text: has anyone been to "rid"? or something law-related like that? hey guys, i'm a "juvenile" and will be sent to a rid program which is supposed to be kind of like a boot camp. that is suppsed to last for 6 months. has anyone been there?. if so, what is it like?... it can be really tough or not so bad - most of it depends on you and whatever street attitude you carry in with you.  say "yes, sir" to the officers and guards, do what you are told [within reason], don't mouth off, leave the "attitude" back where you came from because no matter how tough you are, they will break you. the way to beat the system is to just float with it.