What You Will Experience

Yes, you will have periods of instruction. Your instructors are proven leaders and they  know how to make leaders. You will learn the importance of RAA - Responsibility, Authority, and Accountability and how they relate to your leadership. This has you written all over it.

You will have the opportunity to fill internships at SYLI, with local businesses, with civic organizations, and government agencies. You will be assigned in one of six areas: Administration, Analysis, Operations, Logistics, Public Affairs, or Communications. Let's go!

You will be placed in planning and leadership roles to solve complex problems. Search and Rescue, Critical Resupply, Emergency Response, and Community Support missions. 

Take a deep breath!​

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Our priorities are simple. 

Others above self starting with God and family

Make and keep commitments 

Be of sound character 

​Ya, that's good.​

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SYLI is focused on – learning, practicing, and performing the art of leadership. We place you in situations that you have to work through, make decisions, act on those decisions, and evaluate the results in real time. Sounds like a lot, it is, but you are very capable. You'll see. 

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Leaders have a default personality or a bias to action for a reason. Leaders see possibilities where none exists.  They are the creators in our world. As leaders achieve, they inherently bring others with them, our communities, and most importantly our families. It's time.

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Year 1: Foundation Builders – Focuses on establishing the core skills and values of leadership, including self-awareness, communication, and teamwork.

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Year 2: Pathfinders – Setting the first steps in leadership, exploring the skills, traits, and mindset of a leader.

First things first.

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Year 3: Strategic Thinkers – Leading with responsibility and shaping the future through mentorship and strategic leadership.

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Year 4: Legacy Leaders – Focuses on mentorship, leaving a lasting impact, and preparing students to become leaders who uplift and guide others for the future.

Getting serious.

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The SYLI graduate will be men and women of valor, leading in their faith, family, community, and their chosen fields of labor. We expect our graduates to be bold stewards in all respects. They will enter college, the work force, or the military at a superior level of leadership, decision making abilities, and experience in planning and executing mission-oriented tasks.

Best feeling ever!