military school

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My father, who does not look at all like Piston Honda, gave me a glare that made me think military school might be in my future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Born on October 28, 1968 into a poor rural family, Hernandez graduated from military school as an infantry lieutenant.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

His first novel, The Time of the Hero, was an indictment of corruption and abuse at a Peruvian military school.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

In the early ’50s, Vargas Llosa’s father dispatched him to the Colegio Militar Leoncio Prado, a military school in Lima, because he thought it would “cure” the boy of his interest in literature.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025

Everyone thinks he might have been sent to a military school or something.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky