Membership - How to Join

First of all, you don't need to be a member to attend many events.  Attendance and helping out is a great way to start your participation!  ​When you're ready to join us, please consider the information here:

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Levels of Membership

There are two levels of membership, Associate and Full members.  Associates are a fist-level of membership that do not vote, but are otherwise engaged in NM-REAL and have other membership benefits such as obtaining pins and small patches.  Full Members may vote and become board members, have small patch and pins, and eventually have a large patch. There are multiple paths to becoming a member of NM-REAL, so check with a current Full member, Board member, or see the "How to Join" information on this website.  Other special forms of membership exist such as Charter, Honorary, and temporary membership for limited time at events.

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Minimum Requirements​

NM-REAL has set these as minimum requirements to become a member:

• You must be 18 years of age or older.

• You must provide your full identity contact information before becoming a member.

• You've attended four organizational events with eventual demonstrated interest.

• You need a full member as a sponsor.  We will help with this.

• You agree to sign and agree to NM-REAL's Code of Conduct.

• You'll acknowledge taking a membership class (about 15 minutes), online or in person, that explains the organization, bylaws, and code of conduct.

• Pay dues.  Dues are currently set at $50 per year.  Reduction of dues is possible through NM-REAL's scholarship program.

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First Steps

(1) Your first step is to fill out a membership request form here:​

• Membership Request Form

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You'll be asked to acknowledge our core principles, creed, and code of conduct summary, as well as enter your information so we can contact you and help you with a sponsor.  On that form you can also see links to the bylaws and code of conduct, should you want to review those.

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In the future we'll have more online training links here.

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See you soon!