A state Governor is the commander in chief of a stateÕs National Guard, appoints officials and oversees the state government budget. Governors from all states serve a term of four years apart from those of Vermont and New Hampshire that serve a two year term.
The term Territorial Army comes from the British. Their Territorial Army is composed of locals who serve in a reserve capacity, and it's a homeland force - it doesn't deploy to foreign war zones. Some countries refer to such forces as a Home Army or National Guard, although the US National Guard wouldn't fit the criteria - the US National Guard is a combat deployable force. State Guard Forces funded, raised, and maintained in some states would be a closer equivalent.
As of 2018, the president to serve the shortest term was William H. Harrison, who was in office for all of one month back in 1841 before dying of pneumonia.
The term is Brevis, meaning shortest.
That might be dependent on the time period you had in mind. Historically, militia would be applicable. In modern times, you would probably be thinking of the National Guard. If you're referring to the American Revolution era, the term for them was 'minutemen'.
The National Guard stresses job satisfaction in an effort to reduce first term soldier loss. One of the major tenets that is stressed is being sure all the soldiers are happy in their positions to keep them from leaving their office.
Shortest according to height, James Madison was the shortest President at 5' 4" or 160 cm. Shortest according to Presidential Term, William Henry Harrison was the shortest term with 31 days, 12 hours, and 30 minutes.
Impose term limits on themselves
The Army National Guard is a reserve force of the Army. The Army is active duty. The term National Army has not been used since shortly after WW1 in the U.S.
William Henry Harrison served the shortest term of any US President. His term lasted only 32 days. He died from pneumonia.
"Conscription" is one possibility "National Service" is another as is "the Draft".
There are three basic tenets in the strength management program of the National Guard. These tenets are the recruitment of quality soldiers, retainment of MOS qualified soldiers, and attrition management to reduce first term soldier losses.