National Youth Leadership Training
Please see the information page of this site for a full description of the course and its purpose.
No, NYLT is a three-part program. Phase 1 is the Scout’s life experience and Scout skills practice necessary to become a First Class Scout. Phase 2 is the course week. Phase 3 is begins by each scout applying the leadership skills in his home troop after he completes the course. Each participant leaves camp with a personal challenge to achieve in his home troop or community. The home Troop Scoutmaster approves the completion of this challenge by e-mailing a short note to info@nfcnylt.org stating that the Scout has completed his personal challenge and demonstrated leadership by applying the NYLT skills.
No. NYLT is a leadership training course in an outdoor environment. There are no rank advancement or Merit Badge opportunities during the week. The purpose of this course is to develop leadership skills that scouts will use in their home troop and throughout their lives.
NYLT participants must be fourteen years of age by TBA, be in a position of leadership (Senior Patrol Leaders, Assistant Senior Patrol Leaders, Patrol Leaders or Scouts who will be candidates in the near future) and be First Class rank. A scout must want to attend NYLT and have the enthusiasm and desire to participate in this learning experience; participants only get as much out of it as they put in. Because NYLT requires camping skills, Scouts must have had at least one long-term camping experience.
Scouts with significant homesickness issues or discipline problems, Scouts who have little camping experience, Scouts who have never camped without a parent in attendance, or Scouts who are generally not leaders counted on by your troop. NYLT will not “fix” your problem scouts and cannot change scouts that do not want to learn or participate. NYLT will nourish the leadership ability of the Scouts that you count on to run your troop. NYLT will not help Scouts with discipline problems or homesick problems. Scouts with discipline issues will only disrupt efforts to train other Scouts as leaders and will likely be sent home without a refund. Removal of a Scout from the program is not done lightly and is reviewed thru a multi-level process and ultimately thru the course Scoutmaster. If a Scout is removed from the program, his parents will be called and need to pick him up at camp. All of our staff members are very busy training leaders during course week and do not have time to tend to Scouts who are not mature enough to attend a week long leadership camp. If you have any questions about the appropriateness of any scout attending NYLT, please contact the Scoutmaster, Mr. Peter House, at sm@nfcnylt.org.
The course closes initial registration on TBA. Once the course limit is reached, all other Scouts will go on a waiting list. Register soon to avoid problems.
A copy of the completed & signed application including Code of Conduct; Class I and Class II medical forms; and course fee payment. PLEASE STATE ALL FOOD AND MEDICAL ALLERGIES AND HEALTH CONCERNS. The Class II medical must be completed by a physician or nurse once every 3 years. A copy of the form kept by your home troop is acceptable.
The Course fee is TBA or TBA if paid on or before TBA, 2012 or TBA if paid before TBA, 2012.
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Absolutely! NYLT is designed to enhance the Scout’s relationship with his home Scoutmaster. The home Scoutmaster coordinates and encourages the Scout's completion of his NYLT 'ticket' – a set of goals and plans the Scout develops during the training week. The Scoutmaster and Scout may also change the challenges as needed to meet the troop's needs. Upon a Scout’s completion of his 'ticket', the Scoutmaster e-mails info@nfcnylt.org, stating that the Scout has completed the goals that the Scoutmaster and Scout had agreed upon. Supplies allowing, the Scout will be presented with a limited edition NYLT ticket neckerchief the troop’s next Court of Honor.
Scouts will be placed into a patrol consisting of eight Scouts from around the Council. Each patrol has its own site with its own stoves and patrol cooking equipment. Scouts will prepare their own meals as Patrols. Scouts spend five nights in the Camp’s platform tents, with 2 Scouts sharing a tent, and one on the trail in their own two-man backpacking tent. We have no trading post on camp. No candy or snacks are allowed on course. All soda machines are turned off.
Scouts will eat 'Jamboree' style. The patrol will pick up food at the Commissary before each meal and will prepare meals in camp. The scouts will be cooking on Coleman camp stoves. Scouts with special dietary needs should indicate them on their application. We can accommodate most dietary needs but do require advanced notice.
An equipment list can be located here. Each scout should have 2 full scout uniforms with shorts (no long pants). Sashes are not worn. Please remove pocket-dangle patches prior to the event.
Yes. You will be expected to carry all of your equipment to and from your campsite; a hiking backpack will be essential during the overnight hike.
Due to the tight schedule followed at NYLT, visitors are discouraged because of disruption to the program and the difficulty in providing make-up sessions. In case of an emergency, call the Camp Ranger at (352) 475-1212. He will promptly contact the NYLT staff and we will immediately notify the Scout.
E-mail us at info@nfcnylt.org.