diff --git a/Strategic/Town Militia.cpp b/Strategic/Town Militia.cpp
index 37a1e47f..0e90941e 100644
--- a/Strategic/Town Militia.cpp	
+++ b/Strategic/Town Militia.cpp	
@@ -49,7 +49,23 @@ INT16 gsUnpaidStrategicSector[ MAX_CHARACTER_COUNT ];
 // the selected list of mercs
 extern BOOLEAN fSelectedListOfMercsForMapScreen[ MAX_CHARACTER_COUNT ];
 
-
+// towns with militia training allowed
+BOOLEAN gfMilitiaAllowedInTown[NUM_TOWNS] =
+{
+	0,	// blank sector
+	0,	// omerta
+	1,	// drassen
+	1,	// alma
+	1,	// grumm
+	0,	// tixa
+	1,	// cambria
+	0,	// san mona
+	0,	// estoni
+	0,	// orta
+	1,	// balime
+	1,	// meduna
+	1,	// chitzena
+};
 
 // private prototypes
 void PayMilitiaTrainingYesNoBoxCallback( UINT8 bExitValue );
@@ -1437,31 +1453,7 @@ BOOLEAN MilitiaTrainingAllowedInSector( INT16 sSectorX, INT16 sSectorY, INT8 bSe
 
 BOOLEAN MilitiaTrainingAllowedInTown( INT8 bTownId )
 {
-	switch ( bTownId )
-	{
-		case DRASSEN:
-		case ALMA:
-		case GRUMM:
-		case CAMBRIA:
-		case BALIME:
-		case MEDUNA:
-		case CHITZENA:
-			return(TRUE);
-
-		case OMERTA:
-		case ESTONI:
-		case SAN_MONA:
-		case TIXA:
-		case ORTA:
-			// can't keep militia in these towns
-			return(FALSE);
-
-		case BLANK_SECTOR:
-		default:
-			// not a town sector!
-			return(FALSE);
-
-	}
+	return( gfMilitiaAllowedInTown[bTownId] );
 }
 
 void BuildMilitiaPromotionsString( UINT16 *str )
diff --git a/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp b/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
index ce45a8d5..d5fd9fc6 100644
--- a/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ void CrippledVersionFailureToLoadMapCheck();
 
 extern UINT8 gubTownRebelSentiment[ NUM_TOWNS ];
 extern BOOLEAN gfTownUsesLoyalty[ NUM_TOWNS ];
+extern BOOLEAN gfMilitiaAllowedInTown[NUM_TOWNS];
 
 #define MAX_CHAR_DATA_LENGTH			500
 
@@ -369,7 +370,8 @@ typedef enum
 	CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_TOWNPOINT_X,
 	CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_TOWNPOINT_Y,
 	CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_USES_LOYALTY,
-	CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_REBEL_SENTIMENT
+	CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_REBEL_SENTIMENT,
+	CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_MILITIA
 } CITYTABLE_PARSE_STAGE;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -380,6 +382,7 @@ typedef struct
 	POINT	townPoint;
 	BOOLEAN townUsesLoyalty;
 	UINT8	townRebelSentiment;
+	BOOLEAN	townMilitiaAllowed;
 	CHAR8	cityName[MAX_TOWN_NAME_LENGHT];
 } cityInfo;
 
@@ -467,6 +470,11 @@ citytableStartElementHandle(void *userData, const char *name, const char **atts)
 			pData->curElement = CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_REBEL_SENTIMENT;
 			pData->maxReadDepth++; //we are not skipping this element
 		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "townMilitiaAllowed") == 0 && pData->curElement == CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_CITY)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_MILITIA;
+			pData->maxReadDepth++; //we are not skipping this element
+		}
 		else if(strcmp(name, "baseSector") == 0 && pData->curElement == CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_CITY)
 		{
 			pData->curElement = CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_BASESECTOR;
@@ -561,6 +569,7 @@ citytableEndElementHandle(void *userData, const char *name)
 			pTownPoints           [pData->curCityInfo.uiIndex  ] = pData->curCityInfo.townPoint;
 			gfTownUsesLoyalty     [pData->curCityInfo.uiIndex  ] = pData->curCityInfo.townUsesLoyalty;
 			gubTownRebelSentiment [pData->curCityInfo.uiIndex  ] = pData->curCityInfo.townRebelSentiment;
+			gfMilitiaAllowedInTown[pData->curCityInfo.uiIndex  ] = pData->curCityInfo.townMilitiaAllowed;
 
 			mbstowcs( pTownNames[pData->curCityInfo.uiIndex], pData->curCityInfo.cityName, MAX_TOWN_NAME_LENGHT);
 		}
@@ -595,6 +604,12 @@ citytableEndElementHandle(void *userData, const char *name)
 			else if ( !pData->curCityInfo.townRebelSentiment )
 				pData->curCityInfo.townRebelSentiment = 1;
 		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "townMilitiaAllowed") == 0 && pData->curElement == CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_MILITIA )
+		{
+			pData->curElement = CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_CITY;
+
+			pData->curCityInfo.townMilitiaAllowed = (BOOLEAN)atol(pData->szCharData);
+		}
 		else if(strcmp(name, "baseSector") == 0 && pData->curElement == CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_BASESECTOR)
 		{
 			pData->curElement = CITYTABLE_ELEMENT_CITY;
@@ -660,6 +675,8 @@ BOOLEAN WriteInStrategicMapSectorTownNames(STR fileName)
 
 			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t\t<townRebelSentiment>%d</townRebelSentiment>\r\n", gubTownRebelSentiment[cnt] );
 
+			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t\t<townMilitiaAllowed>%d</townMilitiaAllowed>\r\n", gfMilitiaAllowedInTown[cnt] );
+
 			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t\t<baseSector>\r\n");
 			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t\t\t<x>%d</x>\r\n",(sBaseSectorList[cnt-1]%16)+1);
 			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t\t\t<y>%d</y>\r\n",(sBaseSectorList[cnt-1]/16)+1);