Section 16. The reserve militia of this state consists of all able-bodied individuals eighteen 
years of age and older residing in the state, unless exempted by the laws of the United States 
or of this state. The active militia is the national guard of this state and consists of individuals 
who volunteer and are accepted unless exempted by the laws of the United States or of this 
state. An individual whose religious tenets or conscientious scruples forbid that individual to 
bear arms may not be compelled to do so in times of peace, but that individual shall pay an 
equivalent for a personal service.