Episode 6 - The Cadre explain why they do what they do

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.

[@deestefmorr]

great story but the news media does not need to call them drop outs.

[@Sunburstyouthacademy]

deestefmorr They are going off of our national mission statement which is to intervene and reclaim the lives of high school drop outs. Sunburst accepts at risk as well, but the main mission is high school drop outs Nationwide.

[@easucks1776]

@Musab Abdulrafiu Abdulhakim it works though

[@callieconner9154]

Sgt Edwards was a second dad to me. He is one amazing guy and I have nothing but the upmost respect for him.

[@corygoodall8295]

Changed my life for the best, showed me I can achive greatness.

[@marisolfuentes9307]

❤God Bless You❤ Sunburst, Dios Te Bendiga ❤ Love You ❤Ashlyn Paredes ❤

[@batch5626]

They are not all drop outs.
My kid is still in school just falling behind.
CMOn bud.

[@abrahamortega1348]

I miss this place

[@Rocker1944]

same

[@Rocker1944]

@Xavier Peter Wolfpack

[@Rocker1944]

@Xavier Peter I don’t think you need to know that but I was cycle 27

[@Lofibeatz.x]

@@Rocker1944 bro u luck you weren’t class 26 that shit sucked

[@johnnyasmr6761]

@@Lofibeatz.x class 14 wolfpack OG ya heard

[@jeffhernandes1014]

Sgt yin