Newaygo County Michigan 8th Brigade 5th Division is compromised of able bodied citizens 18 - 60 years of age from Newaygo County MI.
All members are required to purchase & maintain their own rifles, ammo, uniforms & equipment. Members attend one 4 hour meeting & one 24 hour meeting a month at Level 1 & 2.
4 hour training sessions are conducted the 2nd Thursday of each month 5-9 pm. 24 hour training sessions are conducted on the 2nd Saturday of each month, Saturday 1200 - Sunday 1200.
E-mail for the meeting training locations, & or RTS Recreational Training Site(s) as it varies each month.
Members may/can host meeting/training locations to assist the MILITIA in training/developing plans to assist member(s) in defending their property(s).
Member(s) with property(s) near or adjacent to public lands can coordinate their property(s) use as support area(s) for/as RTS Recreational Training Site(s). In a similar principle as hunters, sportsmen & some local hunting sportsmen`s clubs do that border state & federal land(s) taking advantage of both privately owned & public land(s).
This concept was "officially derived" from personal "paramilitary training" an active member of the PA ARNG & his friend(s) from West Point NY conducted adjacent & on Hungerford Trails Recreation Area as part of an ongoing overt paramilitary training program using the USDA/FS National Forest(s).
To qualify Level 1 members are required to have their Level 1 uniforms/equipment, be able to hike 2 miles within 40 minutes in uniform with their equipment, shoot 8 out of 10 shots in a 9 inch target at 100 yards with their personal weapon, demonstrate the ability to field strip & clean their personal weapon.
Members are trained to operate as 2 man rifle teams & 4 man fire teams within their section, rifle platoon, rifle company & brigade. Members are taught marksmanship, camouflage, concealment, cover, observation, individual team movement, land navigation, tracking, communication, reporting, first aid, survival camping, patrolling, defensive offensive tactics, mission planning & employment.
If you are interested in joining
Newaygo County Michigan 8th Brigade
5th Division or have a question contact [email protected] [email protected]
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