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Article: HOW NEW MEXICANS FARE.(Main)
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- The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN
At least 175,000 young New Mexicans would be unable to enlist in the U.S. military, but the figure might be higher because more New Mexicans are overweight or drop out of high school than the nationally, says an organization of retired military leaders.
Mission: Readiness released the New Mexico estimate Thursday along with a report that said about 75 percent of people ages 17 to 24 nationwide would not be accepted into the U.S. military because they haven't graduated from high school, have criminal records or are ...