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Coming from a Corrections Officer in a Military Prison... You would be surprised how common it is to see people with no plan and no safety net before they get out of the facility. I've had more than one person trying to do whatever they can to lose good conduct time so they can stay for a while longer. I've had one take a swing at me, and another trying to hit me with his dirty drawers for the same reasons.
I'm glad a rare few have someone like you who is willing to put in the time and effort to help them keep off the streets and out of lockup. Repeat customers are the most depressing part of my job. It's almost like reading the same book over and over again with these kids here.
Broken Family-Check
Substance abuse problems (booze or dope)-Check
Mental Illness-Check
Lack of adult level coping skills-Check
And so on...
Some join up to escape from their previous life, others because they don't have other options. The military can really straighten some people out if they get in with the right people and are shown The Way (emphasis on the capital letters) But too many others fall back in the same patterns with the same kinds of people.
So again, thanks for taking an interest. If their were only more people in the military that cared like you do, I would be (more or less) out of a job.

Micah