Commonwealth ChalleNGe hosts Md., N.C. cadets for invitational meet
Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long Jr, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Green, the Virginia Guard’s Senior Enlisted Leader, meet with retired Navy Capt. Mark Chicoine, the director of the Virginia National Guard Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy, Nov. 25, 2013 at Camp Pendleton. Chicoine provided Long and Green with a tour of the academy’s newest facilities. Offered free to at-risk teens ages 16 to 18, Commonwealth ChalleNGe is a 22-week residential program that is structured in a military-style environment to promote academics, attention to detail, time management, and leadership, while promoting self esteem, confidence and pride. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Commonwealth ChalleNGe hosts Md., N.C. cadets for invitational meet
Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long Jr, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Green, the Virginia Guard’s Senior Enlisted Leader, meet with retired Navy Capt. Mark Chicoine, the director of the Virginia National Guard Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy, Nov. 25, 2013 at Camp Pendleton. Chicoine provided Long and Green with a tour of the academy’s newest facilities. Offered free to at-risk teens ages 16 to 18, Commonwealth ChalleNGe is a 22-week residential program that is structured in a military-style environment to promote academics, attention to detail, time management, and leadership, while promoting self esteem, confidence and pride. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)