NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU and THE STATE OF OREGON MANDATED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. 16-18 years of age at time of entry date into the program:
   If the applicant is 15 years of age or younger or is 19 years of age or older on the day of program commencement, acceptance into the program is denied.
    
2. A School Drop Out: 
   a.    A general term that describes a youth who is no longer attending any school and who has not received a secondary school diploma or a certificate from a program of equivalency for such diploma. 
   OR
   b.     An individual having a high propensity/potential of dropping out of school due to a consistent/historic pattern, trend or other indicating factors.
       i.    Must have Withdrawn/Dropped Out of school
             before the start of the program and must have
             Certification of Dropout Status signed by
             parent/guardian.
    
3. A citizen and/or legal resident of the United States:
   A resident of Oregon (currently living in Oregon 6 consecutive months without any break in time).
    
4. Unemployed:
   An individual who is not regularly employed in full time work.
    
5. Not on parole/probation:
   Not on parole/probation or not awaiting sentencing, not under indictment, charged, adjudicated/convicted of a felony.  A prior history of assault/sexual offenses may prohibit review of the application and enrollment into ONGYCP.
    
6. Free from the use of illegal drugs or substances:
   Selected applicants will be tested – outcome is either pass/fail. Drug free means that an applicant must show no signs or indicators on the first day of Pre-Challenge of drug use as determined by a voluntary drug detection screen administered by the program.
    
7. Physically/mentally capable to participate in ONGYCP:
   Reasonable accommodations for physical/other disabilities must be arranged prior to in-process.
    
8. Completed legible application on or before the ONGYCP deadline:
   The application needs to be for the next class beginning at ONGYCP.  All signature pages must be signed.  All miscellaneous documents requested by ONGYCP must be submitted for an application to be considered complete.  The applicant must meet all eligibility criteria stated in the application.
    
9. Two (2) Mentor applications:
   For this specific program the mentor must: be willing to commit for 14 months, be of the same gender as the applicant, be 21 years of age or older and live within the same geographic proximity (a distance that is not a travel burden to both the mentor/mentee), be able to pass a criminal history background check, and be able to attend the required six-hour training at ONGYCP in Bend, Oregon on or about the 11th week after the applicant is enrolled in the program.  The mentor is not to be an immediate family member or anyone in the same household.