Program Details

Young Marines Program Introduction Meeting
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Objectives of the US Young Marines program: year round youth organization for boys and girls ages 8 through high school, providing encouraging opportunity to develop self discipline and motivation by exposing them to positive role models, instruction and guidance.
  • Program seeks to instill sense of pride in youth, community, country.
  • Marine Corps esprit and pride instill self esteem, confidence, leadership, encourage positive choices and healthy life style through positive physical, mental and moral choices.
Goal: form partnership between the Marine Corps and communities enabling youth to grow, mature and become productive citizens.  We accept any young person for the program; candidates don't have to fit any preconceived category for membership.

** We do not recruit for the Marine Corps, don't teach weapons or combat tactics.

 Program Highlights:
  • Enhance youth success through education, discipline, career development.
  • Promote the mental, moral and physical development of its members through school activities, camps, orienting, video and photography productions.
  • Instill in its members the ideals of honesty, fairness, courage, respect, loyalty, dependability, attention to duty, love of God, and fidelity to our country, and its institutions through leadership and community services.
  • Stimulate an interest in, and respect for, academic achievement and the history and traditions of the United States of America.
  • Promote physical fitness through physical activities, including participation in athletic events and close order drill, and swimming.
  • Advocate drug free lifestyle through continual drug prevention education, health, First Aid programs.

For more information, contact:
Commandant Tim Baranzyk
(414) 604 - 2366

Or visit our website at:
www.scyoungmarines.wauknet.com

Why Program is important to our Youth and the Community: Today's youth are blasted with many choices; some are not all positive.  Youth are led astray into crime, drug use, low academic performance and other vices.  We want our youth making correct choices.  Given the pervasiveness of drug threat, resultant violence, moral corruption and erosion of values that drugs lead to, all available resources must be mobilized to fight the battle against drugs.

We are the Marine Corps Youth Drug Demand Reduction program reaching communities to educate youth on the dangers of substance abuse.  We reinforce this message by surrounding youth with positive peer groups/role models.
How Does The Program Work:
  • Peer pressure, often source of these vices, is exerted towards wholesome ends: school work, physical fitness, other school and community activities.
  • Youth shepherded through learning journeys that emphasize and reinforce fundamental skills necessary for success.
  • Rigorous training instills sense of pride, profound sense of leadership, potential.
  • Emphasize positive character trait: leadership, physical fitness, school, home, outside activities, personal habits, character guidance, close drill, drug free lifestyles.
  • Members expected to be well behaved in unit, home, school and other activities.
  • Report cards are reviewed by Young Marine Adult leaders.  Members are not harassed, but a no-nonsense approach taken that fosters honesty and personal responsibility;  traits often missing in young Americans.
  • Pride, honor, sense of duty to oneself and one's country, these are the kinds of things the program develops.
Young Marines won't solve all youth problems, but we continue to encourage many to strive for greatness and reach their true potential.  Young Marines also have fun through a wide variety of exciting activities designed to reinforce the principles set forward in their charter.  They have more opportunities than other youth groups to participate in interesting and exciting activities because of the relationship the program has to the Marine Corps, and with it, military professionals and Marine Corps facilities.  The possibilities are endless!
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