About Fork Union Military Academy

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Fork Union Military Academy is a college preparatory boarding military school for boys in grades 6-12 and postgraduate located in Fork Union, Virginia, right in the heart of central Virginia.

We offer high quality academics and athletics within a structure built around discipline, leadership development, and Christian values.

Military School Tradition

Fork Union Military Academy was founded in 1898 and is a military school steeped in the long tradition of "southern military schools."

We use the best aspects of a military-style system to create an environment focused on academic achievement and leadership development. The goal is not to create "soldiers" but to build "solid citizens" who embody the values of integrity, honor, duty, self-discipline, and service to others.

The Academy is not operated by or affiliated with any branch of the military, nor do students become obligated to serve in the military. We are an "independent military school" and do not offer the ROTC or JROTC model. There is no training in military tactics, techniques, or doctrine. We are not a "boot camp" program, nor do we cater to troubled teens in need of a therapeutic school environment.

Learn more about one family's decision to send their son to Fork Union Military Academy to gain the "military school experience" here in this article entitled:

What! You're Sending Him to Military School?

Success stories begin here.

One mother's story:

Jeremy was my toughest kid to get through school. Everyday, my adrenaline would go up at 3 o'clock because I knew I'd have to fight until 10 o'clock to get his homework done.

Fork Union has been like a miracle. It has challenged him.

He was a kid with a 99th percentile in math on the achievement tests, but he was making C's because he wouldn't do his homework. Finally he got to a school that challenged him, challenged his energy level, and focused him. It was a life changing decision. He would have been lost at the public school.

I've not only seen academic changes but spiritual changes, growing as a Christian. I've seen that he's taken responsibility. When he came back home on his first leave after just two months, I was shocked. He'd always tried to stay out late or slip by the rules or do whatever he could to get by with anything. He said, "Mom, I'll be home at 11 o'clock, because a man does what he says he's going to do." And he walked in at five minutes to 11. It was like a different kid.

The Lord works miracles here. He does. Kids turn abound and go on to be great successes.

More Testimonials...

Visit our Fork Union Military channel on YouTube to see parents and cadets talk about their experiences at Fork Union Military Academy

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