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I could never thank Thunderbird enough for helping me get my life on the right track. I owe everything I have to this Academy... You will never know that you truly saved my life. - Robert Turner, Graduate |
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I am a YouthThe National Guard ChalleNGe Program, a preventive rather than remedial youth-at-risk program, targets participants who are unemployed, drug-free and law-free high-school dropouts, 16 to 18 years of age. Core components of the program are citizenship, academic excellence (GED/high school diploma attainment), life-coping skills, community service, health and hygiene, skills training, leadership/followership, and physical training. The five-month Residential Phase, which includes the Pre-ChalleNGe Phase, is followed by a year-long mentoring relationship with a specially trained member from each youth's community.
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