Military service is not required for membership. An initiated member with verified honorable service in the United States Armed Forces may qualify for Minuteman recognition.
National may request appropriate proof. Applicants should redact sensitive information not needed for verification and should never upload a full unredacted DD Form 214 through an ordinary public form.
FOCS has no governmental authority. It is not a militia, paramilitary force, political party, law-enforcement agency, security organization, governmental body, or substitute for public authorities. Membership, titles, uniforms, insignia, and Minuteman recognition grant no police, military, security, emergency, or governmental authority.