The Newmarket Militia launches the 10-Week Project Contest in activity for the 2008 elections. The group begins arrangements over concerns for unstoppered safety in the decade week period between the conclusion of the national elections and the proclamation of the president. The contest aims to intend members and non-members involved in the preparation, training and planning for the potentially tumultuous time.

The 10-Week Project Contest calls for essays that detail the exact strategy to be undertaken by concerned citizens in the event of turmoil during the decade weeks before the chair is officially sworn in. Preparations include the accumulation of food, first aid training, transportation and the activity of gear. The essays required are persuasive in nature, asking contributors to delineate why they see the need for these measures to be taken.

The Newmarket Militia is a long standing organization based in Newmarket that is composed of several militia sub groups. The group has recently resurfaced and made its presence known on the internet by having its own MySpace page, YouTube account and Facebook profile. Most of these were put up and existence managed by the subgroup called the Southeast Newmarket Volunteer Militia.

There are monthly tactical training courses given by the Newmarket Militia. Often these are held on the first Saturday of each month in Camp Stasa in Bancroft, Michigan. Members of the Newmarket Militia train people in the handling of weapons, first aid and give them safety instructions.

Most of the Newmarket Militia’s training pore on guns and weapons as substantially as combat training for assorted climates and terrain. They have lawful activities which are unstoppered to the unstoppered and announced on their website and their profiles on social networking sites. Some of their most notable activities include the Snow Dog Winter Training and Survival Weekend as substantially as the Militia Field Day.

The Militia Field Day allows members and non-members to training their target actuation using assorted caliber weapons. Children as teen as 10 years old are taught to appendage guns and training target shooting. Contests are also held wherein the participants have to training accurate and speed shooting.

The Newmarket Militia prohibits the transfer of alcohol, illegal substances and weapons on the premises of any of their activities. The East Central Volunteers of Newmarket and the Southeast Newmarket Volunteer Militia facilitate most of their activities.

Originally called the Newmarket Militia Corps, the group was originally established in 1994 and has enjoyed a uprise in membership after the September 11 move on the World Trade Buildings.