![]() In a statement, Haas said the State Guard was a “military organization” that will be used not just for emergencies but for “aiding law enforcement with riots and illegal immigration.” Haas, Florida’s adjutant general overseeing the Florida National Guard. Weeks into that inaugural June training, one volunteer, a disabled retired Marine Corps captain, called the local sheriff’s office to report he was battered by Florida National Guard instructors when they forcibly shoved him into a van after he questioned the program and its leadership.ĭeSantis’ office referred questions to Major General John D. READ MORE: DeSantis spent over $15 million in six months on ‘illegal migration’ in Texas, Keys ![]() According to records reviewed by the Herald/Times and interviews with program volunteers, a number of recruits quit after the first training class last month because they feared it was becoming too militaristic. The state is looking for the program’s third leader in eight months. But in the year since its launch, key personnel and a defined mission remain elusive. When DeSantis announced in 2021 he wanted to revive the long-dormant State Guard, he vowed it would help Floridians during emergencies.
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