Video by Spc. Duncan Foote | Louisiana National Guard | 03.24.2018
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program at Gillis W. Long Center graduated 215 cadets during a ceremony at Bethany Church – South in Baton Rouge on March 24, 2018. Congressman Ralph Abraham of the United States House of Representatives, addressed the graduates during the ceremony. YCP offers young people an opportunity to improve their lives through......
Video by Staff Sgt. David Kirtland | Louisiana National Guard | 06.10.2017
Family and friends filled the sanctuary at the Pentecostalsof Alexandria Church in Alexandria, to watch 205 cadets graduate from The Louisiana National Guard's Youth Challenge Program during a ceremony, June 10.The mission of the YCP is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of 16-18 year-old adolescents, producing program graduates with the values, life skills, education, and self-discipline......
Courtesy Video | 444th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.11.2017
More than 250 people attended the graduation of New Jersey Youth ChalleNGe Academy Class 45 on Saturday, March 11, at the War Memorial in Trenton. The 81 Youth ChalleNGe cadets completed a 22-week quasi-military program sponsored by the New Jersey National Guard that provides 16- to 18-year-old high school dropouts the opportunity to earn a GED equivalency diploma. From there, ChalleNGe......
Courtesy Video | 444th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.11.2017
More than 250 people attended the graduation of New Jersey Youth ChalleNGe Academy Class 45 on Saturday, March 11, at the War Memorial in Trenton. The 81 Youth ChalleNGe cadets completed a 22-week quasi-military program sponsored by the New Jersey National Guard that provides 16- to 18-year-old high school dropouts the opportunity to earn a GED equivalency diploma. From there, ChalleNGe......
Video by Spc. Jovi Prevot | 102d Public Affairs Detachment | 03.17.2015
Mississippi State House (State Capitol Building), Jackson, MS DESCRIPTION: Cadets from the Mississippi Youth ChalleNGe Academy at Camp Shelby Mississippi visited the State Capitol Building in Jackson, MS to tour of the facility, watch the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives in session, and meet their local representatives. The cadets were also afforded the chance to meet Gov.......
Video by Spc. Jovi Prevot | 102d Public Affairs Detachment | 03.16.2015
Cadets from the Mississippi Youth ChalleNGe Academy at Camp Shelby Mississippi visited the State Capitol Building in Jackson, MS to tour of the facility, watch the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives in session, and meet their local representatives. The cadets were also afforded the chance to meet Gov. Phil Bryant....
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Video by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Stephenson | National Guard Bureau | 07.09.2013
This edition of On Every Front looks at the National Guard's Youth ChalleNGe Program, a residential program for at-risk youth, ages 16-18 who have dropped out of school. The mission of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of 16-18 year old high school dropouts, producing program graduates with the values, life skills, education, and......
Video by Stephanie Boyd | Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office | 04.24.2013
Cadets and Career Fair Representatives interact; Cadets participate in outdoor activities provided by Arkansas National Guard Recruiting. Background: Cadets with the Arkansas National Guard Youth Challenge Program participated in a Career Fun Day split between outdoor activities and a career/education fair. Representatives from various organizations and state schools set up booths......
