Tuition-Free Expeditions for Veterans

For more than 30 years, Outward Bound has been proud to deliver wilderness expeditions for our nations’ veterans. These expeditions, customized specifically for veterans and active duty servicemen and women, are designed to help ease the often difficult transition home by drawing on the healing benefit of the wilderness, teamwork, and challenge.

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, these courses are available tuition and travel-expense free to any veteran or active duty service member.

Why We Serve

Every day, people in uniform return from active duty only to face the unexpected
challenges of readjusting to life at home. Here are some quick facts about what
US veterans are facing today:

• 2–2.5 million soldiers served in Afghanistan and Iraq
• Up to half of returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have a mental health diagnosis
• The suicide rate for veterans is 1.5 times higher than that of the general population
• 20 veterans die by suicide per day

Want to Sign Up?

Click the image on the left to watch our 6 Myths About the Outward Bound Veterans Program video to get prepared. Thanks to our amazing donors, these Veteran courses are free, including travel! This means we can only fund so many spots on course each year. To ensure we use these funds effectively, we need participants to understand what is required of them before and during course.