A New Jersey Youth ChalleNGe Academy Class 45 candidate signs paperwork during in-processing at the Joint Military and Family Assistance Center at the National Guard Armory in Bordentown, , Oct. 3, 2016. During the next two weeks of the 22-week program, the candidates will undergo an acclimation phase where they will adjust to the program’s physical, mental and social discipline. The voluntary educational program provides 16 to 18 year-old high school dropouts a structured residential program in a quasi-military environment where they can earn a general education development diploma. Since


A New Jersey Youth ChalleNGe Academy Class 45 candidate signs paperwork during in-processing at the Joint Military and Family Assistance Center at the National Guard Armory in Bordentown, , Oct. 3, 2016. During the next two weeks of the 22-week program, the candidates will undergo an acclimation phase where they will adjust to the program’s physical, mental and social discipline. The voluntary educational program provides 16 to 18 year-old high school dropouts a structured residential program in a quasi-military environment where they can earn a general education development diploma. Since 1994, more than 3,750 cadets have graduated from the New Jersey Youth ChalleNGe Academy. ( Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)


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