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Detailed explanation-1: -A militia is a band of civilians trained to do army type business, without officially joining the army. Militia comes from mīlet-, Latin for “soldier, ” but the word now refers to a band of fighters who aren’t officially soldiers.
Detailed explanation-2: -A brigade consists of a few battalions and anywhere from 3, 000 to 5, 000 soldiers. A colonel is generally in command. For historical reasons, armor and Ranger units of brigade size are called regiments, and the equivalent Special Forces units are called groups.
Detailed explanation-3: -militia, military organization of citizens with limited military training, which is available for emergency service, usually for local defense. In many countries the militia is of ancient origin; Macedonia under Philip II (d.