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SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
The SCMD-JSD provides professional expertise and support for projects, to include Civil Affairs support in the Disaster Recovery phase, which materially benefit current and future military activities of the SCMD, and/or promote the professional military image, historical stature, and reputation for reliability and achievement of the SCMD.
The South Carolina Military Department (SCMD) consists of the South Carolina Army National Guard, SC Air National Guard, South Carolina State Guard, the Joint Services Detachment and State Operations which includes the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, South Carolina Youth Challenge Academy, STARBASE Swamp Fox, and the South Carolina Military Museum.
The South Carolina Military Department is led by Maj. Gen. R. Van McCarty, the Adjutant General for South Carolina. The Governor serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the South Carolina National Guard.
Youth ChalleNGe Academy
The South Carolina National Guard wants to challenge you with a opportunity for success. The Youth ChalleNGe Academy is designed to help youth acquire the basic skills and education necessary to succeed in life. Youth ChalleNGe is an alternative program which offers youth, who have dropped out of school or are not progressing, the opportunity to change their future. Participants looking for a way to succeed outside of a traditional school setting learn self discipline, leadership, and responsibility while working to obtain their high school diploma or equivalency.
Job ChalleNGe Program
An optional second program of South Carolina Youth ChalleNGe Academy that provides graduates of the Youth ChalleNGe Program with an opportunity to further their success with vocational training and career readiness through partnerships with technical colleges and vocational schools.
https://scyouthchallenge.com/