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jody

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11. Has the Governor of New York activated the New York Guard and New York Naval Militia, under federal
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 03:50 PM
Nov 2012

law part of the unorganized militia, as well as New York's Army and Air National Guards?

If that is inadequate the Governor can activate any portion of the remaining New York unorganized militia

2. The unorganized militia shall consist of all able-bodied male residents of the state between the ages of seventeen and forty-five who are not serving in any force of the organized militia or who are not on the state reserve list or the state retired list and who are or who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, subject, however, to such exemptions from military duty as are created by the laws of the United States.

See http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/nycode/MIL/1/2
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