CAN YOU GO? OF COURSE YOU CAN! Plan to attend as a member or
leader of a Jamboree Troop or as a member of the National, Region,
Subcamp, or Special Staff.
All jamboree troops/teams will be organized as provisional troops/teams.
Troop/team leaders will be selected by local council jamboree
committee(s).
Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts must
be at least First Class Scouts. They must have completed the sixth grade
or be at least 12 years of age by July 1, 2005, but not have reached
their 18th birthday by August 3, 2005. All Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts
must participate in a prejamboree training experience; file a complete
Personal Health and Medical Record prior to the prejamboree training;
have been active in a troop or team for at least six months prior to
July 1, 2005; and be approved by the unit leader and local council.
Scoutmaster and First Assistant
Scoutmaster
Have served as a Scoutmaster for
at least one year during the three-year period prior to July 1, 2005;
have completed basic Scoutmaster training; participate in a prejamboree
training experience; file a personal health and medical record prior to
the prejamboree training; be approved by the local council. (Although
not required, Wood Badge and/or Scoutmaster's Key is a desirable
qualification.) The Scoutmaster must be able to serve as a role model of
physical fitness.
Second Assistant Scoutmaster
At least 21 years of age by July
1, 2005, and have served actively in an adult troop leadership position
for at least one year during the three-year period prior to July 1,
2005; participate in a prejamboree training experience; file a personal
health and medical record prior to the prejamboree training; be approved
by the local council.
Third Assistant Scoutmaster
At least 18 years of age (but not
have reached 21) by August 3, 2005; have served actively in a Scout
troop leadership position; participate in a prejamboree training
experience; file a personal health and medical record prior to the
prejamboree training; be approved by the local council.
It is also possible for
individuals, both youth and adults, to attend Jamboree as a staff
members. For more information on Jamboree staff,
click here.
Participation cost depends on the
local council tour, which is developed by each council jamboree
committee prior to the jamboree. The cost includes the jamboree fee,
travel and tour costs, meals, lodging, unit and patrol equipment,
accident and sickness insurance, and the cost of pre-jamboree training.
Contact your
local council
service center for the specifics of the 2005 National Scout Jamboree |
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