FAQ
Program Goals
Leadership Training: A thoughtful approach to problem-solving and practical leadership skills in a diverse world.
Fitness Education: a lifelong habit of regular exercise and a commitment to a drug-free lifestyle.
Character Building: a personal code of honor and the moral reasoning skills to make tough decisions.
Teambuilding: working together effectively as a team, primarily through activities and games designed to increase motivation and promote cooperation.
Self-discipline: the ability to control yourself and to make yourself work harder or behave in a particular way without needing anyone else to tell you what to do. Self-discipline to do school work & and chores without having to be reminded over and over. To make better life choices and consider the consequences before acting.
Responsibility: Young Marines take on ever-increasing roles of responsibility when earning rank and taking on new billets. With appropriate and consistent discipline and time management skills, your child will learn about consequences and take responsibility for their own actions and the actions of their team.
Scholarships: We offer multiple scholarship opportunities throughout the year.
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Age Requirements
Kids between the ages of 8-18 can join the program.
special needs
We do our best to meet the individual needs of each kid. We have kids with various medical conditions including autism, learning disabilities, cognitive, and physical disorders.
We make accommodations for learning disabilities by helping them read & and write.
We acknowledge certain medical conditions might bee too much for us to handle so it's best you contact us so we can discuss these issues and come up with the best plan for you and your family.
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Physical Training P.T.
Starting on day one of recruit training youth are taught the importance of living a healthy drug-free lifestyle. Which includes the importance of being physically fit, making healthy food choices, and keeping our mind and body safe from the effects of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
Young Marines exercise at every meeting together. We keep the activities flexible so no two meetings are the same. Some days we run as a unit while other days are more individual effort. On other days we play games or do squad competitions.
The Physical Fitness Test consists of five events: Sit and reach, one-mile run, pull-ups or flex arm change, shuttle run, and sit-ups. Scoring is based on gender and age.
My kid is college bound
That's great news!
We fully support college-bound kids and have a lot to offer them as well. We believe in keeping doors open and to be flexible and open to new ideas and possibilities. Often life throws us curve balls we never could have expected. We want our Young Marines to be resilient and capable of handling any challenges they may face later in life. Including going to college. Young Marines are taught from a young age to manage their time between school, extracurricular activities, Young Marines, jobs, and more. Helping them to be better prepared to meet the demanding workload they will face in college,
Young Marines also opened the doors for ROTC scholarships to help pay for college and more.
Our most recent graduate was accepted to Texas A&M and became a member of the Corps of Cadets, without the intention to commission. She chose to join the cadet program to leave doors open for possibilities.
When are meetings
Normally we meet on the first and third Saturdays of the month.
1st Saturday of the month is 9 am-5 pm.
2nd Saturday of the month is 1-5 pm.
Between these days we might offer other opportunities to attend parties, community service veterans support, etc.
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Military Comitment
We do not encourage youth to join any branch of the military. We believe that is a decision best left to the family to decide. We will support what the family decides is best.
We will encourage kids to seek higher education and to continue learning to better themselves.
We will educated kids on possibilities from various opportunities and career paths after high school to include military, college, trade schools, jobs opportunities, and more.
Behavior Correction
The Young Marines is not a behavioral correction program. Youth with criminal charges can not participate in this program.
The Young Marines is a program for good kids who want to do amazing things and become great leaders.
My kid wants to join the military
Wonderful!
If they complete at least 2 years in the Young Marines and attend at least Junior Leadership School then they will be eligible to earn an automatic rank promotion upon completing any branch of the military basic training.
This means instead of graduating boot camp as a private (E1) they could graduate as an E2 or Private Firat Class.
This applies to all branches of the military.
Young Marines will give any adolescent interested in the military a head start in basic training, putting them years ahead of their peers.
Scholarships
We offer multiple opportunities for scholarships throughout the year plus opportunities for monetary awards.
We encourage qualifying youth to apply for all scholarships when they become available.
Common yearly scholarships include Kiwanis, VFW, DAR, USMC,, SAR, .Challenge, Coolidge, and more!
Community Service
The Rose City Young Marines teaches the value of giving back more than we receive.
It is our hope that if someone in the community asks for our assistance we can meet that need.
Rose City Young Marines has completed over 4,500 hours of community service in the past 12 months.
Adult Volunteers
Adult Volunteers all receive regular background checks and undergo regular youth health and safety training.
Most adult volunteers are parents and have or have had kids in the program. We are all volunteers and have families and jobs outside of the Young Marines.
Adult Volunteers take on the role of mentor when dealing with the youth and may not always give them the answers or tell them what to do or how to do it. Instead, we allow them to make decisions themselves which might include making mistakes. This allows them the opportunity to take responsibility, lead, make corrections, learn from their mistakes, and grow and mature as a person. Learning to accept constructive criticism and be willing to learn and grow as a person is an important aspect of a youth's development within the program and an important life skill.
Adult Volunteers never yell at kids out of anger.