Mutual Assistance Groups

Build yourself a community if you don't already have one. In the world of preparedness, and life in general, having community is important. Important for not only your mental wellbeing but also for sharing knowledge, labor, and fellowship. As time progresses, we would think the “system” would be more able to help the citizenry. Unfortunately, … Continue reading Mutual Assistance Groups

What Does Unsupported Mean?

Any modern incarnation of the Home Guard is going to be unsupported or, at best, minimally supported. After all, their main purpose is to provide support and assistance, not to be assisted. As this is just a concept, there is no one who could be planning to provide support to them. Today, we are going … Continue reading What Does Unsupported Mean?

World War III

The news lately has many headlines regarding another world war. There is conflict in Ukraine still, Israel and Hamas have no sign of slowing, US military bases across the Middle East are attacked almost daily, commercial shipping in the Red Sea is losing proposition if you're not a Chinese or Russian flagged vessel, South America … Continue reading World War III

The Home Guard Concept a Year Later

About a year ago I began writing about the concept of the Home Guard and Canada's Rangers. These were community groups that came together during the axis threats of World War II in England and Canada, volunteer in nature and designed to assist the authorities in the event of attack on the home front. Other … Continue reading The Home Guard Concept a Year Later