diff --git a/gamedir/Data-1.13/TableData/CivGroupNames.xml b/gamedir/Data-1.13/TableData/CivGroupNames.xml
index c95408d0e..37a2b67a6 100644
--- a/gamedir/Data-1.13/TableData/CivGroupNames.xml
+++ b/gamedir/Data-1.13/TableData/CivGroupNames.xml
@@ -166,11 +166,13 @@
 		<Loyalty>0</Loyalty>
 	</NAME>
 	<NAME>
+	<!-- Volunteers: civilians the player just recruited to one day be militia -->
 		<uiIndex>22</uiIndex>
-		<Enabled>0</Enabled>
-		<szGroup>Empty Slot22</szGroup>
-		<AddToBattle>0</AddToBattle>
-		<Loyalty>0</Loyalty>
+		<Enabled>1</Enabled>
+		<szGroup>Volunteer</szGroup>
+		<AddToBattle>1</AddToBattle>
+		<Loyalty>1</Loyalty>
+		<fCanBeCaptured>0</fCanBeCaptured>
 	</NAME>
 	<NAME>
 		<uiIndex>23</uiIndex>
diff --git a/gamedir/Data/NPCData/civ54.edt b/gamedir/Data/NPCData/civ54.edt
index 65521df06..11bda2617 100644
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