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Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth Academy candidate Haiden Denover poses for a photograph with family before beginning the AMYA 22-week program July 19, 2023. AMYA partners with youth ages 16-18 to develop self-confidence, discipline, leadership, and life-coping skills to assist youth with their academic and future success. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth Academy candidate Teondai Carter prays with her mother before beginning the AMYA 22-week program July 19, 2023. After processing cadet candidates rode a bus to Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth candidates wait to board a bus after receiving their gear July 19, 2023, at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth Academy team leader John Honore Jr. gets information from candidates during the intake process at the beginning of the AMYA 22-week program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base-Elmendorf Richardson July 19, 2023. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Candidate Kamarrie Hinds gets his head shaved as part of the intake process for the Alaska Military Youth Academy July 19, 2023. Candidates began their 22-week AMYA program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and spend a week going through the acclimation phase before becoming full cadets in the residential program. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Candidate Kamarrie Hinds feels his freshly shaven head as he processes through the intake portion for the Alaska Military Youth Academy July 19, 2023. Candidates began their 22-week AMYA program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and spend a week going through the acclimation phase before becoming full cadets in the residential program. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Five incoming Alaska Military Youth Academy candidates wait to be taken to their barracks after relinquishing their personal belongings, getting their heads shaved and receiving their gear at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 19, 2023. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Candidates in the Alaska Military Youth Academy walk single file to their barracks at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 19, 2023. Candidates began their acclimation phase for the 22-week residential academy program with a fresh haircut and moving into their housing. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth Academy team leader Nyamuoch Dong motivates the women candidates to do a set of push-ups during shock morning at the start of the AMYA 22-week program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 20, 2023. Shock morning is designed to show candidates what is expected of them for the next 22 weeks. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth Academy team leader Sam Barnlund encourages a candidate to do push-ups during shock morning at the start of the 22-week AMYA program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 20, 2023. Shock morning is a wake-up call for candidates that introduces then to what the next 22 weeks will be like and what will be expected of them. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth Academy team leader Nicholas Conklin directs a candidate to get out of bed during shock morning at the start of the AMYA 22-week program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 20, 2023. Candidates were “shocked” out of bed at 6 a.m., put through calisthenics and learned what the next 22 weeks will be like. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth Academy team leader Sam Barnlund barks orders at candidates during shock morning at the start of the 22-week AMYA program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 20, 2023. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Candidates in the Alaska Military Youth Academy stand in formation during shock morning at the stary of the AMYA 22-week program ay Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 20, 2023. Candidates are put through their paces with an early morning wake up followed by calisthenics, marching, cleaning and learning what the next 22 weeks will be like. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth Academy candidate Bilal Harbi struggles to complete a set of push-ups during shock morning calisthenics at the start of the 22-week program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 20, 2023. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth Academy team leader Xavier Flint inspects the candidates as they stand at position of attention during shock morning at the start of the AMYA 22-week program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 20, 2023. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Candidates in the Alaska Military Youth Academy stand at position of attention in the mess hall during shock morning at the start of their 22-week program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 20, 2023. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth Academy team leader Xavier Flint questions a candidate during shock morning at the start of the AMYA 22-week program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 20, 2023. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth Academy team leader Xavier Flint instructs candidates to stand at position of attention and prepare to march during shock morning at the start of the AMYA 22-week program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 20, 2023. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Military Youth Academy - Alaska Military Youth Academy team leader Xavier Flint leads his platoon from the mess hall back to the barracks during shock morning at the start of the AMYA 22-week program at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson July 20, 2023. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Bartlett High School JROTC Takes Flight with Alaska Army National Guard - Arctic Valley reflects off the visor lens of Alaska Army National Guard 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion Spc. Max Hardy during a flight with the Bartlett High School Junior ROTC April 12,2023. Thirty-Six students flew up Arctic Valley as part of a recruitment and community outreach event. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Bartlett High School JROTC Takes Flight With Alaska Army National Guard - Sgt. Jake Marshall with the Alaska Army National Guard 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion gives a safety briefing to a group of Bartlett High School Junior ROTC students April 12, 2023, at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Thirty-six flew on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as part of a recruitment and community outreach event. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Bartlett High School JROTC Takes Flight With Alaska Army National Guard - Thirty-six Bartlett High School Army JROTC students flew up Arctic Valley on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as part of a recruitment and community outreach event. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Bartlett High School JROTC Takes Flight With Alaska Army National Guard - Bartlett High School Junior ROTC students listen to Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Zach Adams talk about what they will experience during their CH-47 Chinook flight April 12, 2023, at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Thirty-sixstudents flew on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as part of a recruitment and community outreach event. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Bartlett High School JROTC Takes Flight With Alaska Army National Guard - Pvt. Vency San Agustin hands out ear plugs to Bartlett High School Junior ROTC students April 12, 2023, at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. San Agustin is a Bartlett High School senior who will ship out to basic training after graduation this May and train to become a Unit Supply Specialist for the Aviation Battalion. Thirty-six students flew on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as part of a recruitment and community outreach event. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Bartlett High School JROTC Takes Flight With Alaska Army National Guard - The CH-47 used to fly a group of Bartlett High School Junior ROTC students up Arctic Valley April 12, 2023, is decorated with a Out of the Wild picture signifying it was the helicopter used to pull the infamous bus made famous by the Jon Krakauer book ‘Into the Wild.’ (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Bartlett High School JROTC Takes Flight With Alaska Army National Guard - Sgt. Jake Marshall, left, and Spc. Max Hardy with the Alaska Army National Guard 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion stand outside the CH-47 Chinook helicopter April 12, 2023. The CH-47 crew took a group of Bartlett High School Junior ROTC students for a flight up Arctic Valley as part of a recruiting and community outreach event. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Bartlett High School JROTC Takes Flight With Alaska Army National Guard - Bartlett High School Junior ROTC students board an Alaska Army National Guard 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion CH-47 Chinook helicopter with for their flight April 12, 2023, at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Thirty-six students flew up Arctic Valley on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as part of a recruitment and community outreach event. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Bartlett High School JROTC Takes Flight With Alaska Army National Guard - Bartlett High School Junior ROTC member Peter Adsuna reacts with surprise as the CH-47 Chinook takes off from Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson April 12, 2023. Adsuna was among 36 students that flew up Arctic Valley with the Alaska Army National Guard 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion as part of a recruitment and community outreach event. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

Bartlett High School JROTC Takes Flight With Alaska Army National Guard - Students with the Bartlett High School Junior ROTC program sit on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter April 12, 2023, at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Thirty-six students flew up Arctic Valley with the Alaska Army National Guard 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion as part of a recruitment and community outreach event. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)