TROOP PROGRAM
Weekly Troop Meetings.
Wednesdays 7:30pm-9:00pm
Sometimes Indoors.
Sometimes Outdoors.
Monthly Camping and Hiking.
Fun.
Troop 16 has monthly camping trips from September to June each year at location within the New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania area at either BSA Scout Camps, or National, and State Parks. In November each year during NJ Teacher’s Convention, we have a Historic Trip to either Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston, Annapolis and Baltimore Inner Harbor, and Gettysburg, PA. We attend West Point Military Academy Cadet Parade, Tour, and Football Games; US Coast Guard Training Facility in Cape May, NJ; Beach Jam camping on the beaches of Wildwood, NJ; NJ State Police Jamboree every five years, and many more.
Adventure.
Troop 16 camping trip adventures include shooting sports, whitewater rafting, cooking, first aid, wilderness survival, fire building and axe yard safety, knots, swimming, hiking (5, 10, 15, and 20 miles), map and compass as well as earning rank advancements in a safe environment.
Learning.
The outdoors is a place for Scouts to learn ecology, and practice conservation of nature’s resources. Scout programs are a safe place for Scouts to fail, and learn from their mistakes — a place to learn leadership, responsibilities, and live with one another.
BSA Summer Camp
Troop 16 attends Northern New Jersey Council Camp Turrell in Cuddebackville, New York each summer in early July. This is a week-long duration resident camp for Boy Scouts of all ages. Rank advancements, and merit badges will be obtained.
National BSA High Adventure Bases.
Scouts of Troop 16 has attended all of the following National High Adventure Camps throughout the years:
— Philmont Scout Ranch
Cimarron, New Mexico
Next Trek: July 1-15, 2021
— Northern Tier
High Adventure Base
Ely, Minnesota
— Florida Sea Base
Islamorada, Florida
— Summit Bechtel Reserve
Glen Jean, West Virginia
National BSA High Adventure Bases.
Scouts of Troop 16 has attended all of the following National High Adventure Camps throughout the years:
— Philmont Scout Ranch
Cimarron, New Mexico
Next Trek: July 1-15, 2021
— Northern Tier
High Adventure Base
Ely, Minnesota
— Florida Sea Base
Islamorada, Florida
— Summit Bechtel Reserve
Glen Jean, West Virginia
National Scout Jamboree.
BSA conducts a National Scout Jamboree every four years at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. Troop 16 has had Scouts attend this adventure. Next National Jamboree is July 20-30, 2021.
World Scout Jamboree.
BSA conducts a World Scout Jamboree every four years at different countries each time. Troop 16 has Scout Families attend in Great Britain.
