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I would do everything possible to encourage him to stay in school and get his diploma. A GED isn't what it used to be. An eternity in "kid years" is right, but 4-5 months (depending on the date of his 18th birthday) is not that long to suck it up and not "throw it all away" (12 years of school only to give up with 4 months left).
College isn't for everyone. I struggled, am still struggling with going. I went right out of high school, hated it, dropped out. Rinse, repeat - multiple times. 12 years later I am still working on a BA degree.
Encourage him to look at positions he may like to have on Monster, CareerBuilder or in the local paper. Many positions are requiring Bachelor degrees to even get your resume looked at. Maybe if he sees this, it will sink in a little that dropping out isn't really a good thing.
Morri has the best suggestion. In CA, many schools allow students to take community college classes for high school credit (and it will double as college credit). Also check into an ROP program - they provide similar programs with vocational training as well.
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