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The colonial militia consisted of ordinary citizens who served as soldiers. A governor is normally the commander of his state militia or National Guard. The federal government has had clashes with various paramilitary militia groups.
The Minutemen.
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As of march 5th of 2013 there are 1,360 known militia's whos average membership is a couple hundred er group so around 270,000 to 680,000 soldiers.
Armies and militias are both groups of armed individuals. A militia is a group of ordinary people who train for battle. An army is an organized military force equipped for fighting on land.