The Delaware Military Academy is a publicly funded charter high school in Wilmington, Delaware.The Academy was founded in 2003 by Charles Baldwin, a retired Master Chief Petty Officer from the United States Navy, and Jack Wintermantel, a retired Colonel from the United States Army. All students are required to participate in the Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, or NJROTC. It enrolls about 560 cadets in grades nine through twelve, and enjoys academic recognition from the state of Delaware and the United States Navy. As it is a public charter school, there are no admission requirements. The school utilizes an application and interview, but its selections are governed by charter school law.
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