How to Join a Marine Corps Summer Camp

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Every summer, the Marine Military Academy at Harlingen, Texas offers a four-week summer camp for boys ages eight through 12 years. Attending a Marine Corps camp will help prepare your child for a career in the military as well as offer him a memorable summer-camp experience. Read on to learn how to join a Marine Corps summer camp.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Application
Internet access
Insurance forms
Medical history forms
Birth certificate

Step1

Get information. Before sending your child to a Marine Corps summer camp, get some information. Check the Internet for dates and details of the upcoming summer's camp. Also gather information on fees as well as age and health requirements.

Step2

Apply for camp. Each Marine Corps summer camp requires potential campers to fill out an application. The form includes information on the child, parents and a medical history. There's also a space on the application for the camper to answer some simple questions in their own words.

Step3

Submit the forms. Along with the application, the MMA at which the summer camp is held requires remittance of a check to cover the application fee, a photo of the child, insurance forms, immunization records and a copy of the child's birth certificate. Mail them all in together.

Step4

Prepare your child. The curriculum of the camp is both physically and mentally challenging. Make sure that your child is prepared to participate in the strictly structured activities of the camp by encouraging extra physical activity in the weeks before camp starts.

Step5

Pack his stuff. Make sure you pack everything your child will need to be comfortable at summer camp. Get a list from the academy of required items that your child should bring. Label everything with your child's name to help him keep track of his supplies.

Step6

Go to camp. Your child will attend the Marine Corps summer camp for a total of four weeks. During this time, your child will be concentrating on many different types of physical and mental activities under the guidance of a retired Marine non-commissioned officer.