YOUNG MARINES
Thornton - Colorado
FOOTHILLS
THE PROGRAM
The Young Marines is a national non-profit 501c (3) youth education and service program for boys and girls, ages eight through high school graduation. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral and physical development of its members. The program focuses on teaching the values of leadership, teamwork and self-discipline, so its members can live and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.
The Young Marines strengthens the lives of America’s youth by teaching the importance of self-confidence, academic achievement, honoring our veterans, good citizenship, community service, and living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral, and physical development of its members. The program focuses on character building and leadership and promotes a lifestyle that is conducive to being productive members of society.
THE PROGRAM IN ACTION
RECRUIT TRAINING
To become a Young Marine, you must first earn the right to be a Young Marine. The first step is the recruit training program, a many weeks long program preparing you with knowledge, physical fitness, discipline and confidence. The Recruit Training is taught by current Young Marines that have earned the right and privilege to train the next group to join the Foothills Young Marines.
COMMUNITY
Young Marines in the Foothills Unit place a lot of importance on community involvement. Through our work with veteran organizations, communities in need and other community services groups, Foothills Young Marines always have opportunities to help their community and help themselves learn the importance of supporting others.
COLOR GUARDS & PARADES
One of the most exciting aspects of being a Young Marine in the Foothills Unit is our connections with parades, color guards & honor guards. Presenting the Colors at a Rockies Game, or marching in a parade in Downtown Denver, our Young Marines are always excited about the next opportunity and where it will be!
AWARDS & PROMOTIONS
Foothills Young Marines work hard and they get recognized for this hard work with promotions in rank and receiving awards. As Young Marines go up in rank, so does their responsibilities and ability to lead others. Young Marines will complete activities and learn new skills to earn ribbons and awards.
EDUCATION
The Young Marines have a strong focus on education, in addition to all the activities. We place a strong focus on drug and alcohol resistance, first aid training, and other important life skills. Foothills Young Marines also bring in guest speakers and educators, from time to time to speak to the Young Marines.
FIELD TRAINING
Foothills Young Marines takes camping to a whole new level with our Field Training programs. Young Marines learn valuable land navigation, knot-tying, camping and survival skills. With regular encampments, the Foothills Young Marines experience time away from home while gaining confidence, discipline and knowledge.
what is the young marines?
The Young Marines, a national youth organization, provides a program for boys and girls age eight through high school, focused on leadership, citizenship through community service, self-discipline, and living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. The organization upholds the Marine Corps’ core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment as well as the Young Marines’ core values of Leadership, Discipline and Teamwork.
Individual units are led by dedicated adult volunteers. The Young Marines’ commitment and work to develop the next generation of leaders continues as it strives to meet its vision to be the best led and managed nonprofit in America and the nation’s premier youth development program.
Foothills Young Marines is a local unit Headquartered in Thornton, Colorado and serving the entire Greater Denver Area. We believe that through service to our community, our dedication to education, our commitment to training and the importance we place on character development, Foothills Young Marines instills the core values of Leadership, Discipline and Teamwork in all our Young Marines.
Our unit holds regular Drill Days, bi-weekly, on Saturdays. We generally meet at our host school, Pinnacle High School, with Drill Days occasionally held at other locations. In addition to Drill Days, Foothills Young Marines has gatherings for all the various events we participate in.
Membership is earned in the Foothills Young Marines through our Recruit Training Program, which is the first step to becoming a Young Marine. After graduation from the Recruit Training Program, the title of Young Marines is earned. This allows the new Young Marine to participate in all unit Drill Days, Activities and Events. This also allows the new Young Marine to start working towards promotion in rank, earning awards, ribbons and opportunity to travel to national and regional trainings.
WHO ARE THE FOOTHILLS YOUNG MARINES?
