How do students actually feel about military school?

Question

I recently watched the movie TAPS (Book – Father Sky). It was the saddest movie I ever saw. I was wondering, is the depiction of the students loving (to the point of fighting for it) (some died trying to save it) their school in the movie at all realistic or is it just Hollywood? I always thought that military school was somewhere where “troublemakers” went to be punished. The movie is making me wonder about weather there is actually more to it than a first thought. Do military schools actually help train people to be leaders?

To those who have seen the movie:
If this were to actually happen would you support the school closing or staying open? Would you try to help the situation?

Answer 1

I've never been to military school. However I was in ROTC all way through high school and have talked to few people who know lot about military school.

From what I see, most military school only take students who really want to be there. They usually won't take the students if they think the parents are pushing them into enorlling the military school.

Also from my experience, ROTC cadets have much closer and tighter knit bond with eachother due to them helping eachother out, looking out for eachother best interest, and working together. That's why in many school you often see big group of ROTC students hang out together by themselve.

Answer 2

i wanna go to a military school!!!!

Answer 3

Very good!!!!