No, just militias, and a dedicated officer core in case they are needed, which we have had from the start in West Point, Senators get their patron’s kids in there as favours usually. Not until WWI do I think there was a standing army of the federal government. Let alone federal law enforcement.
The US wasn’t supposed to have a standing army.
No, just militias, and a dedicated officer core in case they are needed, which we have had from the start in West Point, Senators get their patron’s kids in there as favours usually. Not until WWI do I think there was a standing army of the federal government. Let alone federal law enforcement.