Cpl. Latva

2 hours ago, Stump65 said:

New member of the 336 Militia here in NC. I am an Air Force and Desert Storm Veteran, 1986-1992. I was a Command and Control Communications Specialist, working in Command Post and Command Center capacity. I just wanted to introduce myself. I am little older and not afraid of field OPS, but would better serve in a Command & Control capacity if needed.  

North Carolina Lightfoot Militia is currently looking for patriots. Must be vetted and willing to train. FTX once a month at least. If interested feel free to contact me. Age and experience DOESN'T matter as long as you're willing to work. Or you can go to http://lightfootmilitia.com/unit-locator-map.html

http://lightfootmilitia.com/unit-locator-map.html

54 minutes ago, Charlie6Romeo said:

 

I don't see the email.

I meant here in the chat room....

On 7/9/2020 at 4:25 PM, Charlie6Romeo said:

I still struggling to form a group in the Fayetteville / Hope Mills area. I had good people telling me good things about it. A lot of people have good ideas for training and management etc. I have invited people to meet and start a training program and more to no avail. Meanwhile the country is getting worst. Even friends are turning to each other (it happened to me in 4th July at my own home). Look at the news and see what's going on. It looks the enemy is more determined to end the republic than patriots to defend it. Our freedoms are slipping away little by little and no one says nothing, just look the other way. What it would take for patriots to stand up and unite again all enemies foreign and domestic? A family member to get shot? Your property to get vandalized? Be pushed around like happen to me yesterday at Walmart and I couldn't do nor say anything? What it would take.

Stop with the excuses. the time is now. Lets get together. Lets get our spouses and children together and start something good for our homes, communities and country. Lets learn from each other. Lets be friends. Don't post pone the call of this nation. Stop been lacy. This is important. Lets do it now.

 

charlie 6 Romeo...out.

We've talked before on here, and I was hoping to start a local group. However, I was able to find an established  militia in NC. They have members across the state including in Fayetteville area.  The North Carolina Light Foot Militia is the real deal. If you go to their website; http://lightfootmilitia.com/unit-locator-map.html

and email them, they will get you started. These are committed patriots who I am excited to start working with. I hope you check them out!

Hello all, I've seen a lot of people on here ask about active militia in North Carolina. I found the North Carolina Light Foot Militia, and they are the real deal. I've linked to their website and you can find them also on Facebook.

http://lightfootmilitia.com/unit-locator-map.html

21 minutes ago, NathanHale said:

 

Just for clarity, shouldn't this page be used for NC-level discussions that would apply to all ACMs (and all New Joins), and the ACM pages be used each locality? Not trying to be a content Nazi today.

Actually probably a good idea. Then we can further split discussion into various topics as needed. I started a Militia Group page called the Sandhills Minutemen of North Carolina. Just figured it'd be better to have control over a page being more active than the 910 Group. I'll send you an invite, and anyone is welcome to join!

50 year old Navy vet here (still dealing with VA for some disability for the lack of cartilage in my knees). I was a Quartermaster in the Navy (for you Army guys that's not supply but ship navigation). Definitely not as fast as I was 30 years ago. No training in small unit tactics/field craft, but have been shooting most of my life. I work in the engineering/architectural field (degree in Architectural Technology), and a masters degree in Military History. So my strengths are more towards the operational and planning side, but definitely willing (and looking) to learn field craft.

NathanHale.....wow, just...wow. That is great info and really got my brain going. I am defiantly printing that one out. It is a lot to process, but it is necessary. I agree completely with the idea of having the support and backing of the sheriffs.  Also #11, as you put it getting rid of the "M" word. I started the group on here "Sandhills Minutemen of North Carolina". This morning I changed the section "Loyalty Oath" and put in my idea of what this should be (for better or worse). I encourage everyone to read it and if you agree join the group.

 

I know several people in here are planning to meet this Saturday (unfortunately I cannot attend), but I wanted to set a second meeting date for June 6th. Open to ideas of where to meet, would prefer not at a range where our discussion would be competing with rounds going off. Conference room somewhere? Coffee shop, restaurant, library? Those meeting this Saturday, take notes and write down all ideas, and we can further discuss on June 6th. Sound good?

4 minutes ago, Charlie6Romeo said:

Are you busy this coming Saturday?

Unfortunately I'm out of town this weekend, then weekend after that (Memorial Day weekend) moving my daughter back home from college.  But after that I'm good. Just bad timing with the holiday coming up.

16 minutes ago, Charlie6Romeo said:

I love it. What is your 20? We need to talk. We need to meet.

Live in West End/Moore County, work in Rockfish/Fayetteville.

4 minutes ago, Charlie6Romeo said:

Awesome. This is what I'm talking about. thank you for your ideas. Map reading and land navigation are a huge part of it. the same as for communication. I already have a HAM Radio licence. I know there are some people that can be instructors on all of this subjects. Where are they? Raise your hand and post it here.

Lets get together ASAP.

 

God Speed Patriots!

Here's what I came up with to start. Didn't get to the Leadership section (may need some help/ideas on that one):

 

Training List

Marksmanship:

1.       Gun Safety

2.       Gun Maintenance

3.       Shooting Basics

o   Stance

o   Grip

o   Iron Sights

4.       Range Safety and Etiquette

5.       Defense Shooting

6.       Long Range Shooting (MOA-DOTMIL)

 

First Aid:

1.       CPR

2.       Treating/Dressing Wounds

3.       Making a splint

4.       Heimlich Maneuver

5.       Treating Shock

6.       Stopping Bleeding/tourniquets

7.       Treating Hyperthermia/Hypothermia

8.       Treating Burns

9.       Spot and Control a Concussion

 

Survival:

1.       Land Navigation

2.       Shelter

3.       Finding/purifying  water

4.       Starting a fire

5.       Signaling

6.       Finding food/tracking

7.       Prepping  (at home)

8.       Mountaineering

 

Tactics:

1.       Communications

2.       Individual movement techniques

3.       Fire and movement (also known as leapfrogging

4.       Basic drill

5.       Contact drill

6.       Immediate ambush drill

7.       Counter ambush drill

8.       Overwatch

9.       Bounding overwatch

10.   Center peel

11.   Patrolling

12.   Reconnaissance patrol

13.    Ambush

   Thats it for now...add on anything that comes to mind!

 

Trying to find the best Semi-Auto .308 MBR and SHTF rifle. And by "Best" I mean reliable in non-range conditions and won't have any to few mis-feeds. I've started searching and have come up with a few possibilities.

1. M1A Scout/Squad or Match - I personally love the look of the M1A in general, but have heard vastly varying reviews, from "worst rifle ever made" (heard it won't hold zero if it gets jostled a lot) to "most accurate ever". So not sure there.

2. SCAR 17S - Heard has alot of misfeeding issues (could be unique to the .556 version) plus it comes with a hefty price tag.

3. TAVOR 7 - Ugly as hell (IMHO) but have only heard good things.

4. GALIL ACE - Love the looks, haven't read any reviews on it yet.

5. Robinson Arms XCR - once again haven't seen a lot of reviews yet.

 

Thoughts? Any additions?

9 hours ago, Charlie6Romeo said:

Well said my friend. Guns and shooting is just a fraction of what we can do. There is a lot to learn besides shooting. I am brainstorming on all the things I want to get from this group.

All ideas, comments and criticism is welcome with open arms. I will post some of my ideas as soon I can get them more organized. Just remember, they are my own opinion about what I want and the pathway to get there.

 

I will start with this:

 

Marksmanship     First Aid     Survival     Tactics     Leadership

 

For example under Marksmanship heading the following will be found:

 

Gun Safety

Gun Maintenance

Shooting Basics

Range Safety and Etiquette

Defense Shooting

Long Range Shooting (MOA-DOTMIL)

 

Some of these subjects will be broken down further in deep.

 

Anyway....these ideas will give me some guidance and the sense of organization I and hopefully other need to start creating useful training .

 

Looking forward for your input.

 

Charlie 6 Romeo ...out.

 

"WWG1WGA"

                       Q

 

That is a great start to a training schedule! Some other ideas (not sure if they would  be own category or sub-category):

 

Land Navigation (Both with compass vs GPS)

 

Communications (Ham Radio, comms traffic, hand signals, etc.)

 

Situational Planning (not sure what to call it, but have plans in place for different scenarios, SHTF, Natural Disasters, etc.)

 

I'm hard pressed to think of any other main categories other than what you have started with.  Will brainstorm more and post to compare notes. Also was wondering if it would be a good idea to also have training available to spouses and other family members?

 

 

41 minutes ago, Miller, W.J said:

I was hoping to find an active group as well. 

Where are you located at? West End/Moore County here.

15 minutes ago, Jamea M. said:

The problem in getting a lot of people to attend this meeting and to join a militia period, is the amount of time involved in travel and the expenses involved sadly. I've been preparing for over 30 years so have very little I need to buy, but the drive to fayettville for me is over 4 hours each way.  I live 30 miles west of charlotte and most days it can take me 2hrs just to get through there.  I think it would be best to find people in different parts of the state, say the sandhills, mtns, piedmont, costal and whatever others its divided into, and set one person over each part. Then, they would coordinate with the leaders in other parts of the state and the leaders could teach or set the training schedules that all leaders put in place.

  I'll be honest, I don't want to get involved in a big, statewide organization again, I used to be the LtCol of the NCCM in the Mtn division,  the only state recognized militia that operated here in NC, I was 2nd in command of the entire state and left when the Col and another officer took it upon themselves to allow one unit to start recruiting active police officers which was against the charter put in place by the state.  Not that I have any problem with police, I'm friends with several hundred of them here in gaston/ cleveland and lincoln county.  The problem comes with theres no way to vet them when seeing if they would be a good militia member, remember the michigan militia problem from years ago.  Officers are sent to school to learn how to lie, and that leads to big problems.

  Back to the issue.  With most people having financial issues, and to not burden them, think about what I've said.  I'm currently with the group I was with before the nccm debacle, the entire group voted to leave, so I then resigned after posting what was happening on the nccm website since the state command staff had decided they would keep the info hidden from the membership of the nccm, which I felt only endangered them.

I hear you and 100% agree about keeping it local. I actually just started a group on here for the Sandhills area. I can definitely agree that a deterrence for people to join is that distance factor. Plus I believe that people would be more apt to muster/help out in a SHTF scenario if they are protecting their own area and families. And right now I could see cost being a factor with so many people out of work.

8 hours ago, Charlie6Romeo said:

So...all that been said (all good points) I will choose the date and the place.

Date:    Saturday 16, 2020.

Time:    12:00 pm.

Place:    Harrison Creek Gun Club.

               8182 Johnson Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28312

 

Notes: This is the place I usually practice. Nice place but has its limitations.

I am not affiliated with this gun range. The owners are beautiful people and very patriotic.

Price: $20.00 all day. You can bring your own targets.

 

Purpose: 

           1. To meet face to face with group members.

           2. To decide in what direction the group wants to go.

           3. To brainstorm what type of training will take us in that direction.

           4. To decide rolls we will play in the group and what aids, knowledge, etc.  we need for training.

           5. Other subjects for discussion will be added at our meeting. Participation is important.

 

Gentlemen, I will be there on time. Bring your material to take notes and start thinking on what you want

to take home from that meeting and also what you will bring to the table. We cant keep postponing this important matter.

Look very close at the things happening to our country.

If you want my phone number please send me a message and I will reply.

Until then...God Speed Patriots!

 

"WWG1WGA"

                    Q

 

Charlie 6 Romeo...out.

 

I like the enthusiasm, but just a few things. Can we push the date out a bit as it will more likely allow more people to be able to attend (I know I am out of town that weekend). Also, I've never been to Harrison Creek before, but is it an outdoor range? Do they have someplace to meet where we can talk and not have to drown out the sound of rounds going off the whole time? I was originally thinking  something like a VFW/Moose Lodge or similar would be great, even meeting somewhere for a sitdown lunch would be good depending on how many could attend. Just some thoughts and open to ideas.

29 minutes ago, John Last said:

 

 

Excuse me for butting in, but I'd like to make an observation and a suggestion... it may be worth something: or maybe not.

 

Creating a page, or getting in touch with so and so, or waiting for somebody to do something, is not really productive, in my opinion.  I'm all for "networking" as a way to increase awareness and bolster numbers, but it doesn't get boots on the ground, so to speak.  Here's how I'd tackle it.

 

1.  PICK A DATE.  You've been on this site, talked with the guys at work, church etc., and it's time to take the next step.  It should be at least a couple weeks out, so folks will have time to arrange time off work, line up child care etc.  Be aware of any long holiday weekends like Mother's Day, Memorial Day etc., which may conflict.  Remember that no matter what date you choose, somebody will have a conflict.  Don't let that stop you.

 

2.  PICK A PLACE.  Location should be easy to find for people traveling to the meet-and-greet.  It should have enough seating for everyone, plus a little extra.  This could be a public park, a family restaurant, a church, fraternity hall etc. (you may need to get permission or make a reservation).                                                        

 

3.  SPREAD THE WORD.  Let everybody know WHERE, WHEN and WHAT TIME.  Also let them know about how long it will last... 2 hours should be plenty of time to lay the foundation and establish basic goals, structure of the unit etc.

 

4.  MAKE A LIST.  Cover the basic points of what you want to accomplish by creating the unit.  If you don't know or aren't sure, then those would be great points to discuss at the meet-up.  At this point you don't need to have all the answers... there will be plenty of time to figure it out later, once you have some members in the unit.  Have everyone introduce themselves, there may be some folks who live close to each other... and tell why they have come.

 

5.  MAKE A CONTACT LIST.  Nothing too intrusive, but you need to be able to contact the members if they need to be notified of something.

 

6.  DETERMINE WHEN THE NEXT MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE.

 

Now remember, you are not volunteering to be the unit "leader/commander" just by setting up the meeting... but if you don't step up and make the first move, it will never happen and nothing will change.  Also, nobody knows ALL about everything.  The person you eventually pick as unit leader may not necessarily be the guy with the most combat experience.  The most crucial thing is to take the first step.

 

Thank you for letting me sound off.

Those are really good points/ideas. I was mainly making the page to get an idea of how many in the area would be interested in meeting, and have one central place to post info for everyone. I agree that it’s crucial to get “boots on the ground”. Thanks for the input, if you think of anything else that could help, let me know!👍

1 hour ago, Charlie6Romeo said:

I am in the Fayetteville area. I see here a lot of good people ready to train. My question is...When? When we are going to get together and start to give some shape to this group and start training. When?

I've been I am going to try and start the ball rolling, I'm going to put together a Militia page on here for people in the Sandhills area. I figure once we get a few people on here, we can meet up and talk things out on how to get this going. I'll post on here once it's up, hopefully by the end of this weekend.

11 minutes ago, Breach NCDF said:

Nah your right but getting people together is like pulling teeth we have people from all over from (me) in Lexington to New burn

And that's pretty sad. After all the talk and bravado on FB and such, I figured it wouldn't be a problem finding a local active group. I new to this, and was thinking about getting into prepping. After all this crap with COVID-19, made me realize how quickly things could go south for most Americans. And I know I am not prepared nearly enough, and if things ever went SHTF, I would stand a better chance with a group of like minded individuals.

10 minutes ago, Breach NCDF said:

I know a group for yall but you might have to travel a bit... i travel 3 hours and wouldn't trade it for a group in my own neighborhood 

Thanks for the offer! I think for training purposes that would work, but for your everyday unit I think joining/forming a local (county/area) unit would be better. Not because of the distance to travel, but in a real world SHTF scenario, I think more people would be apt to muster when called when they are protecting their own families & neighbors.

Just how i was thinking, but I could be talking out my ass...who knows?

On 4/20/2020 at 11:27 PM, Patriot Hoyle said:

metalrockerlion i live in Lincoln county. as i tried to get people together and did not work. i have tried to get veterans to uphold their Oath vow, and this did not work neither 

Patriot Hoyle - I assume from the threads on here a meeting never happened. If you do set one up just let me know. I'm in the Sandhills area near Bragg, and would be willing to take up a leadership role in helping to put something together.

1 hour ago, armyharris0514 said:

I am in sanford nc and am interested to get together with a group and do some training drills. Get back with me I'm new to this site so not sure how this works but hope this gets to you.

New here also, West End/Moore County, let me know if you hear anything. Looking for a serious/active group.

That's what i was hoping, but seeing how few people are actually in here, and few posts......well if you hear anything, just let me know.👍

Live in Moore county, and work in Hoke. Good to meet you. Is this group active?