these are the guys i ll be watching out for if SHTF. A few things come to mind. If they wanna help out so bad, why not join the National guard? a weekend a month and 2 weeks a summer is pretty managable. Secondly, where do these guys fit in? in between the police and National guard, volunteer officers and firemen, and Army Reserve? Sounds to me like a bunch of wannabes. They have no credentials, no public credit, no backing force. Just think of what you would do if some random guy came to your house in the thick of things, telling you he's in "the militia" and trying to order you around....I would say there are hidden motives in this sort of stuff. I'll take care of me and my own, thanks.