Military Schools

Traditional military schools and military high schools are generally boarding schools with the elements of military training and discipline underlying the basic structure of the program. Students complete academic requirements for graduation while partaking in physical activities such as marching, survival skills, obstacle courses, and military-style parades.

Military-style discipline is enforced. In other words, "Yes Sir. No Sir" and a highly structured environment. Negative or willful behavior is met with various consequences, some of which may be physical in nature (e.g., running, push ups).

There is a strong honor code at military schools and there are many rules and requirements for successful attendance. Although a somewhat willful or disruptive student may "get in line" at military schools, adolescents with more serious behavioral or emotional issues often do not fare well in military schools.

Because the focus is on discipline rather than therapy, students in need of the latter type of intervention often do not succeed in this environment. Some will be expelled; others will struggle to perform at the minimum level and scrape by, never actually dealing with the fundamental core issues of their self-defeating behaviors.

Military boarding schools can not to help a troubled teenager's deal with emotional or behavioral problems. Most military schools can not accommodate students with learning disabilities such as ADD, ADHD, or non-verbal learning disorders.

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