CODE OF CONDUCT

1) I am an American serving with the unorganized civilian militia which guards my homeland, our Constitution, and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

2) I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command I will never surrender the members of my command while they have the means to resist.

 3) If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means possible. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

4) If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.

5) When questioned, Should I become a prisoner of war, I am bound to give only name, rank, and date of birth. I will make no oral or written statement disloyal to my beloved homeland and its citizens or harmful to their continued struggle for liberty and freedom as prescribed in the Constitution for these United States.

 6) In all cases, I shall endeavor to instruct and to inform members of organized militia units, seeking to persuade them to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, both foreign and domestic; urging them for justice and conscience sake to return America to the Constitutional Republic our forefathers envisioned.

 7) I will never forget that I am an American, a citizen of the greatest nation on earth, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will place my trust in Almighty God, the United States of America, and the goodness of her people.

MILITIA PRAYER:

O God, our Father, The Searcher of men’s hearts, help us to draw near to Thee in sincerity and truth. May our personal faith in Thee be filled with gladness and may our worship of Thee be natural and pure.

Strengthen and increase our admiration for honest dealing and clean thinking, and suffer not our hatred of hypocrisy and pretense ever to diminish. Encourage us in our endeavor to make us to choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong, and never be content with a half truth when the whole can be won. Endow us with courage that is born of loyalty to all that is noble, honorable, and worthy; that scorns to compromise with vise and injustice and knows no fear when truth and right are in jeopardy. Guard us new ties of friendship and new opportunities of service. Kindle our hearts in fellowship with those of a cheerful countenance, and soften our hearts with sympathy for those who sorrow and suffer. Help us to maintain the honor of the  Militia, our State, & Nation untarnished and unsullied, and to show forth in our lives the ideals of this Nation's Constitution in doing our duty to Thee and to our fellow citizens. All of which we humbly ask in the Name of our Lord our Great Friend and Defender, and Master of men.

Amen