Minuteman

Minutemen as the name implies, are members of the Commonwealth Minutemen, operating in The Commonwealth in 2287. They serve to "protect the people at a minute's notice."

Background
Commonwealth Minutemen come from the farms and towns of the Commonwealth, giving up more comfortable lives in favor of traveling around the region to "protect the people at a minute's notice". Though their numbers have dropped dramatically since the Quincy Massacre, small knots of Minutemen can still be seen throughout the Commonwealth today, shepherding traders and travelers through dangerous country. While their kit can vary widely, they are almost always seen wearing their distinctive up-turned hats and button-down uniform, armed with their weapon of choice, the laser musket.

Should the Sole Survivor choose to complete the main questline in favor of the Minutemen, patrols across the Commonwealth will be a much more common sight, and with more numbers per patrol.

Appearances
Minutemen appear only in Fallout 4.