acco40 95 Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Please don't take this as an advertisement and no, I haven't really a clue as to what the show is really about but ... I've seen lots of promos for the new ABC TV show Brat Camp. It seems on the surface to be an intense Scouting program, condensed into 60 days, for wayward teens. Comments? Link to post Share on other sites
emb021 16 Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Sounds like one of several of this 'outward bound-type' 'boot camps' where they take these 'at risk' teens in the wilderness to straighten them out. AFAIK, there is nothing 'scouting' about these programs. But I don't claim to be an expert. Several of the evening 'news shows' (20/20, 60 Minutes, etc) have done segments on them. Link to post Share on other sites
Lynda J 10 Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 These programs have nothing to do with scouting other than they are camping out. I have a dear friend that saved her son through one of these programs. He was into drugs physically abusive to her. Ended up in jail at 14. She sent him on one of these and he came back a changed person. That was 8 years ago. He just graduated from college in the upper 10% of his class and he hasn't been in trouble since he came back. I am aware that not all of these programs are the same and they don't work on all kids. But the one she uses has a 97% success rate. Link to post Share on other sites
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