National Guard Youth Challenge The New Mexico Youth ChalleNGe Academy provides alternative Education in a  quasi-Military environment for High School dropouts 16-18 years of age.
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We are actively recruiting for our Cycle number 14 that starts Janurary 12 2008. 
 
 
Attendance at one of our orientations is MANDATORY. Refer to our listing of orientations for the one nearest to you. The candidate and one parent/guardian must attend together and an interview will be conducted by a staff member of NMYCA. An overview of our academy will be given and any questions will be answered at this time.

At lease one Mentor packet must be completed and submitted to us. Be sure to download the candidate checklist and ensure you include ALL the required copies and complete the notarized forms. Only complete applications will be accepted.

The following file contains all the forms (complete application) in one pdf file. The file is in three parts. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD (PDF). The first part is a National Study series of questionnaires, the second part is the actual application and the final part is a checklist to ensure a compete packet. Print the forms, complete the forms listed on the checklist  and mail the application(s) to:

NM Youth ChalleNGe Academy
Attn: Recruiter
131 Earl Cummings Loop
Roswell, New Mexico 88203

Once accepted, you will need to bring all the items listed on the packing list (PDF) to the academy.

To view PDF files, you must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer. If you do not, you can download it for free here: http://adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.