New Mexico § 20-2-2 - Militia composition

§ 20-2-2. Militia composition

The militia is composed of the organized and the unorganized militia. A. The organized militia is the national guard and the standing cadre of the state

defense force and such parts of the unorganized militia when and as may be activated,

enrolled or enlisted into the national guard or into the state defense force. B. The unorganized militia is comprised of all able-bodied male citizens of the state

and all other able-bodied males who have or shall have declared their intentions to

become citizens of the United States and are residents of the state who are not less

than eighteen or more than forty-five years of age, but who shall not be more than

sixty-four years of age if they shall have earlier served in or retired from the national

guard; subject to the following exceptions: (1) persons exempted by the laws of the United States from federal military service; (2) persons who are engaged in civilian occupations which are deemed by the governor

to be of greater public service or necessity than would be their service in the militia

if called into active service of the state; (3) persons who have received dismissal, a dishonorable discharge, a bad conduct discharge,

an undesirable discharge or a discharge under other than honorable conditions from

any military component; and (4) persons in active federal military service or retired military members subject

to federal recall to active military service. C. The adjutant general may prescribe plans by regulation for the orderly activating

and detailing of the unorganized militia and its members, to include mission analysis

and personnel classification. Enrollment or enlistment of members of the unorganized militia may be into the national

guard, subject to federal criteria, or into the state defense force, as determined

by the governor. D. The governor may authorize the voluntary appointment or voluntary enlistment of

female citizens of the state into any military occupational specialty or career field

of the branches and services of the organized militia that is consistent with current

federal department of defense policy and while so serving they shall have the same

status as male members.