganized militia.
2. The organized militia shall consist of the following:
(1) Such elements of the land and air forces of the National Guard of the United States as are allocated to the state by the President or the Secretary of Army or Air, and accepted by the state, hereinafter to be known as the national guard and the air national guard;
(2) Such elements of the reserve naval forces of the United States as are allocated to the state by the President or the Secretary of the Navy, and accepted by the state, hereinafter called the naval militia; and the
(3) Missouri reserve military force, when organized.
3. The unorganized militia shall consist of all persons liable to serve in the militia but not commissioned or enlisted in the organized militia.
(L. 1951 p. 654 § 6)
41.720. After the proclamation by the governor as authorized by section 41.480, any person who resists or aids in resisting the execution of process in any area declared to be in a state of actual or threatened insurrection, or who aids or attempts the rescue or escape of another from lawful custody or confinement or who resists or aids in resisting any force ordered out by the governor to execute the laws, to suppress actual and prevent threatened insurrection or to repel invasion shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term not less than two years.
(L. 1951 p. 654 § 16)