Stephen, as a former Chief of Scurity for a private agency, I can say you paint with too broad a brush. Some few are too poor quality to have made the Home Guards, but most were at least as good as militia troops, if not regulars. In fact, a lot of us WERE regulars. I knew and worked with Atlanta police officers. One was the best man at my wedding, which was 33 years ago Friday; also the day I retired. We celebrated tonight. Stan