America's largest police agency, the California Highway Patrol, is now officially describing itself as a "paramilitary organization," a revelation that will undoubtedly feed into concerns that the militarization of domestic law enforcement is intensifying.

The CHP's adoption of this term is now so prevalent that the organization is openly using it as a recruiting tool for new employees.

A post entitled Is This Job for You? which appears on the CHP.gov website asks all new applicants for the role of CHP Cadet, "Are you willing to work in a para-military organization, operating under a structured chain-of-command?"