: Re: Am I starting my story too late? In my story the MC joins this pseudo-militia. The process for every new person is to sign up, go to training, and then be sorted into teams and wait to

You could add a prologue that tells the backstory of what made her decide to join the militia, then skip directly to the story itself where she's already part of the group.
Alternatively, you could start in media res and add flashbacks to explain the backstory.

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