{"id":54,"date":"2013-06-25T08:34:38","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T18:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2026-08-20T15:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T01:58:48","slug":"apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/apply\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--blockstudio\/soh\/process-list--><div class=\"container\">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<ol class=\"soh_process_list  \">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"soh_process_list_item col-xl-10\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-0\">STEP 1:\u00a0Fill out Interest form for current recruiting class<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t <p><a target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/apply\/interest\/\">Sign up for Class 66 Today!<\/a><\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"soh_process_list_item col-xl-10\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-0\">STEP 2: Watch Orientation video<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t <p>Video will be displayed after interest form has been submitted, a copy will be sent to your email.<\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"soh_process_list_item col-xl-10\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-0\">STEP 3: Fill out online application<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t <p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiyca-13802.app451.sites.451.io\/\"><strong>N\u0101 Kula Alaka\u02bbi Youth Challenge Academy<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>If you don\u2019t have consistent access to a computer, you can request a paper application by:<\/p><ul><li><p><strong>Email<\/strong>: admissions.yca.oahu@hawaii.gov<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Call<\/strong>: (808) 369-0186<\/p><\/li><li><p>or in person (Please call ahead): <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/files\/2013\/06\/YCA-Kalaeloa-map.pdf\">YCA Kalaeloa map<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">PHASE 1:&nbsp;Meet &amp; Greet <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Meet &amp; Greet will be held monthly. Next briefing: <strong>10\/16\/2027<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In-Person and Virtual<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicant Interviews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parent Briefings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/files\/2013\/06\/YCA-Kalaeloa-map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YCA Kalaeloa map<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">PHASE 2:&nbsp;Attend Endurance Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First Endurance: 11\/13\/2026. Second Endurance: 12\/11\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Endurance Waiver must be completed to attend.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uniform:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plain White T-Shirt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plain Black Athletic Shorts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Running Shoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bottle of Water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No Jewelry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">PHASE 3: Selection Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Review Board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acceptance Letter (<em>All potential candidates will be notified of acceptance and invited to the Scholarship Award Ceremony)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">PHASE 4:&nbsp;Attend Scholarship Award Ceremony &amp; Final Endurance by Invite Only<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uniform:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plain White T-Shirt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plain Black Athletic Shorts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Running Shoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bottle of Water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No Jewelry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Outer Islands will tune in virtually.<br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHASE 1:&nbsp;Meet &amp; Greet Meet &amp; Greet will be held monthly. Next briefing: 10\/16\/2027 YCA Kalaeloa map PHASE 2:&nbsp;Attend Endurance Events First Endurance: 11\/13\/2026. Second Endurance: 12\/11\/2026 Endurance Waiver must be completed to attend. Uniform: PHASE 3: Selection Process PHASE 4:&nbsp;Attend Scholarship Award Ceremony &amp; Final Endurance by Invite Only Uniform: Outer Islands will tune [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2347,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"1130,2614,1728,3633,556,442","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5187,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/5187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/yca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}