New Jersey Naval Militia

The New Jersey Naval Militia (NJNM) is the naval militia of the state of New Jersey.

In 2005 General Glenn K Reith published a report which stood down the Naval Militia. The report listed concerns about training, accession processes, security clearances, background checks, rank criteria, medical standards, physical fitness criteria, vessel fitness, and command qualifications.

The duties performed by the Naval Militia were absorbed by multiple organizations, including civilian volunteer groups, such as the Coast Guard Auxiliary and CERT, private security firms, military organizations including the New Jersey National Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard, and law enforcement agencies on the local, state, and federal level which operate along the New Jersey waterfront, including the New Jersey State Police.

General Reith stated that the NJNM-JC had no defined mission.

A group of former members have been meeting regularly and established the NJ Naval Militia Foundation, which has been lobbying to have the New Jersey Naval Militia funded and returned to active duty. Supporters of the unit of the NJ Naval Militia's formed non-profit New Jersey Naval Militia Foundation.