Bataan Military Academy ™ is a fully accredited public high school. Using the finest technology available, the Academy provides Cadets with a world-class curriculum preparing them for post graduation university studies and successful workplace positions.
Unlike private military academies, the Bataan Military Academy™ has no tuition. There are fees for uniforms and other military-related Navy Sea Cadet Corps activities. Grant funding is provided for qualifying families.
Leadership Training is an important component of the Bataan Military Academy™ experience. Cadets learn independence, self-reliance, honesty, respect and good citizenship.
Cadets earn rank through time and service, completion of courses, and service activities.
The Academy is open to young men and women, and, in accordance with federal guidelines, does not discriminate.
The Academy employs the finest teachers, many of whom have prior military service.
Our Mission
Mission Statement The mission of the Bataan Military Academy™ is to provide a world-class public high school education for students of all abilities and backgrounds and to create a partnership among parents, teachers, students, military-related organizations, military services, and community members that maximizes student potential.
History of Bataan
Bataan Military Academy ™ is named in honor of the 70,000 United States and filipino troops who were surrendered to Japanese forces on the island of Luzon at the beginning of World War II. It was the largest surrender in U.S. history. Hundreds were from New Mexico's 200th Division of the Coastal National Guard. We are proud to honor these brave heroes and their families.
Bataan Survivors
After WWII, in memory of the sinking of the USS Submarine SEALION, the survivors chose the ancient heraldry SEA LION symbol to represent their memorial organization.
Bataan the Ship
USS BATAAN (LHD 5) was commissioned September 20, 1997. She is the fifth ship in the WASP class of United States Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ships. BATAAN is 844 feet long, with a beam of 106 feet. Her well deck is 267 feet long and capable of holding three LCACs. Two steam propulsion plants, developing a combined 70,000 horsepower, drive the 40,500-ton ship in excess of 20 knots. The ship's living areas can accommodate approximately 3,200 crewmembers and embarked troops.
Our Mascot Symbol
The HERALDRY SEA LION was an Irish heraldry Coat of Arms symbol representing those who served protecting the coastal waters.
Sea Lion the Ship
The first Navy ship to bear the name Sealion was a submarine (left) commissioned in 1939. After being destroyed by the Japanese at the Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines in December 1941, a second submarine with her name was commissioned in 1944 (lower left) completed six war patrols during World War II until she was temporarily decommissioned in 1946. In 1948, she was re-commissioned and converted into a submarine transport where she continued serving the fleet for many years including being part of the Naval blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The USS Sealion continued to serve the fleet in various roles until her retirement in 1970. Today, there is SEA LION (both spellings are used) that is an experimental littoral stealth ship.
