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What civilian volunteer militia of Massachusetts call?

minutmen


When did Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia end?

Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia ended in 1943.


When was Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia created?

Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia was created in 1941.


What is a volunteer army?

A professional soldier that hires his or her services is known as a mercenary. An army group of such volunteer soldiers would be mercenaries.


What is a colonial militia?

it is a volunteer army


What is a militia and why did colonists begin to create them?

A militia is are small armies made up of volunteer citizens.


What Davy Crocketts job?

He was a farmer and volunteer for the militia


Was the volunteer militia on the Patriots or Loyalists sides?

The patriots did.


Where does the National Guard originate from?

It started as the volunteer militia.


Civilian soldiers who are trained to fight but not part of the regular army?

Civilian soldiers who are trained to fight [or not], and are not regular military are: (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.See "10 U.S. Code § 311 - Militia: composition and classes", along with the Reserves of the Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy, all of whom are trained to fight.


Why were some militia members known as minuteman?

Some militia members were known as minutemen because they were select members of the militia. They were given extra training and were ready to deploy at short notice.


What is a small local army made up a volunteer soldiers called?

Militia .