*Parents - Please join us for the first 10 mins of each Troop Meeting for important announcements. *Scouts - Remember to bring your Scout Handbook.
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This is a required training course for all Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters. It is also encouraged for anyone who will be participating on campouts regularly to consider taking this class. The training is designed to help all adult leaders regardless of experience level feel comfortable performing and supervising these skills with youth.
Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) gives adult leaders the practical knowledge they need to help Scouts to learn outdoor skills. The skills presented closely follow the Scouts BSA Handbook and rank advancement requirements. All the skills from Tenderfoot to First Class are covered in this training.
Merit badge registration opens next weekend, so we want everything in place to give us the best chance of getting everyone's first choice.
Please review the merit badge schedule and prerequisites and help your scout come up with a plan before the meeting tomorrow 3/2.
Please print and fill out the scout activity planner ahead of tomorrow's meeting (refer to email and attachments sent 3/1). If they have any questions we can work through those and suggest any changes during the meeting tomorrow.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Mr. Gummow - T635 Summer Camp Advisor.
(Announcement from Scouting America February 27, 2026)
Scouting Family,
Today, Scouting America and the Department of War finalized a commitment to strengthen our longstanding partnership with the U.S. military. Over several months, we engaged in dialogue with Department leadership to align on how we could deepen our service to military families, while making programmatic updates to comply with Executive Order 14173.
The Citizenship in Society Merit Badge will be discontinued effective Friday, February 27, 2026.
Beginning on February 27, 2026, Scouts will no longer be able to start requirements on the Citizenship in Society Merit Badge. Those Scouts who had already started and completed any requirements for the merit badge will be allowed the rest of 2026 to complete the full merit badge and still utilize it for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. This has been standard practice for Eagle requirements and other advancement changes in the past.
DBC National Youth Training Course (NYLT) overnight camp week at Camp Michaels this summer! Max capacity (48 pp) for each course is expected to fill!
Course 1: June 7-12, 2026 (Co-ed; linked-troop model) Course 2: June 14-19, 2026 (Co-ed; linked-troop model) For more information on NYLT <Click Here>. To register for Course 1 or Course 2 at Camp Michaels visit https://scoutingevent.com/438-NYLT Note: No Fall Offering in 2026! See below for Second Week Discount and a T635 scholarship opportunity!