I have an 11 years old trouble kid. I live in Houston, TX, 77058 and I
want to know what is the earliest age I can put it on a military
school full time in the whole country, and where would be the closest
location to my home and what's the minimum age they take.

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Clarification of Question by webzoneus-ga on 11 May 2005 18:53 PDT

I need to know the military school where they accept the youngest kids
nationwide and I also need to know a few places close to home where
they accept pre-teens (if there's such a military school).

I would suggest that you look into the Marine Military Academy, it is
a college preparatory boarding school for young men in grades 8-12 and
offers one year for optional post-graduate study.
Marine Military Academy  
  320 Iwo Jima Blvd.  
  Harlingen, TX 78550  
  (956) 423 6006  
   
  E-mail Admissions(admissions@mma-tx.org)

web site: http://www.mma-tx.org/default.htm

Thanks a lot! that's exactly what I was needing. How do I close the question?

Do you always refer to your child as "it"?  That could be part of the trouble.

I asked the question 5 minutes after a huge problem with him and I was
really mad. I didn't realize I was referring to him as "it". Thank you
for the comment.

Here's one that operates a middle school.

http://www.forkunion.com/middleschool/
Fork Union Military Academy Middle School

Hello internetgeek-ga 

http://www.excel-boarding-school.com/students.html
Excel has a Junior High School, High School, and College program,
enabling us to help preteens, teens, and young adults.

You sound like you're at the end of your rope and need help with
managing your son. Sending an 11-year old away from home sounds
awfully drastic. Perhaps instead of asking for help with finding a
boarding school you could rather ask for community resources where you
might find help for yourself on how to cope with raising your son.

All the best.

~ czh ~

I agree with czh-ga's comment.   Is your son having or causing trouble
in school too?  Maybe another school  - a day school -  would allow
him to escape an unfortunate role he has developed for himself (or had
thrust upon him).
Of course, I do not know if this is the situation.  Whatever you
decide, I would suggest that you have someone talk to him before he
starts somewhere else to discuss the best way to enter a new social
environment, that he can start with a clean slate, etc.  If you do
send him to another school, I think you should ask how the school
counsels new pupils and, if it doesn't also have this sort of
conversation with them, suggest that they do, at least for your son.
I would want him to hear two persons talking along the same line.

No, when my kids were that age, ...  Hindsight ...

Good luck