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Theoretically, a citizen after the Civil War was, because of the dual citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, liable for service in both the federal militia and the militia of the state in which he resided.
If a citizen army were to be defeated the citizens would be disarmed and they would lose their rank and privileges.
Its army was not a Roman army; it was composed, rather, of provincials and barbarians.
www.constitution.org /jw/mil-m.txt   (17327 words)

  
 Citizen Soldiers | A History of National Service
The citizen soldier was to be the mainstay of national defense.
One was a concern for a citizen army based on universal military training (UMT) and the other a desire to create a trained citizen officer who could be rapidly mobilized in the event of war.
The intellectual force behind the citizen army in the twentieth century was Brigadier-General John McAuley Palmer (1875-1955), West Point graduate, historian, protégé of General John J. Pershing in World War I, and confidant of General George C. Marshall in World War II.
www.academy.umd.edu /publications/NationalService/citizen_soldier.htm   (4903 words)

  
 Learn more about Armed force in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A citizen army (also known as a militia or reserve) is only formed as needed.
The disadvantage is that such a "citizen's army" is less well trained and organized.
On the other hand they may also harm a society by engaging in counter-productive (or merely unsuccessful) warfare, by domestic repression, or simply by supporting the idea that violence (or the threat thereof) is the way to get what one wants.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /a/ar/armed_force.html   (645 words)

  
 Does America Need a Citizen Army?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
By establishing a citizen army as the nation’s primary defense force, the National Command Authority is compelled to work much closer with Congress and the American people before committing substantial forces to any conflict.
History is replete with examples of nations whose citizens abdicate their civic duty to participate in defense and the political process, eventually lose their power to influence national leadership.
Citizens performing a variety of different kinds of national service could still fire a renewed desire to participate in the American political process.
www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/bookrev/kee4.html   (974 words)

  
 IRISH CITIZEN ARMY ON ROOF OF LIBERTY HALL
The Irish Citizen Army were a body of volunteers, equipped and drilled in defiance of the British administaration and consisting of Socialist workers.
The Citizen Army suffered from the defeat of the strike, but survived to eventually become James Connolly's personal army of highly trained socialists.
The Citizen Army, who trained and based themselves around the union building, Liberty Hall, were one of the first military forces in Ireland to accept women as full members.
www.1916rising.com /pic_ica.html   (339 words)

  
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It is undoubtedly true that all citizens capable of bearing arms constitute the reserve military force or reserve militia of the United States as well as of the states.
A citizen of the state "may do the duty belonging to his position in the State by fighting by the order of his sovereign" even if the leader is "an ungodly king" and the militiaman is "a righteous man."
The army was not only the first line of protection of the state; it was the basic unit of republican government.
www.constitution.org /jw/mil-m.htm   (18399 words)

  
 Roman Empire - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The fixing of the payscale and duration of Roman military service marked the final step in the evolution of the Roman Army from a citizen army to a professional one.
A generally successful ruler, Septimius Severus cultivated the army's support with substantial remuneration in return for total loyalty to the emperor and substituted equestrian officers for senators in key administrative positions.
Despite early successes against the Sassanian Empire in the East, Alexander Severus' increasing inability to control the army led eventually to its mutiny and his assassination in 235.
open-encyclopedia.com /Roman_Empire   (4638 words)

  
 U.S. Army HOOAH 4 HEALTH - Homeland Defense: Citizen Defenders - National Guardsmen and Army Reservists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Army National Guard is made up of reservists - civilians who serve their country on a part-time basis.
The Army National Guard is a partner alongside the Army and Army Reserve.
As a Federal Force, Army Reservists can be seamlessly integrated into the active Army without involving multiple levels of government, and provide cost-effective support to the National Security Strategy in times of changing priorities and fiscal constraints.
www.hooah4health.com /deployment/homelanddefense/citizendef.htm   (594 words)

  
 Al-Muhajabah's Islamic Blogs: An Army in Decline
Vietnam destroyed the American citizen army: product of a 200-year tradition that rejected standing armies and held temporary and egalitarian military service to be a duty and experience of citizenship.
It too can rebel, and as in the citizen army, disaffection starts at the bottom, where the most pain is felt.
The new army was intended to serve as the unquestioning instrument of the policies of the elected administration.
www.muhajabah.com /islamicblog/archives/the_clipboard/010130.php   (1779 words)

  
 The Irish Citizen Army : Labour clenches its fist!
The Irish Citizen Army was born out of the struggle between the workers and the employers during the Great Lockout of 1913.
As the Citizen Army were not informed or involved in the landing of the arms at Howth they were fortunate to be able to add to their arsenal at all.
Connolly's increasingly belligerent writings and the Citizen Army's actions began to worry the military council of the I.R.B. who had decided on a rising in principle and were afraid that the Citizen Army would proceed unilaterally and destroy whatever chance of success their own plans had.
flag.blackened.net /revolt/cc1913/ica.html   (7547 words)

  
 CNN - 'Citizen Soldiers' - August 5, 1998
The Army was unlike civilian society in most ways, but ETO and the home front were together in their shared sense of "we." It was a "we" generation, as in the popular wartime saying, "We are in this together." In the Army, this general attitude was greatly reinforced.
But the Army was so big -- eight million men at its peak, from a low of 165,000 four years earlier -- and put together so quickly, that thousands of sharp operators and sad sacks, criminals and misfits, and some cowards made it through the training process and became soldiers in ETO.
And of course it is in the nature of an army that everyone resents the quartermaster, and Lee was the head quartermaster for the whole of ETO.
www.cnn.com /books/beginnings/9808/citizen.soldier   (6845 words)

  
 BBC - History - Wars - 1916 Easter Rising - Profiles - Irish Citizen Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Irish Citizen Army (ICA) was formed during the Dublin labour dispute in 1913.
Its purpose was to enable the locked-out men to defend themselves in clashes with the Dublin Metropolitan Police and to counteract the demoralizing effects of unemployment by providing discipline, cohesion and purpose.
However, after the dispute was over (January 1914) and the men returned to work, the ‘army’ all but disappeared.
www.bbc.co.uk /history/war/easterrising/profiles/po14.shtml   (547 words)

  
 Officer, The: America's citizen-warriors - Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The result was a militia with strong connection to the community; a condition that remains true today: the Guard and the Reserve are an important link between the military and the citizens they serve.
General Abrams was vice chief of staff during the buildup for Vietnam and recognized the mistake of not mobilizing Reserve forces--a mistake that was not only a misuse of a valuable and need ed resource but, more importantly, also a misuse of the bridge between military and civilian comnunities.
At the time, I was working as congressional liaison for the secretary of the Army and, as chance would have it, was the duty officer during the weekend following 2 August, the day when Iraqi Republican Guard forces attacked across the Kuwaiti border.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBY/is_7_79/ai_109957911   (967 words)

  
 Ireland's OWN History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Irish Citizen Army was founded during the great Dublin Lock-Out of 1913-14, for the purpose of protecting the working class, and of preserving its right of public meeting and free association.
The Irish Citizen Army was the first publicly organised armed citizen force south of the Boyne.
It was the Irish Citizen Army sprang into the gap, and by its fearless presence gave new heart and hope to the dismayed and betrayed people of Ireland.
irelandsown.net /connolly6.html   (641 words)

  
 Editing Citizen army - Edit this page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A '''citizen army''' is an army of non-professional citizen soldiers who are drafted in times of war.
The ancient [[Ancient GreeceGreek]] City-State of [[Athens]] had a citizen army.
By submitting your work you promise you wrote it yourself, or copied it from public domain resources—this does not include most web pages.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/?title=Citizen_army&action=edit   (159 words)

  
 citizen watches Citizen watch swiss army
citizen watches is the world's largest watch company.
In 1995 Citizen watch introduced the revolutionary Eco-Drive collection which has become the world's most popular collection of light-powered watches.
Citizen has a timepiece for everyone no matter what their style.
www.galaxywatches.com /seiko/Citizen.html   (265 words)

  
 Citizen Corps
Citizen Corps asks you to embrace the personal responsibility to be prepared; to get training in first aid and emergency skills; and to volunteer to support local emergency responders, disaster relief, and community safety.
Click here to find the Citizen Corps Council nearest you.
Click here to view and register national preparedness month events.
www.citizencorps.gov   (99 words)

  
 Public Citizen | Army Secretary Thomas White - Army Secretay Thomas White   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Army Secretary Thomas White was a high-ranking Enron executive for 11 years and headed Enron Energy Services (EES), which investigators believe rigged California's energy market and cooked the books to inflate profits and cheat investors.
Because Public Citizen does not accept funds from corporations, professional associations or government agencies, we can remain independent and follow the truth wherever it may lead.
But that means we depend on the generosity of concerned citizens like you for the resources to fight on behalf of the public interest.
www.citizen.org /cmep/energy_enviro_nuclear/electricity/Enron/white   (365 words)

  
 Army Deserters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In sixteen cases he changed the sentence to life in the stockade; forty-nine men were shot.
Desertion was also punishable by death by firing squad, but the U.S. Army had not carried out such a sentence since 1864.
This text is from Chapter 14 of Stephen E. Ambrose's book "Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army From The Normandy Beaches, To The Bulge, To The Surrender Of Germany." To read another online chapter, "Expanding the Beachhead, June 7-30, 1944," click here.
www.worldwar2history.info /Army/deserters.html   (1009 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: CITIZEN SOLDIERS : The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
CITIZEN SOLDIERS : The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany -- June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945
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So when I say that Ambrose's Citizen Soldiers "puts you in the heat of battle", I can only say this is coming from a man who has never heard a shot fired in anger, and an author who was only there through the memory of veterans' footsteps.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684815257?v=glance   (2611 words)

  
 white army russia and other russia related information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Mikhail Frunze and the Red Army and in November the remaining members of the White Army left Russia.
Iudenich, commanding a British-equipped White army in Estonia, advanced close to Petrograd...
Army Study: Mossad Could Attack US and Blame Arabs by...
www.nethorde.com /russia/white-army-russia.html   (257 words)

  
 Report of the Socialist Party of Ireland
During the 1913-14 lock-out the savage attacks by the police upon the workers had led to the formation of the Irish Citizen Army; a military force composed solely of workers for the protection of the people from capitalist violence.
On the departure of Larkin to America, James Connolly took command of the Irish Citizen Army, perfected its equipment and prepared to take action when the opportune moment arrived.
The Citizen Army was pledged to fight for the Revolution but its membership was small and practically confined to Dublin.
www.workersrepublic.org /Pages/Ireland/Communism/spireport1.html   (2193 words)

  
 Citizen army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The ancient Greek City-State of Athens had a citizen army.
This page was last modified 19:34, 8 July 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Citizen_army   (62 words)

  
 Moviefone: Citizen Soldiers: The United States Army Story Movie
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 Forum -> Irish Citizen Army
I personally thank God that I have lived to see the day when thousands of Irish men and boys, and hundreds of Irish women and girls, were ready to affirm that truth, and to attest it with their lives if need be.
The song you are looking for is called James Connelly - Irish Citizens Army, and it is on the Blarney Pilgrims CD "Marchin Down Sackville Street".
There goes the Citizen Army with their fists raised in the sky
celtic-lyrics.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=417   (863 words)

  
 Cadet Corps Don Bosco Makati
“The Citizen Army is the major anchor of Philippine Defense and Security. It is    founded  on the people’s participation in National Defense, Security and Development.”
Let us cite the significant provisions of our present 1986 Constitution, as well the past laws that governs our obligatory and mandatory duty as Citizens of the Republic.
The Government may call upon the people to defend the State and, in the fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be required, under conditions provided by law, to render personal military and civil service.”
www.geocities.com /ccdbm2000/cat_1.html   (445 words)

  
 LIBERTY HALL WITH IRISH CITIZEN ARMY.
At the corner of Eden Quay stood Liberty Hall, a two-storey building belonging to the Irish Transport and General Workers Union.
It was also the HQ for the Irish Citizen Army.
Before the Rising James Connolly had stretched the famous banner across the front of the building, its bold fl lettering declaring that they served neither King nor Kaiser.
www.1916rising.com /pic_lib_hall.html   (172 words)

  
 Citizen Soldiers - The United States Army Story
The movie that ignited a verbal sparring match between Vincent Gallo, its star and director, and Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert after its screening at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, The Brown Bunny is now out on DVD.
After writing and starring in last year's My Baby's Daddy, this fast-talking comedian is aiming for loftier goals -- by reprising his scene-stealing role as Rob Schneider's pimp in the male escort sequel, Deuce Bigelow: European Gigolo.
Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Citizen Soldiers - The United States Army Story to receive a rating.
rottentomatoes.com /m/citizen_soldiers_the_united_states_army_story   (321 words)

  
 Welcome to Stuttgart
CYS fees are based upon a Department of Defense scale that is adjusted each year according to program costs.
The increases were implemented to continue to improve the quality services that are available to military families.
The program, which begins in September, allows Department of the Army civilians and local nationals to use up to three hours of work time per week (with a supervisor’s approval) for personal fitness.
www.stuttgart.army.mil   (246 words)

  
 Flanders, Brittany, Burgundy, Anjou, Normandy, Blois, Champagne, Toulouse, etc.
Much of the subsequent history of the house is then consumed with conflicts between, on the one side, France and England in the Hundred Years War, and, on the other side, the newly prosperous Flemish burgers, who were ready and able to overthrown feudalism and establish their own commercial republic.
The power of the burgers was revealed in 1302, when the citizens of Bruges massacred the French garrison and then defeated (and massacred again) the French army sent against them.
Bavaria, allied with the French, was lost to the Elector Maximilian II for the rest of the war.
www.friesian.com /flanders.htm   (9945 words)

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