Provincial Militia

A provincial militia is an armed force operated by a province, as opposed to the Imperial Army, which is operated by the Imperial Military. These militias are primarily terrestrial organisations, and may operate land, sea and aerospace units, though they are not allowed to operate beyond their planet except in extremely extraordinary circumstances.

Provincial militias primarily exist to carry out defensive, counterinsurgency and internal security activities, though numerous incidents of inter-provincial warfare involving local militia forces have occurred.

Reminder to self
'''THESE ARE HERE TO STAY. THE PROVINCIAL MILITIA/ARMY/STATE ARMY/LOCAL ARMY/PROVINCIAL SELF-DEFENCE FORCE/GROUND SELF-DEFENCE FORCES/ETC THING HAS BEEN A NEVERENDING INTERNAL DEBATE SINCE THE START OF THIS WIKI (or at least the AK-clone page's existence). FOR FLAVOUR PURPOSES AND RP PURPOSES, ESPECIALLY IN DEFENSIVE RPs, THESE ARE AN INTERESTING CONCEPT. SO DON'T DELETE THIS THING.

PROVINCIAL MILITIA SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL NAME FROM NOW ON. Individual militias may call themselves something else.'''