By Anna Von Reitz
It has come to our attention that there is no longer a universal understanding of our State Militias and their function; as strange as this seems to us, there is a need to explain the traditional role of our Militia Commanders and what they do.
First of all, we don't do Simulation Training Exercises. Everything that we do is painfully actual and practical. All the jargon and thought paradigms of the professional military are not applicable here. It's the difference between Kansas and the Land of Oz.
Even if we had the resources, we would not choose to establish a hierarchical and compartmentalized command structure with all authority vested in one man or even a handful of men. The great largesse that has been spent on the professional hired military in this country is what has made it possible for them to have and maintain such a structure and to morph it into a large number of similar and supportive structures, such as the "National Guard" which bears no resemblance to our State Militia.
We are building something profoundly different from the intellectualized and dehumanized world of the professional soldiers who have operated as commercial mercenaries for the past 160-plus years.
The way we organize and train a Militia is very different from what some people are supposing, and our end goal is very different, too.
We will probably never have the kind of equipment and technological advantages that have been afforded to our professional military --- and due to the present "guns or butter" argument, they might not have all the latest toys, either, as we go forward.
What matters is that we go forward together and that a sense of community involvement in peacekeeping and practical skills related to peacekeeping is fostered. A knowledge of Law and Nature is actually more to the point for us.
We are not trying to fill the space of the professional military nor even today's National Guard. When push comes to shove, they actually work for us, and the only struggle is to make them aware of it and enforce their contracts.
Recently, during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, multiple agencies -- FEMA, CIA, National Guard, etc., -- tried to interfere with our efforts in the storm-ravaged mountains of Western North Carolina and the impacted parts of Eastern Tennessee.
We had these characters drawing guns on us and had local Sheriffs-for-Hire arresting us. They were seizing stockpiles of donated relief supplies. They were impounding our helicopters and excavators. And then, we drew down on them and presented our authority.
It was a near thing, but when convinced that we weren't kidding and that we had the right to do what we were doing, they stood down. They made an about-face and they helped us from then on. Why? Because at the end of the day, they do work for us.
Knowing who you are counts. Acting within your own authority wins. So learning those two things and having the inherent courage to assert yourself is crucial.
We kept flying around the clock for 95 days, offloaded an estimated 1400 tons of material and supplies, rescued over 2600 people, 300 pets, and recovered over 1600 cadavers --- and we did that and we financed all of this on donations from other Americans and ourselves.
We did this as volunteers, so there was no cost to nor reliance on the public purse, no labor union contracts to dispute, no red-tape or payola to stand in our way.
We just got ourselves organized and did it.
The role of a Militia Commander is to help us get better organized and prepared to take similar actions in the future, to train us as to our lawful standing, so that we know the Law that applies to us and to our public employees, and also, to build the relationships that allow us to work cooperatively with any other peacekeeping or law enforcement or agency personnel that may be on the ground or in the air.
One of the advantages we have is that a vast number of Americans have served in the professional and semi-professional Armed Forces. It's the silver lining for us.
These men and women know how to organize everything from digging a latrine to building a mobile triage unit. They can build their own airstrips. Construct their own shelter or throw up a community soup kitchen. If they don't have the supplies, they will improvise. If they need a bridge, they will make one. If they don't have the manpower, they'll deputize. Our people are heroes. Every man. Every woman. They came forward from ten States around the disaster area. Many have stayed for the long haul, continuing to show up and help wherever there is need. Think about that.
The Federal Corporation made a complete mess of everything it touched, but our people were there and they didn't miss a beat. They knew the local people and they knew the weather and the landscape. They were on home turf and they weren't desk-bound bureaucrats coming to "look". They did everything that had to be done.
And then they melted away, went home, until the next time the phone rang.
That's America. That's what this is all about. That's the "value" of a Militia.
And there was no simulation about it, though of course, every time you do something like this it results in a good bit of "training". So if this kind of rough and ready assessment on the ground kind of action isn't what you were expecting from a Militia, well, sorry, that's what it is. And has always been. Authority does not come from rank, but from knowledge, willingness to serve, and heart.
We have worked in many emergency situations over the course of our lifetimes, including the Miller's Reach Wildfire that burned down our house. We have always been amazed how you can take a motley group of men who just showed up and within minutes, they will have sorted themselves out into something that can work. Within a few hours of doing anything, the leaders emerge -- and these leaders are accepted on an instinctive level. It's like a wolf pack creating its own dynamic and it is different for every group.
This natural process that is guided by the tasks at hand is what is natural to a Militia. You have a rushing torrent to cross. How are you going to cross it?
You have a dead body hung up on a snarl of downed trees in the middle of a flooding river. How are you going to recover that cadaver?
You have three little kids and a dog in the path of a wildfire and the wind is picking up. There's a deep ravine on one side and a swamp on the other. What do you do? How brave and resourceful are you?
You've got fifty people who are suddenly homeless and cold and hungry --- how are you going to get them to safety, feed them, and provide them shelter?
You have twelve homesteaders trapped on a stretch of road above a washed out bridge. How are you going to get them out and get food and drink to them in the meantime?
If Militias have to fight, they have to be ready to do that, too. But as guerrillas, They are not and never were any good at formal engagements. Sharp shooters are key to militia defense schools. It's not how much lead, it is always where you can put the lead that counts in a militia.
So you can't rely upon equipment or amount of force. You have to hone skills and rely on individual initiative. How do you take out a drone or a bot? How do you stop a tank? What diversions work? What supply lines can be cut? Can you jury-rig a homemade cannon? How many different fuel sources can you identify? How quietly can you move through dry brush?
Militias, properly trained and motivated, are stronger than their moving parts, and the members bond tight. They rely on their ability to think, to perform, and to adapt to whatever comes at them.
Again, it's a very free-flowing, unscripted, and perhaps you would say, undisciplined fighting style, but properly learned and taught, it can be like Kung Fu--very powerful and precise, using the Enemy's power against him --- whatever the Enemy's power is.
We have some wonderful militia commanders in this country. It's our intention to get some of them out this summer and fall to teach classes and inspire everyone.
Everyone gains from participating in the State Militia --- whether its basic First Aid and Lifesaving Skills, camping, swimming, or how to poop in the woods. Militia work should be at once serious-minded, and fun. Militia can engage and encompass a very wide range of skill development.
How do you cook outdoors? How do you cook undetected? How do you build a rocket stove? What can you use to make a cistern? Good quick recipes for canning meat?
You see? Everything from learning to make candles to brining fish is fair game for a State Militia and the role of the Militia Commander has to move and shift from aprons to overhauls to camouflage jacket and back again, through all the seasons of the year, because the militia function is that basic and that fluid.
You might sponsor once a month trips to the shooting range and go every weekend with a different age group of volunteers. You might sponsor a series of group camp outs with small groups and then gradually add groups together to practice putting together soup kitchens, latrines, triage units, large tents, make-do shelters from onsite materials.
You might sponsor foraging classes -- learn your common mushrooms and fungi and other forest edibles. Militia is about surviving and helping others survive. Study medicinal plants and engage the gardeners in your militia to plant and learn how to harvest medicinal plants.
Our Forefathers engaged a huge array of practical skills as part of their militias. Women and men knew how to make gunpowder and cast bullets. Everyone had root cellars and knew how to use them. Everyone knew how to use hand tools. Everyone knew practical knots. Everyone knew how to jerk meat. Most everyone, both men and women, knew how to sew and knit. How to make cheese.
This kind of practical skill development is the job of a Militia Commander, too. It might not be the common idea of what a "Militia Commander" does, but in our tradition, a Militia Commander has to embrace the whole spectrum of life.
This is intended to provide at least a basic idea of what goes on in a traditional State Militia. Like so many other things, we have to relearn from scratch the useful skills our fathers had, as well as the skills of the modern world -- computer inventories and spreadsheets for supply control, organization of digital and hard copy records, budgets, technical gear, provisions, and on and on.
A militia has to learn the skills and "content" of every member and be able to deploy that whole range of skills and knowledge.
It's a big job, but it can be a deeply rewarding job, because you are part of a team that is capable of defending your State and your people from a wide range of circumstances. Power grid goes out? Need potable water? You will have answers and equipment, ready to go, if you have a good State Militia.
Remember our goal as a government --- to first, last, and always protect the people and their property.
While some of us labor in the realm of the spirit and the mind, research the history, and know the Laws and the Statutes, the Militias handle the practical end of things. Militias build the roads and guard the crossings, fill the kit bags, and post the warnings.
If a government or a government subcontractor (in the case of the Federales) fails the basic mission of all governments --- that is, to protect the people and their property --- that organization has no valid reason to exist.
Stop a moment and think deeply about this. If your government isn't doing all that it can to protect you and your property, so as to improve the quality and security and enjoyment of your life and property, that government has failed.
It takes only a tiny bit more consideration to fully realize the importance of a well-run, or in the words of the Federal Constitutions, "well-regulated" State Militia.
Your State Assembly Militia is guaranteed to you and is your means to physically and materially preserve your lives and property in the face of lawlessness, natural disaster, and even invasion.
Evil men acting in Breach of Trust unlawfully converted your State Assembly Militias into "National Guards" and then they redefined the word "National" so as to bring these resources under their own control --- leaving you and your communities and your States of the Union without organized protection.
This has also led to the abuse of the National Guards, who have been deployed to foreign venues and used as cheap replacements for the regular Armed Services.
It should be apparent now that it is up to us to determine our future and the future of our country. Our State Assembly Militias are a vital and lawful means of restoring our traditional American Government and making sure that our people are safe in the midst of any maelstrom that may come.
If you can think of any more noble or urgent cause for action, speak up, but in our opinion, forming and directing and maintaining your State Assembly Militia is just as important as defending the rights of Americans in the High Courts of the world. Maybe more so.
Don't be afraid of serving in your State Assembly Militia. It is the only form of militia specifically guaranteed by all three Federal Constitutions.
Do your due diligence, to regulate and staff, inspire, educate, and develop the skills of your militia members as individuals and as a group. Apply yourselves to the vital questions of survival needs, equipment, and training. You will all emerge from this effort as more competent people, better able to engage your world.
Granna
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