Report Abuse. even uncured bacon will last a couple of weeks in the fridge. Cured bacon-the normal kind-is designed to last a long time. That's why they cure it. Pioneers used to carry it with them unrefrigerated as they traveled west and it was a staple of miners. They didn't have refrigerators.
militia If you live in a remote place that's under attack by an upstart band of thieves, start a militia. A militia is a band of civilians trained to do army type business, without officially joining the army. Militia comes from mÄ«let-, Latin for soldier, but the word now refers to a band of fighters who aren't officially soldiers. Sometimes militias add on to regular army forces, like the citizen's militias who fought alongside regular troops in the Revolutionary War.
A group of private citizens who train for military duty in order to be ready to defend their state or country in times of emergency. A militia is distinct from regular military forces, which are units of professional soldiers maintained both in war and peace by the federal government. In the United States, as of the early 2000s, the National Guard serves as the nation's militia. Made up of volunteers, the National Guard acts under the dual authority of both the federal and state governments.