Troop 516 - Stafford VA

Troop 516

Welcome to the web site for Boy Scout Troop 516 from Stafford Virginia.  We are a brand new troop with exciting plans for the coming year.  So far we have gone on many campouts.  We have gone to Fall Camporee, Rock climbing at Peak Experiences, we have done some parts of the Appalachian trail, we have also gone skiing at many diffrent places. We have three patrols the Spartans patrol, the Archers patrol, and the  Minotaurs.  Right now we are working on wilderness survival merit badge and we are having our annual popcorn sales. If you would like to learn all about scouting here is a link for you http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/.  If you would like to learn about the organization we are chartered from click this link  http://andrew-chapel.org/.


Our primary communications (other than attending the troop meetings) is through the Yahoo! Group.  Please go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/t516/ to sign up.(Instructions)

 

2008 Year In Review




Upcoming Events

Tuesday 7 September
7:00pm - Troop Meeting
Tuesday 14 September
7:00pm - Troop Elections
Saturday 18 September
Troop Leadership Training
Sunday 19 September
Matt T. Eagle Ceremony
Tuesday 21 September
7:00pm - Court of Honor
Friday 24 September
Pirate Campout
Tuesday 28 September
7:00pm - PLC


 

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Mar 30, 2010
Category: General
Posted by: timb

by Jacob W.

 

From March 27-28, Troop 516 occupied the Turkey Run campsite of Prince
William Forest to hunt dragons.  When we got there we moved our patrol boxes
to our sites.  Then we set up dining flies and tents, made fires and went to
bed.  This was the first campout for the scouts that bridged from Pack 213
and with the guidance of some older scouts they were setup and ready first!
We got up at 7 am, ate breakfast and rallied at the ampitheater for
instructions from Mr. Foster.  He said that his kingdom was besieged by 2
dragons and that 7 armies were needed to help defeat the dragons.  Before
setting out though, the armies were trained on the use of axes and saws,
shown how to build cooking fires and instructed on how to find their way
through the forest using a compass.  At each stop, a scout earned a staff,
shield or sword so that the armies were equipped for the afternoon hunt.
After resting and eating, the squads set out on 1 of three different
orienteering courses.  Along the way they encountered dragons and
werewolves, learned terrain features, animal signs and how to identify
trees.  By the end of the day, the kingdom was saved and the troop had a
magnificent feast of medieval stew, made by Mrs. Foster.  The armies made a
short compassless night hike back to the ampitheater to celebrate with a
bonfire and exchange their tales of the days adventures and misadventures.
The tales were bigger than the dragons and enjoyed by all before retiring
for a well earned rest.  In the morning, the scouts gathered for one last
time so that each scout could receive his shield and a sword.


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