Sorry, I totally disagree with the whole concept of youth 'boot camp'. Instead of parents taking responsibility for their children's actions by use of appropiate discipline, they instead ship them off to what is basically a prison where the children are degraded, threatened, screamed at, and physically punished for deviant behaviour. Those who operate in a civilized society should be able to control their children without the use of violence and intimidation. You know, it's not as though these children were born this way. Their attitudes are the result of poor parenting over several years. These parents need to reevaluate their child-rearing skills and perhaps enroll the whole family in therapy. There is a reason these young adults are acting out, issues that are not being addressed by their families or peers. Therefore, I would encourage parents who are thinking about sending their child to boot camp to make sure that they have exausted absolutely every other venue first.

Just my $0.02

Alexiel