Youth military schools are highly structured schools that emphasize discipline, obedience, physical fitness, and academics. Originally these schools weredeveloped as an alternative to longer terms of confinement in juvenile correction facilities. Although the emphasis is still on discipline, youth military schools have generally evolved intomore traditional school environments focused onacademics, languages, performing artsand athletics. Larger schools have an astonishing array of extra-curricular activities. Military Schools areusually restricted to teens with mild behavioral and social issues, or teens who simply need more structure in their lives; they are not equipped to deal with seriousemotional, behavioral, substance abuse or ADD/ADHD, clinical depression, and ODD issues.Similar to