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[quote=Anonymous]Would not do wilderness therapy.  It is for very troubled kids, is very expensive, and can have dubious staff.  They are often affiliated with residential treatment centers and and use the wilderness programs  to get you into the RTCs.  The whole schtick of the RTCs is that as long a the kids are under 18 (19 in some states) they have no say in whether they stay or go (which would be the kids' overwhelming preference).  So in addition to everything else, your DS may be too old.

Outward Bound does have an Intercept program aimed at less troubled kids.  I would trust their program a lot more, so that is a possibility.

Besides the military, there are other options.

If you are associated with a church, you might be able to locate an out of the area mission or charitable organization he could do volunteer work with.  You would probably have to pay the airfare, but he'd likely get a stipend once he was there.  Going overseas would be especially good and mind opening for him.

For another overseas option, could he teach English?  This does not necessarily require a college degree, but he would have to get a TEFL certificate, which, I believe can be pretty easily obtained through on line courses.

http://www.gooverseas.com/blog/teach-english-abroad-without-degree

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