WEBVTT 00:00.125 --> 00:01.282 ♫ One, two, three 00:01.282 --> 00:02.115 - [Cadets] 12. 00:02.115 --> 00:03.102 ♫ Stay with me 00:03.102 --> 00:04.185 - [Cadets] 13. 00:04.185 --> 00:05.466 - [Arthur] This isn't a routine start 00:05.466 --> 00:06.679 of the duty day for cadets 00:06.679 --> 00:09.216 ^within the Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy. 00:09.216 --> 00:10.371 ^On this particular morning, 00:10.371 --> 00:12.983 ^they're conditioning at Joint Base Andrews for their future 00:12.983 --> 00:14.900 in cadence and in step. 00:15.948 --> 00:18.528 - I get my GED to get a job at the post office. 00:18.528 --> 00:20.035 - I'm gonna go to the Navy. 00:20.035 --> 00:21.331 - I'm going to UDC. 00:21.331 --> 00:23.317 - [Arthur] Those are just a few aspirations from cadets 00:23.317 --> 00:25.700 driven by a faction of the DC National Guard 00:25.700 --> 00:28.367 for at-risk teens ages 16 to 18. 00:28.433 --> 00:29.790 The mission of the 22 week, 00:29.790 --> 00:31.860 approximately 5 1/2 month program 00:31.860 --> 00:33.612 ^that's held twice a year is 00:33.612 --> 00:36.689 ^to intervene in and reclaim the lives of at-risk youth 00:36.689 --> 00:38.795 and produce program graduates with values, 00:38.795 --> 00:41.095 skills, education, and self-discipline 00:41.095 --> 00:43.190 necessary to succeed as adults. 00:43.190 --> 00:45.449 ^- Gave me discipline, structure. 00:45.449 --> 00:49.116 ^- It's helping everybody be a better person. 00:49.124 --> 00:50.742 - [Arthur] On May 4th, Nicholas Cary, 00:50.742 --> 00:53.050 along with 25 other cadets, visited the men and women 00:53.050 --> 00:56.339 of the 113th Wing DC Air National Guard. 00:56.339 --> 00:58.255 - We have some that have interest in the military 00:58.255 --> 01:00.514 ^and some that are on the fence, so once they get exposed 01:00.514 --> 01:03.125 ^to the many different things that the 01:03.125 --> 01:05.938 ^District of Columbia Air National Guard has to offer, 01:05.938 --> 01:09.202 then maybe we'll have more serving the United States. 01:09.202 --> 01:11.271 - [Arthur] Burk estimates 15 to 20% 01:11.271 --> 01:14.313 of each class of cadets will pursue a military career. 01:14.313 --> 01:17.599 - Some of us, such as myself, are still currently serving 01:17.599 --> 01:19.929 in the Reserve role or the National Guard role. 01:19.929 --> 01:21.098 - [Arthur] Today, cadets learn 01:21.098 --> 01:22.751 the many specialized duty positions 01:22.751 --> 01:24.747 within the DC Air National Guard, 01:24.747 --> 01:26.950 hearing firsthand from the 113th commander, 01:26.950 --> 01:28.355 and speaking directly with members 01:28.355 --> 01:30.301 of the 113th Security Forces Squadron, 01:30.301 --> 01:34.048 Civil Engineer Squadron, Logistics Readiness Squadron, 01:34.048 --> 01:35.552 and the Maintenance Group. 01:35.552 --> 01:37.116 Inside the carpentry shop, 01:37.116 --> 01:39.316 cadets met Senior Airman Sierra Murphy, 01:39.316 --> 01:41.667 a structures journeyman with civil engineering. 01:41.667 --> 01:43.333 - So anything that has to be erected, built, 01:43.333 --> 01:46.304 ^we focus on that as well as maintaining the base. 01:46.304 --> 01:47.329 - [Arthur] But she offered advice 01:47.329 --> 01:49.292 to cadets who don't have a passion to build. 01:49.292 --> 01:51.175 - It's good experience to have them come out here 01:51.175 --> 01:55.342 and see that, you know, that they can potentially do 01:55.562 --> 01:56.913 many things within the military. 01:56.913 --> 01:59.561 ^- You can do anything from weapons, to vehicle maintenance, 01:59.561 --> 02:01.958 ^to working on aircraft, you can get your hands 02:01.958 --> 02:06.125 ^on basically anything that will help us achieve the mission. 02:06.929 --> 02:08.903 Whatever you wanna do, far as a medic, 02:08.903 --> 02:10.816 you can sit behind a desk if there's paperwork, 02:10.816 --> 02:12.980 you can work on a plane, you can work on a vehicle. 02:12.980 --> 02:13.938 I mean, they're open. 02:13.938 --> 02:16.346 You could be a cop if you wanna be a cop. 02:16.346 --> 02:17.770 Whatever you wanna do. 02:17.770 --> 02:18.937 Just strive for whatever you wanna do 02:18.937 --> 02:21.300 as far as test scores and your options are open. 02:21.300 --> 02:22.757 - [Arthur] Reporting from Joint Base Andrews, 02:22.757 --> 02:25.006 I'm Technical Sergeant Arthur Mondale Wright, 02:25.006 --> 02:28.906 113th Wing Public Affairs, DC Air National Guard.