§ 283 Naval Militia Organization Rules

• •The Naval Militia must be organized like the regular U.S. Navy.
• •It cannot create its own separate rules; it must follow existing federal laws.
• •The state’s law gives the militia its structure but ties it to federal standards.

A state wants to create a volunteer group that helps protect its coastline using boats similar to the Navy.

The state must organize this group in the same way the federal Navy is organized, using the same types of ranks, duties, and rules that the federal law requires.