# US standing army

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-standing-army/766472>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 20, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-standing-army/766472 "2016-09-20T23:49:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-standing-army/766472/41 "2016-10-24T10:12:14Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> Most of the men are members of the militia anyway – might as well train them.

Interesting that this was bumped for a rather cryptic comment. Can you explain what you mean?

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**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-standing-army/766472/42 "2016-10-24T14:19:27Z")

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> [@TokyoBayer](#):
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> Interesting that this was bumped for a rather cryptic comment. Can you explain what you mean?

His comment must concern the legal status of all males 18-45 in the “unorganized militia”, as opposed to the “organized militia”, meaning the National Guard.

> **[10 U.S. Code § 311 - Exchange of defense personnel between United States and...](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/311)**

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**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-standing-army/766472/43 "2016-10-24T14:36:26Z")

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> [@bump](#):
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> His comment must concern the legal status of all males 18-45 in the “unorganized militia”, as opposed to the “organized militia”, meaning the National Guard.
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> [10 U.S. Code § 311 - Exchange of defense personnel between United States and friendly foreign countries: authority | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/311)

Similar statements can be found in the constitutions or laws of most states.

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