Cedar Bridge Military Academy (CMA) is a private, faith-based youth-serving organization dedicated to providing young adults with an intense, rewarding experience through military and high adventure training. We conduct year round after school activities for youth ages 11-17 in the New Jersey - Tri-State area, as well as summer leadership camps for teens from around the world. We are looking for people like you to join our ranks and become members of the finest cadet corps in the nation!

     The primary purpose of CMA is to instill self-discipline, respect, compassion for others, and a sense of intellectual curiosity in young people. This is accomplished through the promotion of the military arts and sciences, character and physical development, service to community, and education in, and allegiance to, the Constitution of the United States.

     Cedar Bridge Military Academy is headquartered in Ocean County, New Jersey. Our cadets meet one night each week in addition to one weekend each month. However, our activities are not limited to those meetings. Whether it's leadership classes, academic tutoring for school, singing in the cadet choir, community service, or just "hanging out", our cadets have something to do every day.

     All CMA cadets attend a two to five week training program during the summer, beginning with basic training, and then progressing to more advanced training each year. Other activities include trips to military installations, community service projects, parades, Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) seminars, and response to emergencies, just to name a few. Our classes include military drill and ceremonies, uniform wear, fiscal responsibility, US military traditions and history, team building, time management, study skills, land navigation, water survival, effective communication, and other skills and knowledge bases that enable the cadets to perform better in school and life. Through our program, cadets learn to respect their superiors, peers, subordinates, and themselves, as well as make their beds, clean a bathroom, and do their own laundry. The end goal is not only to prepare those who want to join the military for service in our armed forces, but also to give every cadet a sense of self worth, accomplishment, compassion for others, and to prepare them for one of the most challenging events... life.

     Although our program gives future Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines a jump start on the skills and knowledge they will need in the armed forces, joining does not obligate the child to join the military. The most valuable aspects of our program the self discipline, respect, integrity, attention to detail, and dedication to excellence will help every child, from the "slacker" to the honors student, regardless of their future career goals.

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