Today, as defined by the Militia Act of 1903, the term "militia" is used to describe two classes within the United States:[8]
Organized militia – consisting of State Defense Forces, the National Guard and Naval Militia.[9][10]
Unorganized militia – comprising the reserve militia: every able-bodied man of at least 17 and under 45 years of age, not a member of the State Defense Forces, National Guard, or Naval Militia.
WikipediaA militia (/mɪˈlɪʃə/)[1] is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel
Wikipedia10 U.S. Code § 246 - Militia: composition and classes
- (a)The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at 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.
- (b)The classes of the militia are—
- (1)the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
- (2)the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
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