Our grandson would come to visit and tell us all t...

Our grandson would come to visit and tell us all the things that happened on that campus and it scared us. He still has friends there he communicates with and they tell him all the things going on and we are so thankful he isn't there.

It's true, students go on to West Point and other great schools just like they do from the poorest of schools. And some students will do well, but not the majority here.

What they don't tell you is how they raise the grades to give a false sense of what they actually know. It keeps uninvolved parents happy to see their son's doing so well with a GPA of 4.0 when they were barely passing public school. Do you really think these kids can do that much better or are they just being taught basics and allowed multiple attempts to raise their grades. Scores told us the truth after a national exam and he told us the truth about how grades are given there.

The drugs, alcohol and lack of discipline are the main problems besides the poor teachers. Too much free time on their hands with no supervision.

As a parent would you let your 13 year old go to an R movie or roam a foreign cities streets alone? Here they do that. Weekends anything goes to keep the boys happy.

Most boys will love this school since it is so much freedom and the classes are so easy. Just be prepared to support them when they fail out of college.

The leadership will tell you what you want to hear to keep the tuition checks rolling in. Just have a little common sense and listen to former students who have no reason to lie. Let the truth be known.

Returning students are dwindling as the truth gets out about what's going on in Carlsbad. This is like no other military boarding school. And that is not a compliment.