mopdf.com

their cities, seascapes, and progress in science, industry, and thearts, and you’ll find enormous pride everywhere in Subcamp 8.Mountain ElkScouts hailing from Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexicoknow the attraction of the high country and of the prairies beyondthe mountains. The jamboree’s many Scouts from Utah mix easilywith troops in all the Western Region subcamps, adding theirloyalty to this outstanding part of America.Central RegionHonest AbeThe Land of Lincoln is the heart of Subcamp 10. Illinois Scoutsjoin with troops from neighboring Wisconsin and Iowa to dedicatethemselves to President Lincoln’s vision of a strong and justAmerica. Here you’ll find some of the jamboree’s best chefs, too,cooking mouth-watering meals the Midwestern way.Lewis and ClarkSetting out in 1804 for the Pacific Ocean, members of Lewisand Clark’s Corps of Discovery scouted their way through whatwould become the states of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, andNebraska. Today’s Scouts along the route celebrate with adventuresof their own, including attending the 2010 jamboree.PopcornAs pioneers moved into the territories of a young America, thewilderness of Indiana and Michigan was for awhile the end of thetrail, as far west as many people needed to go. Subcamp 12 Scoutshonor the achievements of their ancestors and seek their ownsuccesses along the trail to the future.Wright BrothersOhio and West Virginia Scouts know the exploits of Orvilleand Wilbur Wright in launching the age of flight. Stroll throughSubcamp 13 and you’ll find Scouts practicing the kind ofinnovation and hard work that lifted the Wright Brothers’ airplaneinto the sky.11

HeartlandLakes, prairies, and wide open spaces, America’s heartlandprovides balance in the center of the country. Troops fromMinnesota and northern Wisconsin share their heritage withScouts from North Dakota and South Dakota to represent thetimeless values of small towns, farms, and cities.Southern RegionGulf CoastVibrant Gulf Coast waters are just the beginning for a placeradiating flavor, warmth, and spice. Scouts steeped in the ways ofAlabama and Mississippi can’t wait to tell you what their homestates are all about.Lone StarThe eyes of Texas are on Subcamp 16. Expect a big, heartyhowdy from those who come from a state with a heart as big as itsideas. Throw a lasso? Wear a cowboy hat? Serve the best chili onthe planet? That’s the Lone Star way.ColonialSubcamp 17’s Scouts are eager to welcome visitors to the stateof Virginia, site of the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. They knowmuch about the local history and traditions and have the heritageof their ancestors in their hearts.The MountainmenVariety? It’s here in all the best ways at the subcamp of Scoutswho call Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee home. They have alot in common, too, including an eagerness to see that Scoutingcontinues to grow and thrive for the next hundred years.Pit CrewFrom the Low Country near the Atlantic coast to the ruggedheights of the Appalachian Mountains, there’s plenty forSubcamp 19 to boast about. For starters, the heritage of theCarolinas includes some of the best auto racing in the world. Youcan drop a checkered flag on that!12

Flight CrewThe launch pads at Florida’s Cape Canaveral have sent EagleScout astronauts all the way to the Moon. Stop by Subcamp 20to hear more about a home state with beaches, theme parks, andwarm, sunny days that are out of this world.RoughnecksWorkers on oil rigs lend their name to Subcamp 21, thejamboree residence of Scouts from Louisiana, Arkansas, andOklahoma. Those are states where hard work and big rewardsare the order of the day. The positive energy of the camp comesfrom an eagerness to make the most of every moment of the2010 jamboree.Jamboreewide GameUpon arriving at your subcamp area, you will be given a deckof cards (21 plus one with instructions). These 22 cards will haveyour subcamp logo on them. The object of the game is to tradeduring the jamboree with 20 Scouts from the other subcamps tocomplete a set of 2010 National Scout Jamboree collectible cards.13

II. How You Fit InYour City and NeighborhoodThe jamboree site will become an instant city of some 44,000inhabitants for a total of nine days. Amid the thousands of tents,elaborate gateways, and fluttering flags will be the communityservices of any city. These include hospital and medical centers,a postal service, food warehouses, a daily newspaper, tradingposts, water and fire departments, a security force, and a parksystem filled with programs beyond the wildest imagination. Thejamboree headquarters will provide services to regional campand subcamp staff. The subcamp is the center of operations forthe purpose of providing services to participants, including fooddistribution, program participation, and health and medical needs.(For a map of the jamboree site, see pages 66–67.)These Scouts and adult troop leaders will be in four regionalencampments divided into 21 subcamps (neighborhoods). Asubcamp is organized into 40 to 75 provisional troops withapproximately 1,600 to 3,000 total participants. A troop willoccupy a campsite of approximately 8,000 square feet.Your TroopThe patrol will be the functioning unit at the jamboree for thepurposes of program participation and food issue. Four patrols,consisting of eight Scouts per patrol, form a troop under theleadership of four youth leaders and four adult leaders; therefore,there are 36 Scouts and four adult leaders in each troop. Thefour Scout leaders are senior patrol leader, assistant senior patrolleader, quartermaster, and scribe. The functions of chaplain aideand historian should be performed by patrol members. The patrolsare led by a patrol leader and an assistant patrol leader.14

Your Troop LeadersBefore the troop campout for pre-jamboree training, youprobably didn’t know many of the Scouts and leaders in yourjamboree troop. Maybe the leader didn’t know anyone either. Bynow, the leader knows the names and a little something aboutmost of the members. These leaders are going to the jamboree forthe same reason you are—to have fun and to enjoy some greatScouting. So you’ll want to treat your leaders the way you like tobe treated. Just remember the Scout Oath (“to help other peopleat all times’’) and have plenty of fun, too. Your jamboree troopis organized just like your troop at home. Not surprisingly, theleaders’ jobs are the same as they are in your own troop. This iswhat they do.Scoutmaster. This person is the executive leader of the troop—thefinal authority. This leader works with the assistant Scoutmasters,the senior patrol leader, and the patrol leaders in seeing thatall Scouts have the best possible time at the jamboree. TheScoutmaster is responsible for the health, safety, and morale of alltroop members.Assistant Scoutmasters. There are three assistant Scoutmasters.They work under the direction of the Scoutmaster. One isresponsible for activities; one for supplies, equipment, andfood; and one for record keeping and scheduling activities. Youshould respond to their requests for help as if the request camefrom the Scoutmaster.Senior Patrol Leader. This is the top Scout in your troop, leadingthe patrol leaders’ council and working with the troop leader inadministering troop affairs. The senior patrol leader also:F Knows where all troop members are while at the jamboree.F Checks participants for cleanliness and uniforms.F Maintains the troop’s schedule for reveille, meal hours,reviews, and special assignments from your subcamp’s director.F Organizes all formations.F Makes a bed check of the troop each night.15

Assistant Senior Patrol Leader. The assistant senior patrol leaderhelps the senior patrol leader do the job and acts for the seniorpatrol leader when he is away from the troop. The assistant seniorpatrol leader also works with the assistant Scoutmaster for troopactivities to involve the troop, patrols, and individual Scouts injamboree activities.Quartermaster. This leader is responsible for troop equipment andsupplies. The quartermaster works with the assistant Scoutmasterto obtain supplies, equipment, and food.Scribe. The scribe works with the assistant Scoutmaster forrecords and scheduling. The scribe keeps all records, keeps thelog, and helps Scout correspondents who are reporting news of thejamboree for the folks back home.Patrol Leader. Your patrol leader is responsible, in general, foryour patrol. He will have guidance from the senior patrol leaderand adult Scouters. Your patrol leader:F Informs Scouts and sees that assignments are carried out.F Sees that patrol tents are neat, clean, and orderly, and that thearea around the tents is also clean.F Knows where his Scouts are at all times.F Maintains Scout-like discipline among patrol members.F Organizes patrol formations.The patrol leader has an important job. For the sake of thewhole patrol, help him by being cooperative.Assistant Patrol Leader. He helps the patrol leader and acts forhim in his absence.Chaplain Aide.F Encourages troop members to participate in religious servicesof their faith.F Assists the chaplain in conducting services.16

Historian.F Keeps a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, photographs, andother mementos of the troop’s activities.F Gathers digital pictures, videos, and facts forpost-jamboree functions.About Your PatrolIf you’re having fun in Scouting, chances are that you’re amember of a patrol with lots of spirit. Patrol spirit develops whenScouts guided by the Scout Oath and Scout Law learn how towork and play together as a team. In short, a patrol with spirit isa good patrol—and good patrols make good troops.You’ll find that patrol spirit is what makes your jamboree troopgo, too. Like participants in other jamboree troops, you’ll takepride in your patrol flag and call. You’ll be working together as ateam each day with your fellow patrol members, whether you’reinvolved in friendly competition with other patrols or cookinga hearty jamboree meal. No wonder Scouts often make lifelongfriendships at national jamborees.Your ConductThe rule for all behavior at the jamboree is that participants areto conduct themselves in strict accordance with the Scout Oath,Scout Law, and the 2010 National Scout Jamboree ParticipationStatement of Understanding and Code of Conduct. (See nextpage.) That means you—and every Scout and leader. It’s the bestassurance that you will enjoy the jamboree and make a goodimpression on visitors, and that the jamboree will be a fine,second-to-none encampment.17

2010 National Scout JamboreeParticipant Statement of Understandingand Code of ConductStatement of Understanding: All participants (Scouts and leaders)are selected to represent their local councils based on theirqualifications in character, camping skills, physical and personalfitness, and leadership qualities. Therefore, all adult and youthparticipants and their parents or guardians are asked to read theCode of Conduct and Statement of Understanding as a conditionof participation. It is with the further understanding that seriousmisconduct or infraction of rules and regulations may resultin expulsion, at the participant’s expense, from the jamboree.Ultimately, we want each participant to be responsible for his orher own behavior, and only when necessary will the procedure beinvoked to send the participant home from the jamboree.The unit’s adult leaders (Scoutmaster and assistants) areresponsible for the supervision of its membership in respectto maintaining discipline, security, and the jamboree Codeof Conduct.All participants are expected to abide by the Code of Conductas follows:1. The Scout Oath and Scout Law will be my guide throughoutthe jamboree.2. I will set a good example by keeping myself neatly dressedand presentable. (The official Scout uniform and jamboreeidentifying items are the only acceptable apparel.)3. I will attend all scheduled programs and participate asrequired in cooperation with other unit membersand leaders.4. In consideration of other unit participants, I agree to followthe bedtime and sleep schedule of the unit, unless otherwisedirected by the jamboree program.18

5.I will be responsible for keeping my tent and personal gearlabeled, clean, and neat. I will adhere to all jamboreerecycling policies and regulations. I will do my share toprevent littering of the jamboree grounds.6.I understand that the purchase, possession, or consumptionof alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs by any youth memberis prohibited. This standard shall apply to all participants—both youth and adult leaders.7.Cheating, stealing, dishonesty, swearing, fighting, andcursing may result in expulsion from the jamboree orserious disciplinary action and loss of privileges. Thejamboree headquarters must be contacted for the expulsionprocedure to be invoked. There are no exceptions.8. I understand that gambling of any form is prohibited.9. I understand that possession of lasers of any type, andpossession or detonation of fireworks is prohibited.10. I will demonstrate respect for unit and jamboree property,and be personally responsible for any loss, breakage, orvandalism of property as a result of my actions.11. Neither the unit leader nor the Jamboree Department ofthe BSA will be responsible for the loss, breakage, or theftof personal items. I will label all my personal items andcheck items of value at the direction of unit leaders. Theftwill be grounds for expulsion.12. While participating in the action centers, aquatics, andother activities, I will obey the safety rules and instructionsof all supervisors and staff members.13. In accordance with U.S., local, and state laws, adult leadersand youth are prohibited from having firearms and weaponsin their possession.14. Scoutmasters and assistants will be guided by the ScoutOath and the Scout Law, and will obey all U.S., local,and state laws.19

15. Scoutmasters and assistants must receive Youth ProtectionTraining and follow the guidelines therein prior to pre jamboree training.16. Hazing has no place in Scouting. Nor does running thegauntlet, belt lines, or similar physical punishment. Leadersand older youth must prevent any youth from being“initiated” into the troop with hazing.17. Adult leaders should have the good judgment to avoidtrading souvenirs or patches with a child or youth memberin Scouting. Youth members may trade with youthmembers. Adult leaders may trade only with other adults 18years of age or older.18. Adult leaders and youth leaders must instruct youth toavoid confrontation with groups, demonstrators, orhecklers, and must assume a passive reaction to name calling from individuals or groups. Units or groups must beremoved from the area of potential conflict immediately.19. Participants’ and staff members’ personal bicycles,skateboards, roller skates, and in-line skates will not bepermitted at the jamboree. In addition, golf carts, all-terrainvehicles (ATVs), and scooters are prohibited.20. Serious violation of this code may result in expulsion fromthe jamboree at the partic

cities, and spectacular landscapes. The names and patches of the 2010 National Scout Jamboree subcamps celebrate our country . Leading the Rough Riders . into battle, serving as the country’s 26th president, and helping . Northwest Moose he land just doesn’t get any bigger t