... Currently I am the 72nd BN Commander for the counties of Clark and Scott (Which just means that I am the guy that does all of the work to make stuff happen as we do not consider our rank structure to be formal until such time that it becomes necessary) ...
He seems to be an improvement from the one guy that said their militia would start pillaging their neighbors for whatever they needed when the SHTF...
we do not consider our rank structure to be formal until such time that it becomes necessary)
ZombiePanda thanks for taking the time to read my post I hope these answers help!
1.Because we are in fact a "militia". We prepare for disaster response/preparedness but we also prepare for open conflict with a armed hostile force.
2.We have military ranks because we are a paramilitary organization and believe in the structure of the military rank system. The ISL does not give out ranks it promotes individuals based of applicable experience, age, and training. This is not my organization it is a state wide one and I accepted the offer for my BN when the last guy could not do the work for personal reasons.
3. Stockpiled Resources, Adopt a highway program, free training to the public, we put a team on alert anytime there is inclement weather.
4.Forign invasion, civil war, looters, we will protect the community from whatever the people ask us to. Will not take it upon ourselves to designate any enemies or threats.
5. First aid, Land navigation/Map reading, Survival i.e...(tracking, water purification, tool making), tactical communication, advanced marksmanship, Whatever the people in our unit ask to be trained on.
6.I do not really know how many members there are it is state wide. If I had to guess I would say between 250-500. I know its on our website somewhere but I have never looked. In my BN which is Clark & Scott county there is 40 members only about 15 are really active in it.
I don't agree with the concept of a Militia outside of what is in the State Constitution. Regardless of my personal views, you sound sincere and I wish you the best.
I agree with you 100%, no one in my group know exactly what I have except for a few because I have not been in long enough to develop a lot of friendships