The Young Marines, a national youth organization, invites adults and youth to join the Chesty Puller Young Marines in Ravenna, Ohio. Units are led by dedicated adult volunteers who mentor and guide youth members. It is through these caring adults that Young Marines learn leadership, community service, honoring veterans, and living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.
The Young Marines, a national non-profit, is a youth education and service program for boys and girls, age eight through high school graduation. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral, and physical development of its members.
The Chesty Puller Young Marines serves Ravenna, Ohio, and the surrounding area. The adult staff are all volunteers and consist of members from all different professions within the community, and veterans.
In the Chesty Puller Young Marines, youth receive opportunities to build their pride and leadership skills through such challenging events as: rappelling; physical fitness training; camping; close order drill; swimming; land navigation; public speaking opportunities, and many other activities. They get opportunities to earn promotions and ribbons through their achievements as they develop their skills. Also, the Young Marines participates in national schools, adventures, and encampments with other units.
There are travel opportunities such as visiting Pearl Harbor; participating in National Code Talkers Day; and joining summer camps for sailing, simulated flying, working at a cattle ranch, exploring the “Wild West,” scuba diving lessons and visiting American historical sites.
The Chesty Puller Young Marines’ objectives are:
• To promote the physical, moral, and mental development of its members
• To advocate a healthy, drug-free lifestyle through continual drug prevention and resistance education
• To instill in its members’ the ideals of honesty, fairness, courage, respect, loyalty, dependability, attention to duty, love of God, and fidelity to the United States of America and its institutions
• To stimulate interest in and respect for academic achievement and the history and traditions of the United States of America
• To promote physical fitness through physical activities including participation in athletic events and close order drill
For more information, visit the unit website at: https://youngmarines.org/unit/chestypuller/page or email avamaria.knight@youngmarines.org.
