The big one is the 27-day course in Utah, where you will go through four phases. For openers, you will spend five days traveling without food or water. The second phase is 12 days, with the group learning and practicing your survival skills.
Graduation ceremonies are somewhat informal and muddy.
Naturally, food, accommodations and transportation are not included. One added benefit is that most participants lose about 5 to 8 percent of their body weight after taking the month long course. This course teaches you how to find your food underwater and on land, finding water, what there is to eat in arid lands and general desert survival knowledge. BOSS is consistently held above the others as the toughest and most rewarding survival school.