High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Bataan Military Academy is a tuition-free, co-ed, college-prep public day high school. All Cadets are members of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps; the U.S. Navy’s youth organization. Founded by Shelby Dawson-Tallchief, a Lieutenant Commander in the Sea Cadet program and Associate Regional Director for Arizona and New Mexico, Bataan opened at the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year with freshmen and sophomores. Currently accepting students of high school grade levels (9-12), Bataan Military Academy (BMA), employs both teachers and military service members who are active duty, reservists or retired.