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In accordance with article 3, paragraph 2 of the Optional
Protocol, the United Mexican States declares:       i) That the
minimum age for voluntary recruitment of its nationals into the
armed forces is 18 years;        ii) That article 24 of the
Military Service Act provides that only volunteers will be
accepted into the armed forces for active service until the
figure set annually by the Ministry of Defence has been met and
provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:       I.
They must submit an application;        II. They must be Mexican
nationals who are over 18 but not over 30, and must be under 40
in the case of personnel enlisted as specialists in the army;
Those over 16 and under 18 shall be accepted into signals units
for training as technicians under contracts with the State not
exceeding five years in duration. Moreover, under article 25 of
the Military Service Act, only the following persons may be
accepted for