Virginia State Defense Force

Did you know that the Commonwealth of Virginia has a militia? Not one of those backwater, shoot-’em-up black helicopter sort of militias, but a legitimate militia organized by the Commonwealth of Virginia to support the National Guard:

§ 44-1. Composition of militia.

The militia of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall consist of all able-bodied citizens of this Commonwealth and all other able-bodied persons resident in this Commonwealth who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, who are at least sixteen years of age and, except as hereinafter provided, not more than fifty-five years of age. The militia shall be divided into four classes, the National Guard, which includes the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, the Virginia State Defense Force, the naval militia, and the unorganized militia.

You know, I always wanted to join the military but couldn’t because of my leg and my asthma. Maybe this is a good alternative to miltary service. . . sort of like the Civil Air Patrol, only for the Army – and they could certainly use the help in the war on terror.