Specialty Adult Leader Training

Our Adult Leaders have a diverse set of skills.  This enhances our Scouts' experience in Scouting and allows us to do some pretty fun activities and events. 

Adults should consider taking any of the following courses that interests them or will better prepare them to particiapte in or plan a future outing.  The more skilled and trained adults we have, the more activities our Scouts can participate in. 

Safety and Outdoors Training

Safety is our Number One Concern.  Our Troop is all about getting out there for High Adventure and do to that, we have to know and be prepared to do so in a safe manner.  

Wilderness First Aid

• • We encourage all ASMs to attend this course

  • Training enhances safety on outings and our ability to train scouts

  • Our Troop delivers this course twice a year to the Council 

Winter Skills Adventure Program

• • We teach and send Scouts and adults to this training each year

  • Highly recommend that you take this course if you plan to attend a winter campout with the Troop

  • We cover several safety and planning considerations for winter outings

Wilderness Survival and Bushcraft

• • Learn basic and advanced survival techniques

  • Survival skills may become necessary should:

    • The group becomes stuck overnight on a day trip because of weather, train conditions or injury

    • You become separated from your gear due to weather, terrain or because you are lost

  • Understanding the basics of survival can keep you alive, keep your more comfortable or just help you avoid common pitfalls

  • We have specially trained instructors in our Troop

Hazardous Weather Training

• • All “direct contact” leaders are required to take BSA’s Hazardous Weather Training

Questions? Come talk to our Medical Team.  We teach these classes for the Council and can get you trained up properly.  

Aquatics Training

Water is dangerous and potentially deadly for the unprepared.  Adults who participate in water and paddle sports need to be strong swimmers.  Beyond that, they should complete all training available to our Troop safe on and in the water. 

Safety Afloat 

• • Developed to promote boating and boating safety and to set standards for safe unit activity afloat

  • Training available online

Safe Swim Defense Training

• • Covers plan for conducting swimming activities in a safe manner

  • Training available online

Canoe Training

• • If you plan to attend a canoe outing, you must attend Canoe Training

  • We will teach you the basics of paddling, how to recover a capsized canoe, and how to be safe on the water

Paddle Craft Safety 

• • Expands Safety Afloat training to include the skills and knowledge needed for a unit leader to confidently supervise canoeing or kayaking excursions on flat water

Swimming & Water Rescue

• • Information and skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to swimming emergencies during unit swimming activities

Questions?  Come talk to our Aquatics Team. 

Climbing Training

COPE Training

• • COPE training is required when running a COPE or Climbing event

  • We generally need a COPE Level 1 and COPE Level 2 to operate the Climbing wall at Fire Mountain

Climb On Safely

• • Required for any climbing Event

  • Training available online

  • scouting.org 

Leadership Training

Wood Badge

• The is the premier Leadership Course for the BSA and has been around since the beginning of Scouting

  • This week long (or two weekend) course teaches the BSA's style of leadership training

    • Learn and be a part of the Patrol Method

  • Even if you are former military, you will learn new leadership skills and better ways to develop leadership within our Troop

  • Wood Badge covers a lot of the material that is covered in NYLT (Scout version of this course)

    • Puts you on the same page as your senior Scouts in regards to team building

    • Come back with new Scouting Skills and a broader understanding of how Scouting works

• Make connections with other scouters in this and local Councils

• Recognition

  • If you are into swag, you get a globally recognized brown neckerchief, wood beads and a special woggle

Order of the Arrow

• The Order of the Arrow is the honor society of the Boy Scouts of America, composed of Scouts and Scouters that are more active and involved in Scouting

• Special training is conducted at different levels of the Order of the Arrow

• Inclusion in the Order of the Arrow will also allow you to connect with some of the most active Adults in the BSA

• We discuss this on our Order of the Arrow Page

Questions?  Come talk to our Leadership Team. 

Shooting Sports Training

We are lucky enough to have enough shooting sports instructors in our Troop to run any type of shooting activity authorized by the BSA.  That said, we can always use more help and a have a larger margin of safety. 

BB Gun and Archery Cub Scout Training

• • Some Councils allow troops to run BB gun or Archery events with this credential (usually District and Council events)

  • This is a good introduction into running a BSA range

  • Troop 60 has NRA and USA Archery Instructors in our troop and prefers to use this BSA standard

NRA Basic

• • Excellent introduction courses covering safety and fundamentals of shooting per specific shooting discipline 

  • Prerequisite for Instructor Courses

  • Rifle Basic

  • Shotgun Basic

  • Pistol Basic

  • Muzzleloading Basic

NRA Instructor 

• • A discipline specific Instructor is required anytime we shoot firearms

  • Merit Badge Counselors for Rifle and Shotgun must be NRA Instructor Certified for their respective discipline 

  • More trained instructors means more eyes on the range

    • NRA recommends 1:5 instructors per students

    • BSA requires 1:8 instructors per Scout

  • The BSA has 4 major firearm disciplines:

    • Rifle Instructor 

    • Shotgun Instructor 

    • Pistol Instructor 

    • Muzzleloading Instructor 

NRA Range Safety Officer

• • 1 RSO is required for every shooting event we conduct

    • BSA requires 1:8 RSO per Scout

  • This can be completed virtually if you are already an NRA Instructor

  • Needs to be completed in person if you are not already an NRA Instructor

USA Archery

• • USA Archery Level 1 Instructor

    • Required to run BSA Archery events

    • Course covers basic archery fundamentals and how to safely run an archery range 

    • BSA requires 1:8 instructors per Scout

  • USA Archery Level 2 Instructor 

    • Required for Level 1 Instructor certification

    • USA Archery has a tiered training program for instructors that progresses up to Level 5

    • More fundamentals are covered in Level 2 training, then Level 2 and so on

    • Some councils requires a USA Archery Level 2 Instructor to run Archery events at Council Level

Do you have a background or are interested in shooting?  Come talk to our Shooting Team. 

Other Specialty Training

Powder Horn

• • Learn about High Adventure

  • Come back with a better understanding of what activities are available and how to plan for them 

Leave No Trace

• • There are various levels of LNT

    • Leave No Trace Orientation 

      • 90 minute class can be taught by scouts

      • Requires LNT 101 training

    • Leave No Trace 101 

      • 3+ hour course prepares youth and adults for LNT leadership roles

    • Leave No Trace Trainer 

      • Nationally recognized certification allow you to teach LNT 101

      • 16-hour course

    • Leave No Trace Master Trainer

      • Nationally recognized program

      • 1 week course

  • The Council Leave No Trace trainer is in our Troop and can set you up with training

  • Information on LNT and Scouting can be found at scouting.org 

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• • If you plan to work with Scouts on the Citizenship in Society Merit badge, this is required training

  • A short course can be completed online

  • Information on DEI can be found at scouting.org 

Questions about training?  We have District and Council Trainers in our Troop.  Come talk to us.