Ask one of our cadets what kind of student belongs at Fork Union and you'll get the same answer every time: someone who wants to be better. Someone who is motivated, not just to achieve, but to grow. Someone who understands that being extraordinary isn't a gift. It's a choice. It means adding extra effort, every day, even when it's challenging. Especially when it's challenging.
If that describes your son, or the young man you know he's capable of becoming, Fork Union was built for him.
Either way, the destination is the same: a young man who leaves here more prepared, more confident, and more himself than anyone, including him, thought possible.
You are invited to attend one of our upcoming Admissions Events to meet our admissions team and learn more:
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Fork Union was built for the son who is capable of more than he's currently achieving. Whether your son is looking for the environment that finally matches his potential or is simply ready for a greater challenge, this is his place.
"I honestly can say that much of my success is attributed to my time spent at the Academy. The relationships I formed while I was there will be ones that I continue to carry in both my personal life and professional career."
"At Fork Union I gained the discipline I needed. I took care of myself. I practiced my faith. I learned how to be a roommate and a friend. Most important, I learned that I could do anything I set my mind to. Fork Union changed my life."
“This was the cornerstone for where I am today. There’s no doubt about it. This was a life-changing moment that evolves as I get older. That’s how much Fork Union means to me.”
The goal of the military system at Fork Union Military Academy is not to turn young men into soldiers. In fact, we have no affiliation with any branch of the armed forces. Rather, our goal is to use the best aspects of a military academy system to provide a structure and framework for accountability, managing goals, and teamwork, and to help instill our core values of respect, integrity, faith, discipline, and character.
We have superimposed these values on our learning and living environment. Our environment of structure and discipline helps to limit distractions and encourages students to focus on their achievements in academics, athletics, and personal growth.
Fork Union Military Academy was founded in 1898 by a a prominent Baptist minister, Dr. William E. Hatcher. Our foundational values and principles continue to shape and reinforce Fork Union Military Academy's mission.
Our student body, however, reflects the wide diversity of religious beliefs found in our world. While the Academy is proud of our affiliation with the Baptist General Association of Virginia, we enroll students who are Baptist, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and more—including those without religious affiliations.
Our goal is to provide young men a faith framework within which they may apply themselves toward achieving their academic potential while growing as men of character and integrity.
Fork Union Military Academy has achieved a national reputation in athletics, usually sending thirty to sixty athletes from our high school and postgraduate teams to NCAA college programs on athletic scholarships each year.
There is a longstanding tradition of excellence in the athletic programs of Fork Union Military Academy:
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