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Rediscover Your Strength. Reconnect with Your Purpose.
Outward Bound Veterans courses help you navigate life after service. Through challenging wilderness expeditions, you’ll find the camaraderie, confidence, and clarity to thrive in civilian life.
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A Proven Path from Transition to Transformation
Leaving the military can feel disorienting. Our Veterans courses offer a supportive crew and purposeful challenge – so you can reset, refocus, and return home with renewed confidence. Programs draw on the healing benefits of teamwork, challenge, and time in nature.
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Eligibility
The following criteria help ensure each participant is prepared for a successful and rewarding course experience.
Open to:
Veterans and active-duty service members (service verification required).
Readiness:
Willingness to engage with a crew, contribute to shared goals, and participate in physically active days outdoors.
Service Verification:
Applicants verify service (e.g., DD‑214 for veterans or deployment documentation for active duty).
Note:
Eligibility may vary by School. Please review the course page for details.
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Strength Through Challenge and Connection
Participants experience meaningful challenge balanced with strong support, working toward real goals under the guidance of experienced Instructors and alongside a committed crew. Through shared effort and honest connection, veterans build camaraderie with others who truly understand their experiences—relationships that often last well beyond the course. Along the way, participants gain renewed confidence and clarity, learning how to translate resilience, teamwork, and a deep commitment to service into their civilian lives. Immersed in the outdoors, they also find space to reset, reflect, reconnect, and grow.
Your Gift Makes These Courses Possible
Your generosity makes these life-changing courses possible. Because of donor support, tuition is fully funded for veterans and eligible active-duty service members, and many Schools are also able to cover travel costs for those who have deployed to combat areas or provide travel assistance for qualifying applicants. Your gift removes financial barriers—ensuring veterans can focus fully on healing, growth, and rediscovering purpose in the outdoors. Give now to help underwrite courses, essential gear, and travel for those who have served.
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FAQs
Who qualifies for Veterans courses?
Veterans and active-duty service members; eligibility criteria and funding details can vary by School and may relate to deployment history.
Do I need outdoor experience?
No prior experience is required—just a willingness to learn and contribute to a crew.
What expenses are covered?
Tuition is covered; many courses also cover travel for veterans with combat-area deployment.
Why the $50 Commitment Fee?
It reduces last-minute cancellations and keeps more seats open. Waivers are available.
Can I bring a group of friends I served with?
Yes—via Custom Programs. These are separate from the fully funded Veterans program.
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