[GAB-1955]

Three Massachusetts National Guard units have had continuous existence since 1636; they have never been disbanded.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Well, they would have been part of the British military then, wouldn't they? I mean no disrespect, and have no problem with tracing their roots back to colonial times, but it's about like saying the Articles of Confederation are the same as the Constitution. The National Guard act established that organization in 1903, it's not the same as the militia.