Militia groups in US grows to more than 1200

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/militia-groups-us-grows-more-1200/nTCnJ/

Posted: 5:17 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012

By Dave Faherty

HICKORY, N.C. —
In the last four years, the number of militia groups in the United States has grown to more than 1,200.

"Everybody needs to be living by these rules," said Commander James Kendrick with the Freedom Warriors National Militia.

James Kendrick, his wife Trin, and some of their friends spend a lot of time in uniform despite never being in any part of the military.

They are all members of the Freedom Warriors National Militia in Hickory and claim their standards rival the U.S. military.

[JaneyVee]

1. Gearing up for the War On Christmas?

[a geek named Bob]

2. I am both amused and appalled...

Whatever happened to civic responsibility?

[Arctic Dave]

3. LOL. Ok.

Same standards as the military? Maybe.

Do you have a pulse? Check. Can you spell your name? Check. Can you run ten miles then do 100 push ups? No?
Ok then, we'll let you join anyways.

[lalalu]

6. "Kendrick said he is disabled and gets assistance"

He also lives in government housing. So we are paying for him to runaround and play soldier? Then he can work.

You can't make this stuff up.

[Arctic Dave]

8. I know!!!

LOL.

Comedy writers everywhere are banging their heads because they can't make stuff up this funny.

[Angleae]

17. Since when was running 10 miles and doing 100 push-ups required in the military?

Army: Maybe
Marines: Probably
Air Force: What are you smoking?

[Arctic Dave]

22. Depends on what you do.

Offices jockeys still have to qualify yearly.

Although its a bare minimum of physical evaluation. I think it is a mile run and some push ups.

[Angleae]

23. I was air force for 8 years. Never asked to do a push-up after basic training.

And the 1.5 mile run was replaced with the stationary cycle in 1993 (my last year).

[lalalu]

24. LOL, my sister was a medic and had to do the

mile run back in the eighties. She was skinny with bad knees and later her and my brother in law( also in the Air Force) had to put packs of ice on her knees. Poor thing, I have a photo of her with the bags of ice that probably weighed more than her

She left when they decided to start a family and would have loved doing the stationary bike instead.

[lalalu]

4. What a bunch of losers.

Even in their own military they can only achieve certain ranks. If I was head of a militia I wouldn't just be a commander. I would be 10 Star Megasupreme Ruler of the Universe.

[Arctic Dave]

10. OMG! That is classic.

How long do I have to enlist for to achieve that rank?

[lalalu]

11. Just make your own name tag

[RKP5637]

5. Freedom? Freedom for whom? Just them and their ilk? n/t

[former-republican]

7. It said they have 15 members , not a very big group

I don't care how they spend their time as long as they aren't hurting anyone.

[Skittles]

9. the usual chickenhawk gun lovers

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[a geek named Bob]

12. The only problems that I have with these groups are...

1.) Most of them are reekingly racist/sexist/homophobic/faux-elitist/would-be plutocratic
2.) a little too quick with the gun triggers
3.) EVERY time a group like this starts up, LEOs start asking questions about metal and chemical purchases. (grumble.)

[Skittles]

15. their lives are ruled by fear and ignorance

and hoo boy there sure are a lot of them

[a geek named Bob]

19. If they just stayed in crazyland, I wouldn't have as much of a problem with them as I do...

It's just that every time some nutbag starts up with this kind of thing, I seem to find athletic young man and women that are simply fascinated by my building projects, and the supplies that go with them. (It's the shoes that give them away. That, and cops always seem to be have a locked-in set to their face.)

Seriously, If the militia goobers are going to keep up "teh crazy." I'll have to stock up on coffee...

[HiPointDem]

13. no problem there....

[hrmjustin]

14. These people need to seek professional help.

[cliffordu]

16. Fuck them all.

[Incitatus]

18. I used to dress up in camouflage and play in the woods with my friends when I was a kid too.

But I grew out of it.

[a geek named Bob]

20. Some of the hunters I know in Vermont and New Hampshire get a kick out of these guys.

"Big" - to be polite - militia warrior, skilled in the ways of war...

Crashing through the woods, like a drunken bear.

[MineralMan]

21. Militia Training Maneuvers - Where's the Beer Tent, Dammit?

Most often spoken words: "Here, hold my beer and watch this shit!"