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The National Scout Jamboree is a gathering of thousands of members of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), usually held every four years and organized by the BSA National Council. Referred to as "Jambo", or "the Jamboree", Scouts from all over the world have the opportunity to attend the National Jamboree, considered to be one of several unique experiences that the BSA offers. The Jamboree is held for ten consecutive days and offers many activities for youth participants and visitors. It is considered to be Scouting at its Best. Since 1981, the U.S. Army has allowed the BSA to use Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia as the home of the National Jamboree. The United States military uses the National Jamboree as a large scale training excerise for engineer, military police, and medical units. In addition, the military supports the Jamboree through many different public relations and civilian support functions as well, as well as by teaching merit badges. Image File history File links Portal. ... The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is an organization designed for boys between the ages of 7 and 18, and for both young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21, based in the United States of America, with some presence in other countries. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Scouting. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, is an installation of the United States Army, located near the town of Bowling Green, Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ...

The National Scout Jamboree always ends with a spactacular arena show.

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Organization

Like the BSA's national organization, the Jamboree is divided into regions - Central, Western, Northeast, and Southern. Each Region has at its disposal five to six subcamps, with twenty in all. Each subcamp has its own latrines, shower facilities, food commissaries, with one action center per region. Each subcamp contains a number of troops, identified by a three or four digit number depending on the location of the subcamp within the encampment. The 2005 Jamboree had 20 subcamps, identified by number and named after famous explorers (e.g.Bob Ballard, Steve Fosset, Joe Kittinger, and Will Steger.) Dr. Robert Duane Ballard (born June 30, 1942) is a famous oceanographer most noted for his work in underwater archaeology. ... Steve Fossett Steve Fossett (born April 22, 1944, in Jackson, Tennessee) is a United States adventurer known for his appetite to set world records. ... Joseph W. Kittinger II (1928- ) Kittinger next to the Excelsior gondola Joseph W. Kittinger II (born July 27, 1928) was a pilot in the United States Air Force. ... Will Steger (born 1943 in Richfield, Minnesota) is a prominent spokesperson for the understanding and preservation of the Arctic and has led some of the most significant feats in dogsled exploration; such as the first confirmed dogsled journey to the North Pole without re-supply (1986), the 1,600-mile...

Troops and Contingents

Going to the National Jamboree is an intensive and expensive process. Considering the logistics of having thousands of youth and their leaders concentrated in one area at one time, the National Office coordinates the entire Jamboree process. A normal Boy Scout troop cannot petition the National Office to attend the Jamboree as participants, instead, the local Council establishes a Jamboree committee who is charged with promoting and facilitating the experience to their members. Local council committees typically have volunteer members responsible for finance, fundraising, training, recruitment, transportation, touring while en route to the Jamboree site, and other functions where appropriate.

Youth members sign up for the Jamboree through an application process to the local council, who then places each boy into the Jamboree troop. Large councils are granted multiple Jamboree troops. Each troop comprises four adults (Scoutmaster, First, Second, and Third Assistant Scoutmasters) and 36 youth in four traditional patrols of eight boys each, plus a leadership corps of four older boys (Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Quartermaster, and Scribe). After being assigned a Jamboree troop, members are given their troop numbers, a participant's patch for wear on the Scout's field uniform, and a Jamboree council shoulder patch, or JSP. Training and preparation for the National Jamboree often begins more than a year before the actual Jamboree begins. Most troops require the adult leaders to obtain Basic Scoutmaster training and Wood Badge, an intensive management training course offered by the BSA. A Scoutmaster is the adult leader of a Troop in Boy Scouts. ... The Wood Badge or Woodbadge is the recognition received by adults in Scouting who have completed the Leader training program provided by their respective Scout Association. ...

Before the Jamboree begins, many troops visit Washington D.C. and other areas of interest near Fort A.P. Hill. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

Staff

Youth and adult volunteer and professional Scouters, plus members of the military and government provide a number of services to the Jamboree by being on staff. Jamboree staff are given a special hat and neckerchief as tokens of their service, plus many of the different staff groups have special patches or pins that are sought after by youth and adult participants. In addition to the regional staff that provide services in subcamps and at the regional activity centers, many other staff members work in areas that serve the entire Jamboree. Staff members arrive a number of days before the Jamboree begins and usually depart on the same day or several days after participants leave, depending on their assignments. Regional staff members often stay within the subcamps, while National staff members stay in barracks locations within the post itself.

List of Jamborees

• 1935: Washington D.C. - Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the BSA - Cancelled due to polio epidemic
• 1937: Washington D.C.
• 1950: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
• 1953: Irvine Ranch, California
• 1957: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
• 1960: Colorado Springs, Colorado - Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the BSA
• 1964: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
• 1969: Farragut State Park, Idaho
• 1973: Farragut State Park, Idaho and Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania
• 1977: Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania
• 1981: Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
• 1985: Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia - Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the BSA
• 1989: Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
• 1993: Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
• 1997: Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
• 2001: Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
• 2005: Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia (see 2005 National Scout Jamboree)
• 2010: Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the BSA

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Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Irvine Company is a century-old, privately held company based in Orange County, California, and specializing in real estate development. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Recreation of a cabin in which soldiers would have lived at Valley Forge. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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Official language(s) English Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 14th 216,632 km² 491 km 771 km 0. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... Farragut State Park is a state park in the state of Idaho. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 14th 216,632 km² 491 km 771 km 0. ... Moraine State Park, located in Butler County, Pennsylvania, is a Pennsylvania state park operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 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Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, is an installation of the United States Army, located near the town of Bowling Green, Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, is an installation of the United States Army, located near the town of Bowling Green, Virginia. ... 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Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, is an installation of the United States Army, located near the town of Bowling Green, Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... The 2005 National Scout Jamboree was the 16th National Scout Jamboree held from July 25 - August 3, 2005 at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. ... For the film, see 2010: The Year We Make Contact. ... Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, is an installation of the United States Army, located near the town of Bowling Green, Virginia. ... 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List of 2005 Subcamps

Northeast

1:William I. Koch Troops 0100-0199
2:Dr. S. Allen Counter Troops 0200-0299
3:Steven W. Squyres Troops 0300-0399
4:José I. Castro Troops 0400-0499
5:Michael Manyak Troops 0500-0599

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Western

6:Steve FossettT roops 0600-0699
7:Ken Kamler Troops 0700-0799
8:James A. Lovell Troops 0800-0899
9:Jim Whittaker Troops 0900-0999

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Central

10:Jim Fowler Troops 1000-1099
11:Scott Carpenter Troops 1100-1199
12:James Dewey Watson Troops 1200-1299
13:Don Walsh Troops 1300-1399
14:Richard C. Wiese Troops 1400-1499

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Southern

15:Robert Ballard Troops 1500-1599
16:Richard Wiese Sr Troops 1600-1699
17:Donald C. Johanson Troops 1700-1799
18:William Forgey Troops 1800-1899
19:Joseph Kittinger Jr. Troops 1900-1999
20:Will Steger Troops 2000-2099

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Jamboree Traditions

• Gateways- Each Troop that atteneds the Jamboree is designated a campsite. In front of the camp site, the troop will construct a gateway to display trademarks of their council or state. Gateways can range from the very simple to the extremely elaborate.
• Patch Trading- Each troop that goes to the National Jamboree has a special patch, or series of patches, made exspecially for the Jamboree. Once at the Jamboree, scouts will trade their council's patches for patches from across America and even the world. Each Jamboree there are always several hot patches, that everyone seems to want, usually a patch relating to something in pop culture. At the 2005 National Jamboree that hot patches displayed such things as Ron Jon Surf Shop, Master Chief from Halo, Star Wars characters, Sobe energy drink, and the fake, yet still sought after, Hooters patches. For a list of the patches see List of 2005 National Scout Jamboree Council Patches.

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External links

• Boy Scouts of America
• National Scout Jamboree