Which is best for my child—juvenile boot camp vs. a military school?
Juvenile boot camps and military schools provide a strong model to deal with discipline and responsibility. They also teach the consequences of not cooperating with others, especially when engaged in team-dependent tasks. The downside for boot camps and military models, in general, is that they often depend on hazing, scolding and embarrassing boys into performing. Hazing, scolding, and embarrassment do not work when there are multiple behavioral problems involved such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, or abuse. Juvenile boot camps and military schools focus heavily on discipline and sometimes consider deeper behavioral problems a little too “touch-feely” to address in depth within the military discipline model.
