The militia is woefully underequipped and disorganized, so unless you were in a specialized trade like medic, sniper, driver, etc, it's unlikely (though of course officers and higher ranking soldiers like sergeants get them). I'll assume Hunt was given one because he was originally in the proper army. If you take a look at the other character sheets, though, you'll note that a lot of characters have their own personal side arms they brought from home, so uh...

Yeah, do what you want, basically? I'm just gonna say that the militia is not nearly standardized enough to make sure everyone was equally equipped beyond their primary weapons and gear.