AERLA is a private American university-preparatory military boarding high school for both boys and girls based near Johannesburg/Pretoria South Africa that develops leadership and strong character through an air force model. AERLA educates scholars in a military ‘light’ style environment that stresses responsibility, detail, global awareness, and scholastic achievement. There are daily codes of conduct including behavior and dress, and required standards such as physical training and drills. These codes are extremely beneficial in creating self-reliant, respectful leaders, which ultimately provides a respectful and prosperous educational environment.We turn individuals into leaders who can engineer and facilitate positive change in order to overcome any of the many challenges we face in the world today.