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Boot Camp For Hard Work
By Leaf Treehorn
Do you remember when the term boot camp meant a basic training
camp used by the military to train new recruits? Simply put, the
military would take civilians, house them, clothe them, feed them
and train them to become soldiers.
According to the Army, that would entail 9 weeks of training,
while the Navy claims they can accomplish the same thing within
8 weeks. The Marine boot camp runs for 12 weeks as they have higher
physical requirements. The term itself is derived from the type
of footwear that is provided to camp trainees in the military.
However, the term is no longer restricted to just military use.
Some Boot Camps Are Within The Us Penal System
Obviously, the most notorious type of program, other than the
original military use of the term, is when it is used in a correctional
capacity as it refers to adolescents. Normally, these types of
camps are within the US Penal System and many parents send their
errant teens to these programs.
It uses techniques that apply to military recruits and they are
also taught socially acceptable patterns of behavior. Most times
the pattern follows closely to what a military training camp would
entail, not at all similar to what a youth would consider a camping
hiking adventure.
Fat Camps For Overweight People
Many different organizations tend to review their options and
figure out a way to include the term boot camp into their business
and the popularity of this type of program seems to have a common
thread: "hard work and don’t talk back." Does
that indicate that a little discipline is what many of us need?
Take a program about Fat Camp in general, as it indicates that
overweight people are not able to successfully lose weight on
their own. Instead they employ rigorously filled timetables and
strict routines that at one time were only used by the military.
Does that indicate the need for more of these base camp training
programs for those who, for whatever reason, are not able to help
themselves?
Are there other types of these camps? Yes, they are everywhere
you look. There are probably some that you have never heard of,
or some you can’t even believe exist, but one thing you can be
sure of is that they are most definitely not like summer camp.
Spiritual And Leadership Boot Camps
In the 1980’s, Georgia and Oklahoma were the first to open "camps"
for prisoners, done mainly to reduce the population in largely
overcrowded prisons, and as a preventive measure for those likely
to commit crime again. There are also camps for things such as
paper and essay writing, spiritual boot camps, baby boot camps
and leadership boot camps.
The big question would seem to be, do they work? And if they
do is it just a temporary fix? Does it help teens when they go
through the boot camp system? Many guardians believe that juvenile
boot camps will scare their child into making the right decisions.
However, experts tell us that this type of training camp will
not produce a "happy camper for life" so to speak, but
will only produce temporary results and may very well cause greater
problems later on down the road.
About the Author:
Leaf Treehorn has written a number of articles on recreation, gardening tips and furniture including
Growing Vegetables,
Patchwork Quilting,
Down Comforter.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this website.
Little Known Camping Facts....
What are some typical foods that are eaten while camping?
Who could possibly not go camping and not
have hot dogs and marshmallows roasted over an open fire? It is
just tradition to have those two staples. Other food items will
depend on what type of camping you are doing.
Many people love to catch their own food
and roast them on the fire. Fish is an excellent food source and
if you are near a river or stream it is a great way to hunt for
your food. No matter what food you take, you will swear it is
much better outside than if you were to cook it at home.
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