Number: 98-765
Title: MILITARY YOUTH PROGRAMS: CHALLENGE AND STARBASE
Authors: Lawrence Kapp, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division 
Abstract: Military youth programs are a type of civil-military cooperation in which military resources are used to assist young American civilians in a variety of ways. Typically, the programs provide civilian youth with educational and leadership opportunities in order to help them succeed as students and adults. The programs are often targeted towards youth populations which are considered to be at disproportionately high risk for drug abuse, crime, academic failure, or unemployment. This report focuses primarily on two programs: the National Guard Challenge (ChalleNGe) program and the STARBASE (Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration) program.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated September 11, 1998