Episode 7 - Cadets make it to Graduation

For six months, CBS News has followed a group of high school dropouts who received a second chance through a boot camp run by the National Guard.
Michael Scott, the First Sergeant of a National Guard boot camp for troubled teens, is in charge of the 28 sergeants who've made it their life's mission to turn at-risk students' lives around.
Troubled teens who used to see F’s and D’s on their report cards are now proudly boasting A’s and B’s.
Second Chances are what the Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy program is all about. Sponsored by the California National Guard and the State of California, the Youth Challenge facility has graduated more than 2,000 teenagers since 1998 and more than 1,700 have earned their GED or a high school diploma after attending this 22-week residential program. The National HS graduation rate is 78% while it is 72.5% in California. If you know of teenager that could use a second chance to turn their life around - please tell them about this program.

[@marisolfuentes9307]

❤❤buen trabajo Sunburst Dios Les Bendiga ❤

[@munecabonbon]

My best friend going here starting today, hope he comes out better

[@QBN37]

After attending orientation last Saturday and going to my sons interview yesterday and being there for four hours,they finally called his name towards the end before his last interview with medic,they said he did not fit their criteria.Although my son is 16,he is not a dropout,does not abuse drugs or drink alcohol,he is failing all his classes and lacks credits to graduate and is even taking IEP classes.I was hoping for him to get picked because he lacks motivation and self discipline,and felt he need this program to help give him a left and he was eager to join..

[@tybean9923]

Almost every state has a challenge program, the one Oklahoma is a joke. It was fun though 😂😂