There are numerous Army or military-style summer camps for kids nationwide.
Army summer camps for kids, while different from correctional camps or facilities that might host juvenile delinquents, offer an organized and training-based regimen and experience for campers. Ranging from a "military adventure" experience to showcasing the physical and mental rigors of becoming an Army cadet, these camps offer children an understanding and preliminary taste of the discipline and physicality required to serve in the U.S. military. There are numerous camps nationwide from which to choose.
Camp St John's Northwestern
Camp St John's Northwestern, located in Wisconsin, is a military-style camp for boys that is billed as a "high-energy adventure camp." The camp focuses on a variety of military skills training, including areas such as physical endurance and leadership. Activities at the camp include archery, fishing, paintball, and golf, and areas of further focus include marksmanship, rope bridging, and water survival. The camp has a maximum age of 16, and a minimum age of 11. A two-week program, the camp actually dates back to the late 19th century.
Camp St John's Northwestern
1101 Genesee St.
Delafield, WI 53018
262-646-7297
sjnma.org
US Army Cadet Corps' Military Adventure Camp
The United States Army Cadet Corps' (USAC) Military Adventure Camp is a U.S. Army-sponsored military camp for boys and girls. The cadet program itself dates back to the early 1900s, and since the late 1990s has been offering summer programs for youngsters looking to pursue a military-oriented future. The camp provides a "hands-on" experience for those wanting to understand the importance, nature, and activities of the Armed Forces. Programs offered at the camp include a Basic Cadet Training program, a four-week Cadet Ranger School program, a three-week Basic Leader Program and a one--week Cadet Pathfinder Program, which focuses on survival skills, among other summer programs. The age requirement for attendance is 13 through 18 years of age, and the camp is located in small-town Kentucky.
US Army Cadet Corps' Military Adventure Camp
Millersburg, KY, USA
859-484-2110
militaryadventurecamp.org.
Oak Ridge Military Academy Leadership Adventure Camp
Located in North Carolina, the Oak Ridge Military Academy, the second oldest American military academy in operation, offers a summer leadership program for youth aspiring to begin a career in the military. The camp, open to both girls and boys, is two weeks long, and focuses on both leadership and physical training. Activities at the camp include paintball, team sports, and military-style drilling, while areas of focus include marksmanship and both confidence and leadership building. Two sessions are offered. The academy also runs an Academy High School Camp, held during three separate sessions in the summer, which focuses on academic subjects such as history, geometry, physical science and language studies. Both two-and-a-half and five-week sessions are offered.
Oak Ridge Military Academy
2317 Oak Ridge Road
Oak Ridge, NC 27310
336-643-4131
oakridgemilitary.com
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