Photo By Marie Chmura
What is Veteran Militia ? Is it a team or a group ?
Veteran Militia ( VM ) is both . It began in later 2016 with Travis Kerr and I , Chris Rangel . The idea behind it was to simply give veterans both current and post service somewhere to connect with other veterans . Paintball being that easy catalyst to give guys an activity to do while together . With the hope that past paintball new friendships are fostered . The Facebook page started with the 2 of of us and has continued to grow . We are now shy of 2200 members . From that first NXL World Cup in 2016 we had three 10Man teams . In 2019 we had 26 teams in nearly every division and style possible at NXL World Cup . The core basis however has not changed . We want to give guys somewhere to call home and be around other veterans .
Why did it take so long for a military based paintball support page to form ?
I don ’ t think it really did . There are dozens of other veterans out there doing the same thing in small clusters . The only reason VM has grown in my personal feeling is because I have been able to project it a little farther and louder with UNDR Industries being a key sponsor and backer to the group . It has been able to give the community a voice and ability to reach more veterans . Just a larger stone tossed in the pond . Then you take that and compound it with all the group members brining in their friends , and it continues to be a force multiplier .
What lead you into playing paintball , starting Undr , and making VM ? How is the page and team management ?
Travis and myself meet in Camp Lejeune , North Carolina . We were in different grunt battalions at the time . So , for us , we go back over a decade . www . paintball . media
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