Traditional Military Schools are usually not the appropriate placement for a defiant, unruly, or out of control teen. Most of them will require an interview with the potential student and his or her family. In a recent survey 99% of the military schools we contacted were not interested in accepting a defiant or unwilling teen. The most difficult fact for most parents to deal with is the discharge policy. If a cadet or military school student is asked to leave the parents lose their tuition. When you consider the reason the teen is being placed there the choice seems to be quite inappropriate. This, coupled with the fact that tuition for the semester is paid in advance, the loss can be quite devastating.
For the reasons mentioned above a traditional military school is not the best option for an unruly child. If you are seeking placement for a defiant and out of control child a private boot camp is usually the best answer. In an ongoing effort to help parents gain control of their homes we have developed this packet.
This packet is designed for two purposes. The first is to give parents the ability to convince their children that there are real boot camps. In today's world even our children know better than to believe everything they see on television, including boot camps that work over a weekend. Also, many children know that their parents can not afford to send them away at the cost of thousands of dollars a month. This packet helps parents with limited funds find options they can try at home. If the in-home options fail, parent's can use the financial section to help find a loan option that will work for them.