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It required the states to divide their militias into two sections. The law recommended the title "National Guard" for the first section, known as the organized militia, and "Reserve Militia" for all others.<ref>32 Stat. 775 (1903)</ref> | It required the states to divide their militias into two sections. The law recommended the title "National Guard" for the first section, known as the organized militia, and "Reserve Militia" for all others.<ref>32 Stat. 775 (1903)</ref> | ||
During | During World War I, Congress passed the [[National Defense Act of 1916]], which required the use of the term "National Guard" for the state militias and further regulated them. Congress also authorized the states to maintain [[State Defense Forces|Home Guards]], which were reserve forces outside the National Guards deployed by the federal government.<ref>40 Stat. 181 (1917)</ref> | ||
In 1933, with the passage of the National Guard Mobilization Act, Congress finalized the split between the National Guard and the traditional state militias by mandating that all federally funded soldiers take a dual enlistment/commission and thus enter both the state National Guard and the National Guard of the United States, a newly created federal reserve force. The [[National Defense Act of 1947]] created the Air Force as a separate branch of the Armed Forces and concurrently created the Air National Guard of the United States as one of its reserve components, mirroring the Army's structure. | In 1933, with the passage of the National Guard Mobilization Act, Congress finalized the split between the National Guard and the traditional state militias by mandating that all federally funded soldiers take a dual enlistment/commission and thus enter both the state National Guard and the National Guard of the United States, a newly created federal reserve force. The [[National Defense Act of 1947]] created the Air Force as a separate branch of the Armed Forces and concurrently created the Air National Guard of the United States as one of its reserve components, mirroring the Army's structure. | ||