Outward Bound offers free wilderness expeditions to veterans

10 Sep 2010 | Joel Chaverri

Outward Bound, a 45-year old non-profit outdoor, adventure-education organization, is looking for veterans interested in participating in fully-funded reintegration wilderness expeditions.
Adventures are physically, mentally and emotionally stimulating and work to build the self-confidence, trust, and communication skills necessary to successfully return to their families and communities following war time service.
Goals of the program are to provide a positive outdoor experience for military veterans that will enable them to experience the healing benefits of the natural world and benefit from quality environmental education.
This 5-7 day wilderness expedition, including backpacking, rock climbing, canoeing, dogsledding, sailing, sea kayaking and white water rafting, is available to all Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans who were deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. Dates are available year-round, but veterans must submit to a medical screening.
Wilderness locations for these events include California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Alabama, and Florida.
Veterans will not be responsible for any cost of expedition including round-trip stateside transportation to course site. Funding is provided by the Military Family Outdoor Initiative Project, a joint project of the Sierra Club and The Sierra Club Foundation.
For more information, or to enroll, please call 1-866-669-2362 ext 8387 (VETS).
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar