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      "date": "1998-09-11",
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      "title": "Military Youth Programs: ChalleNGe and STARBASE",
      "summary": "Military youth programs are a type of civil-military cooperation in which military resources are\nused\nto assist young American civilians in a variety of ways. Typically, the programs provide civilian youth\nwith educational and leadership opportunities in order to help them succeed as students and as adults. \nThe programs are often targeted towards youth populations which are considered to be at\ndisproportionately high risk for drug abuse, crime, academic failure, or unemployment.\n  The National Guard Challenge (ChalleNGe) program and the STARBASE (Science and\nTechnology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration) program are two\nrelatively new military youth programs. ChalleNGe, currently a $48 million program, is designed to\nhelp high school dropouts become more productive members of society by enhancing their skills,\neducation, and employability. A boot camp followed by a mentored development period is used to\nachieve these results. STARBASE, currently a $4 million program, is designed to stimulate interest\nin math, science and technology among younger children, particularly those in fourth through sixth\ngrade. Hands-on educational programs, exposure to technological environments, and guidance by\npositive role models are used to achieve results. Both programs are targeted primarily, though not\nexclusively, towards minority and lower income youth; both use military facilities and National Guard\nor Reserve personnel. \n  This report provides background information on civil-military cooperation and military youth\nprograms in general, and information on the ChalleNGe and STARBASE programs in particular. It\nprovides a summary of each program's goals, curriculum, results, and funding levels, along with\npoints of contact for further information. This report will not be updated.",
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