Candidates in Class 41 introduced to Commonwealth ChalleNGe program
Candidates with Class 41 of the Virginia Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy are introduced to the program during their first week of class March 13, 2014 at Camp Pendleton. Once the candidates completed the acclimation period, then they became full-fledged ChalleNGe cadets. Class 41, made up of 55 male youths, will graduate in August. Commonwealth ChalleNGe is the Virginia component of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, which focuses on preparing teenagers that have dropped out or are on the verge of dropping out of high school with skills, discipline and academics to become a productive citizen. Offered free to teenagers 16 to 18 in Virginia, Commonwealth ChalleNGe is a statewide alternative educational program with two components- a 22-week quasi-military residential phase and a 12-month post-residential phase. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Candidates in Class 41 introduced to Commonwealth ChalleNGe program
Candidates with Class 41 of the Virginia Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy are introduced to the program during their first week of class March 13, 2014 at Camp Pendleton. Once the candidates completed the acclimation period, then they became full-fledged ChalleNGe cadets. Class 41, made up of 55 male youths, will graduate in August. Commonwealth ChalleNGe is the Virginia component of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, which focuses on preparing teenagers that have dropped out or are on the verge of dropping out of high school with skills, discipline and academics to become a productive citizen. Offered free to teenagers 16 to 18 in Virginia, Commonwealth ChalleNGe is a statewide alternative educational program with two components- a 22-week quasi-military residential phase and a 12-month post-residential phase. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)