If you can dream it, you can achieve it. But you've got to have a plan! The path to success is a little rockier for some than it is for others.

Cadets in the National Guard's Youth Challenge program were at-risk teens who dropped out of school, but given the right opportunity, they overcame obstacles and reached their dreams.

In this contest, we want to know: What obstacles did you overcome to reach your dreams, and who or what opportunity opened the door for you to get there?

Learn more about the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program >

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