Brooklyn Youth Marines, Inc. (BYMC) traces its lineage back to June of 1994 when Mr. Estevez founded First Marine Cadet Corps, Inc. (FMCC) in Saint Martin of Tours Church in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn, NY.  The founding Execuitve Director, D. McCullough, and Assistant Director, D. Philibert were both dedicated cadets in that program which kept them focused on graduating high school, and being proactive in the community.

 

In the spring of 1997, Estevez became aware of Harlem Youth Marines, Inc. (HYMC) and made contact with its founder, Gregory Collins.  Together, Estevez and Collins took their respective groups and formed a cadet alliance.  In the fall of 1997, Estevez and Collins got in contact with the late Vice Admiral James DeMattis, founder of U.S. Navy Armed Guard Cadets, Inc. (USNAGC) who entered the cadet council.

 

In 2000, Estevez succeeded in taking his after school cadet program and turning it into All City Leadership Academy (ACLA). ACLA is a NYC DOE middle school & high school located in  Bushwick, Brooklyn. Attendance is high and nearly every student graduates on time. Most students go onto college and a few have even been admitted to Ivy League schools like Yale and Cornell.

 

Inspired by Mr. Estevez's application of the USMC's leadership traits and principles, Brooklyn Youth Marines, Inc. aims to enrich several young boys and girls to become positive, proactive and persevering men and woman.  BYMC was founded on the philosophy that, 

 

"focus on solving the problems of our youth today, then there's a high probability that we won't have as many issues with the adults of tomorrow" and thus, Brooklyn Youth Marines, Inc. was founded on 14 September 2012, incorporated on 22 April 2013.