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Home Guard is a branch of the Baltic Union Armed Forces that act as a rapid mobilization force. Home Guard was created in 2001. The force was created after the model from the former Norwegian Home Guard, with a large number of soldiers scattered across the country, who keep their equipment, weapons and ammunition at home.

Soldiers' mass at the Home Guard consists of former professional soldiers or soldiers who have completed a 9 month course before they were transferred to the Home Guard. In addition, it is possible to apply to Home Guard as a volunteer. Guard currently consists of about 900,000 soldiers in 3 strengths. These forces are organized into three levels: input, reinforcement and follow-on forces.

Home Guard has close contact with civil society. In addition to the crew and most officers are civilians on a daily basis, there is also a formal contact with civil society through that every district has a council where the civil society organizations are represented. This cooperation is also on a national basis. Another body is the Home Guard boards, where local politicians along with police representatives are helping to determine who is fit for service in the National Guard.