Military Academy does emphasis rigor and physical sport but mostly it demands complete obedience to superiors. Discipline is the number one key here. Unless the boy is determined to focus the American Armed Forces as a career, we send our sons to Academy to learn self control, efficiency and total respect. Breaking the rules is not tolerated and the old "washing bathroom floors with toothbrush" was in my time a form of punishment for disrespect and rule breaking. It is many times the last step in trying to correct a young boy's wrong behavior before he really gets into trouble. A lot have escaped jail by attending Academy and having their lives turned around brilliantly. It works well [ in my family] and I know that their anger management programs are the best. The Academies scholastic programs are the very best and each student get many hours of personal teaching on subjects that he does not like or is not good at learning. All in all, a win-win situation for a young man that may need help that we know nothing about. These schools are also noted for not showing any favoritism and there is a code of ethics that surpasses many religions who will look 'the other way' for some. I personally think that this move for F is a wonderful choice is his family deems it necessary.