The Washington Naval Militia is the currently inactive
naval militia
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of the state of
Washington
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. The Washington Naval Militia was organized as a naval reserve, serving as the naval parallel to the
Washington National Guard
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.
History
The Washington Naval Militia was commissioned on 9 January 1910. By that year, it reached a strength of 286 officers and enlisted men. was assigned as barracks ship for the Washington Naval Militia at Seattle until 15 June 1914 when it was reassigned to the
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In 1911, was assigned to the Washington Naval Militia, until its reassignment in 1913. In 1912, was assigned to the Washington Naval Militia, where it remained until 1917.
served as a training ship for the Washington Naval Militia over the summer of 1914. On the first through the twenty-second of July 1914, the Washington Naval Militia sailed to
Honolulu
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aboard during a training exercise.
Personnel
Naval militias are partially regulated and equipped by the federal government, and therefore membership requirements are partially set according to federal standards. Under 10 U.S. Code § 7854, in order to be eligible for access to "vessels, material, armament, equipment, and other facilities of the Navy and the Marine Corps available to the Navy Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve", at least 95% of members of the naval militia must also be members of the
United States Navy Reserve
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or the
United States Marine Corps Reserve
The Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES or MFR), also known as the United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) and the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, is the reserve force of the United States Marine Corps. It is the largest command, by assigned p ...
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Legal status
Naval militias of individual U.S. states are recognized by the federal government of the United States under 10 U.S. Code §7851.
As Washington State law currently does not provide for, nor mention a naval militia, it would take action by state lawmakers to pass laws allowing for a state naval militia.
See also
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Washington State Guard
References
{{State Defense Forces
Military history of Washington (state)
State defense forces of the United States