Summer Camp
Rodney Scout Reservation
July 27 - August 2, 2008

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BSA High Adventure
Coral Reef Sailing
Florida Keys
Depart: Sunday, June 29th at 6:00am, arriving 8:35am AA Flight 1569
CRW070108CD Voyage: July 1st - 7th, 2008
CRT070208D Voyage: July 2nd - 8th, 2008
Return: Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 at 8:35pm, arriving 11:00pm AA Flight 850

June 20th, 2008 Pre Departure Communication

Please click here to visit the Troop 572 Sea Base Harbor

BSA High Adventure
Backpack Trek
Philmont Scout Ranch
P701 - Crew#3
Depart: June 29, 2009
Return: July 13, 2009

To qualify 2009 Philmont participants must
1.)    be at least 14 by January 1, 2009
2.)    be at least First Class rank
3.)    have earned the First Aid merit badge
4.)    be CPR trained
5.)    may be required to complete Wilderness First Aid

First priority will be given to Scouts who have not gone to Philmont previously.

In order to confirm our reservation for this trip, we must submit, for each person in our crew, a deposit of $350 PER PERSON and two completed forms: Information Sheet and Code of Conduct

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Troop 572 Patrol Activism
Striving for National Honor Patrol

Patrols of Troop 572 are revving up their patrol activity as they strive to earn their National Honor patrol awards. This month the Raptor patrol made cakes for those in need just in time for Thanksgiving.

The Knight patrol completed the Citizenship in the Nation merit badge with a trip to Washington DC to see the Declaration of Independence, US Constitution and Bill of Rights at the Nation Archives.

Photos of their activities are posted in the troop photo album.

Patrol Leader Council Schedule
Next scheduled meeting
Sunday May 4th
7:00PM

SPL Reed has published the schedule for the monthly PLC meetings. They are currently posted on the PLC webpage.

At each PLC we review Patrol activity, troop program elements (troop meeting and outings), instruction syllabus and current needs of the unit. All members of the PLC are expected to participate at the PLC. If they cannot make it, it is their responsibility to ensure that a prepared substitute be present to represent him. 

Rank Advancement Process

The troop has a standard process for scout advancement once all rank advancement requirements have been signed off in the scouts handbook. This process gets the scout through his SMC and BOR:

  1. Scout should request an Individual Progress Report (IPR) from advancement chair or committee chair
  2. If the IPR is not up to date then he must turn over his Boy Scout Handbook to the Advancement Chair to update Troopmaster with signatures in book.
  3. Scout should then request an SPL conference with SPL
  4. SPL should speak with Patrol Leader to verify scout spirit prior to meeting with scout (participation, spirit, etc.,)
  5. SPL should sign individual progress report that scout successfully completed the SPL conference
  6. Scout request SM/ASM conference
  7. SM/ASM conference
  8. SM/ASM sign scouts handbook
  9. Scout request BOR from Advancement Chair
  10. BOR (Typically held on first Monday of each month)

Please click here to view the rank advancement process flow chart .

Potential Eagle Projects

Our Lady of Hope
OLH has several Eagle projects that scouts may want to consider.

Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
NVPA has several Eagle projects that scouts may want to consider. Please read list of projects.

Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship
BRCE has requested Eagle Scout candidates to consider completing an Eagle Project at their location. Please read list of projects.

Troop 572 Nature Observation Lists

At this years wilderness survival outing we observed several eco systems and animal habitat areas. While there the scouts recorded all animals and plants that they observed. The list has been posted to the web site. We will continue to grow the list as the scouts make additional observations on future outings.

Click to view the current Nature Observation Lists

National Honor Patrol

Each month the troops patrols will compete to be named honor patrol. The Patrol that wins the monthly competition will be awarded the Antietam Staff and will be allowed to mark the staff with their patrol designation.

The qualifications being utilized to assess each patrol are based on the requirements outlined in the Boy Scout Handbook to earn the National Honor Patrol Award:

  • Have a Patrol Name, Flag & Yell
  • Hold 2 Patrol Meetings a month
  • Take part in at least 1 hike, outdoor activity or other Scouting activity.
  • Complete 2 good turns or service projects approved by the Patrol Leaders Council
  • Help 2 patrol members advance 1 rank
  • Wear the uniform correctly (at least 75% of the patrols membership)
  • Have a representative attend at least 3 Patrol Leaders Council meetings
  • Have 8 members in the patrol, or increase the patrols membership over the previous 3 months

Other criterion utilized in the assessment is troop leadership, troop meeting & outing participation, sportsmanship and teamwork.

When a patrol meets the above requirements for three months the patrol and each member will be presented the National Honor Patrol Award to wear on their uniform.

This page is part of the Scouting Magizine web site. It contains various interactive puzzels taken from current and past issues of the publication.

Click the above logo to access the interactive puzzel site.

Boy Scout Uniform

Troop 572 requires that all scouts must wear the official BSA Class A uniform at weekly troop meetings and during travel to and from camp outings. Click here to view a 166k PDF document that provides an overview of the uniform and patch placement.

Monthly Themes

2007
September
First Aid

October
Plumbing

November
Citizenship in the Community

December
Electronics: changed to complete Citizenship in the Community

2008
January
Snow Sports

February
Engineering

March
Aviation

April
Personal Fitness / Cycling

May
Personal Fitness / Cycling

June
Fishing

July
Sea Base / Summer Camp
Quick Email List

• Scoutmaster
(scoutmaster@troop572.org)
• Committee Chairman
(chairman@troop572.org)
• Membership
(membership@troop572.org)

Troop Meeting
Our Lady of Hope
Parish Hall
Monday Evenings
7:00PM - 8:15PM
Map / Directions

December 2007
Honor Patrol

Wolf

Merit Badge Day
June 7, 2008
 Camp W.B.Snyder
Haymarket , Virginia

CANCELLED

Merit Badge Offerings More merit badge classes are being offered than ever before.

Eagle Honor Roll

We have added a section to our web site to honor the scouts that have advanced to BSA's highest honor - Eagle Scout.

Trail to First Class

This link is to a valuable resource that can be used by Scouts aspiring to achieve rank advancement to Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.

At this site scouts can view the Early Rank Requirements Videos. In this series every advancement requirement is presented with educational concent explaining the requirements.

Patrol Leader Methods

We have added a resource section for patrol leaders to the site. This content comes from BSA.

For details about all youth leadership positions please review the Troop 572 Leadership Positions document. This document describes all positions and their duties and responsibilities.

Please note that by agreeing to serve in a leadership position you are indicating your willingness to meet these expectations.
Online Training

BSA Online Learning Center: the place to go for online Youth protection, Fast Start, Safety Afloat and Safe Swim Defense training. BSA is adding additional resources frequently and it is all free.

The following online CPR and First Aid course is not sponsored by BSA. It is an excellent curriculum with current content. Please do not pay for the certificate because BSA will not recognize it