Piedmont District 2016 Spring Camporee Unit Information Sheet

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1 Piedmont District 2016 Spring Camporee Unit Information Sheet The Piedmont District 2015 Spring Camporee will be held at Camp Rock Enon in Gore, VA, from April This camp is the Shenandoah Area Council Summer Camp Reservation made available to Scouting units during the off-season. This Spring s theme is Camping and Shooting and will consist of at least partial completion of the Camping MB and Rifle Shooting MB as well as a Cub Scout Olympics Program. Camping Logistics Drinkable water is available in each campsite. Each campsite has a pit latrine. No vehicles are allowed in camp; however, depending on road conditions, you may be allowed one vehicle to/near your site for purposes of loading and unloading. Trailers may be parked in the campsite. Leave the site in as good or better condition than you found it; as you would have liked the site left for you. Carry out all garbage and waste with you! Please recycle. Do not leave anything behind in the camp trash cans. DO NOT THROW TRASH IN THE LATRINES. Burn only paper and wood. Make sure your fires are OUT! Stay out of the following restricted areas: Aquatics (fenced in area), lake spill way and dam, areas behind Archery, Rifle and Shotgun Ranges and only enter these ranges during your designated activity time, Waste Water Treatment Plant; Fire risk/warning indicator; creek at parking lot; Rock Climbing area and the crags/high rocks, Nature Lodge or any other areas designated as off limits. No pets. See the following link for a map of Camp Rock Enon: An annotated map with program areas can be seen on the next page. Registration and Check-In/Out Troop registration is on-line at Pack registration is on-line at You can also navigate to this registration via the Piedmont District Calendar at Costs are tiered for camping/camping MB at $10 and additional costs for rifle shooting at $6. Following are the check in times: 15 April (6-9 pm), 16 April (6:30-8 am). Checkin for Campsite assignment will be at the Camp Rock Enon Parking Lot (see map in camping information section) and led by Piedmont District Committee Member Laramie Wilson. Check Out will be at the same location. The orange arrows on the map below - 1 -

2 denote the flow of traffic which will be counterclockwise through the campground to improve traffic flow on the 1-lane gravel roads. Camporee patches will not be provided until campsites have been approved for departure. Although not shown on the map, the Campmaster HQ (just out of view of campground entrance on bottom left of map) will have firewood available for all units. Program As stated at the beginning of this information sheet, the theme of this year s Spring Camporee is Camping and Shooting and will consist of at least partial completion of the Camping MB and Rifle Shooting MB as well as a Cub Scout Olympics Program. In addition, the Piedmont Chapter of the Order of the Arrow will be conducting their Call Out Ceremony in conjunction with the Saturday evening campfire. Following are the details for each program activity: Camping MB As provided in information briefings briefed during earlier District Roundtables and ed to Scoutmasters, partial completion of the Camping MB will be provided via 3 MB stations attended during a 4 hour morning or afternoon activity session in the Scoutcraft area (see map above) as well as walk around scoring of campsite activities performed by members of the Camporee Staff. MB Requirements 3, 9, and 10 will not be completed during this Camporee. Mr. Dan Nellis from Troop 600 will be our Camping MB Counselor and is currently registered in this capacity with - 2 -

3 Piedmont District. Please have a unit leader signed blue card filled out for each scout working on this merit badge as well as the Scout Handbook showing signed off rank prerequisites as described below. Scouts must also have overnight personal and patrol gear packed in bags/backpacks to carry for scoring at Station #2 and lightweight meal cooking at Station #3. Following are the details of this MB to include prerequisites and resources required: Station #1 (60 minutes) Led by Mr. Martin Dove, Troop 175 Scored patrol demonstration of a 1 st aid scenario for MB requirement #1 as well as a guided Leave no Trace Awareness Workshop and review of written Plan by Scouts (30 minutes for each activity). Scout prerequisites Tenderfook Rank #12b, Second Class Rank #7c, written plan for implementing Leave No Trace principles and Outdoor Code during next outing as stated in Scout Handbook and MB Requirement #2, patrol 1 st aid kit, writing material (if plan is written on-site). Credit will be given for MB Requirement 1 and 2 at this station. Station #2 (90 minutes) Led by Mr. Dan Nellis, Troop 600 Static counselor model camp site tent set up with discussion of personal gear, tents, packs, and sleeping bags. Review and scoring of overnight personal and patrol gear (for lightweight cooking no tents or tarps). Scout prerequisites Tenderfoot Rank #2, Second Class Rank #3b, and personal and patrol gear as stated in Scout Handbook. Credit will be given for MB Requirement 5, 6 (a, c-e except ground bed) and 7 at this station. Station #3 (90 minutes) Led by Mr. Chuck Trude, Troop Review of safety procedures and advantages/disadvantages for lightweight stoves well as food safety procedures. Group water treatment demonstration. Group ground bed preparation. Patrol lightweight stove meal preparation and scoring (lunch for morning session and dinner for afternoon session). Patrol Scout prerequisites Second Class Rank #3F, Second Class Rank #3G, First Class Rank #4D, patrol menu for 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 2 dinners. Credit will be given for MB Requirement 6 (b, e ground bed) and 8a-c at this station. Walk Around Scoring (Ad Hoc During Morning and afternoon Sessions) Led by Troop 161 Scoutmaster Corps and Assisted by OA Members Scoring will include 1 st Aid Demonstrations (Station #1), personal and patrol Gear (Station #2), lightweight stove meals (Station #3), posted Patrol Duty Rosters at Troop Campsites, Troop assistance given to assigned Cub/Webelos unit. Score sheets to be provided separately. Assistance will also be required as 1 st Aid victims at Station #1, set up at Station #2 and Station #3. Credit will be given for MB Requirement 4 and 8d via walk around scoring. Rifle Shooting MB Plan Overview The goal is to complete the rifle shooting merit badge during a 4 hour morning or afternoon session, however, in the time allotted this will require scouts to work and complete several pre-requisites in advance of the camporee. Mr. Brad Eggers from Troop 175 will be our Rifle Shooting MB Counselor and is currently registered in this capacity with Piedmont District. Please have a unit leader signed blue card filled out for each scout working on this merit badge. All of requirement 1 and select parts of requirement 2 will be home/self-study and scouts seeking to earn this merit - 3 -

4 badge must complete these requirements in advance of the camporee. Prerequisites can be found in separate Appendix B of this document, these must be completed in full prior to the camporee. Research and responses to these pre-requisites will be reviewed with each scout at the camporee. The remainder of the requirements, all of the hands-on and shooting related requirements, will be conducted at the camporee in the form of multiple stations. These stations are designed to get the maximum time out of the time allotted for the merit badge training. In short, scouts will not be sitting waiting for their turn to shoot. There will be numerous stations so that scouts are busy completing requirements while others are performing the shooting portion of the merit badge. Station Overview Station 1: Shooting The rifle range will accommodate 8 scouts shooting at the same time. The scouts will work on the following requirements: g. Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to safely shoot a rifle from the bench rest position or supported prone position while using the five fundamentals of rifle shooting. k. Using a.22 caliber rimfire rifle and shooting from a bench rest or supported prone position at 50 feet, fire five groups (three shots per group) that can be covered by a quarter. Using these targets, explain how to adjust sights to zero. l. Adjust sights to center the group on the target* and fire five groups (five shots per group). According to the target used, each shot in the group must meet the following minimum score: (1) A-32 targets - 9; (2) A-17 or TQ-1 targets - 7; (3) A-36 targets - 5. Station 2: Safety b. Identify and demonstrate the three fundamental rules for safe gun handling. d. Explain to your counselor what a misfire, hangfire, and squib fire are, and explain the procedures to follow in response to each. e. Identify and demonstrate the five fundamentals of shooting a rifle safely. f. Identify and explain each rule for safe shooting. Station 3: Parts of the Rifle Selecting a Rifle Cleaning a Rifle a. Identify the three main parts of a rifle, and tell how they function. c. Identify the two types of cartridges, their parts, and how they function. h. Identify the basic safety rules for cleaning a rifle, and identify the materials needed i. Demonstrate how to clean a rifle properly and safely. j. Discuss what points you would consider in selecting a rifle Station 4: Pre-Requisites Review and Discussion b. All of Requirement 1. Cub Scout Olympics See separate information sheet on the Camporee registration page provided by Nelson Ros. Schedule 15 April 16 (Friday) 6-9 PM Registration/Check-in 9 PM Cracker Barrel - 4 -

5 10 PM Lights Out 16 April 16 (Saturday) 6:30-8 AM Registration/Check in 8:30 AM Morning Formation 9 AM 1 PM Morning Activities (Camping/Rifle Shooting run in parallel) 1-1:30 PM Bag Lunch or Lightweight Stove meal overrun 1:30-5:30 PM Afternoon Activities (Camping/Rifle Shooting run in parallel) 6-7 PM Dinner or Lightweight Stove meal overrun 7:30-9 PM Campfire/Call Out 10 PM Lights Out 17 April 16 (Sunday) 8 AM Morning Formation 9 AM Religious Service 10 AM Clean Up and Departure - 5 -