Teen Boot Camp Reality

Teen Boot Camp Basics

What is a teen boot camp

Teen boot camps are usually private boot camps or government run physical training and discipline boot camps designed to teach life lessons, teach respect, and obedience. Most teen boot camps are based on the U.S. armed forces’ training camps. Usually former military men and women operate a boot camp similarly to the training they received while enlisted. Some boot camps additionally offer lessons in topics such as:


STD’s
Drugs
Alcohol
Respect for Authority
Environmental awareness


What are the differences between government run boot camps and private run boot camps?

Government run (usually state) boot camps are funded by the government and usually is a requirement of a juvnile justice judge as part of the rehabilitation of a seriously delinquent youth. The only real way to be sent to a government run and operated boot camp is to get in a lot of trouble legally and be assigned a judge who feels strongly in teen boot camp discipline.


Privately funded and operated teen boot camps have open admission policies where as they take almost anybody that is physically and emotionally able to with stand the rigors of such a boot camp be enrolled. Private teen boot camps are all funded by a student’s parent (s). Many teen boot camps do only accept males due to the extreme physical difficulties.



Where are teen boot camps located?

Teen boot camps are located throughout the continental United States. It is important to determine the climate and operation strategy of a potential boot camp as many are operated in desert area’s where there are excessive temperature changes and are therefore coupled with the physical requirements and sparse living conditions, dangerous.

 

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