Questions Raised Over DeSantis' Newly Formed Florida State Guard and Its Training Methods

• Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis revived the Florida State Guard to supplement the National Guard.
• Volunteers were trained for combat by the National Guard, instead of nonmilitary training to help Floridians.
• Some veterans quit, criticizing training methods like physical abuse and comparing it to a "militia".
• The State Guard has powers surpassing other state guards, including aiding law enforcement.
• Veterans claim the group seems more like an armed militia than an emergency response organization.

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