Coast Guard honors 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Posted by: Christopher Lagan

Boy Scouts enter the Coast Guard Portal at the 2010 Boy Scout National Jamboree (U.S. Coast Guard photo by M. McCormack, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)

Boy Scouts enter the Coast Guard Portal at the 2010 Boy Scout National Jamboree (U.S. Coast Guard photo by M. McCormack, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)

This year, Boy Scouts of America is celebrating its 100th anniversary. A major part of that year-long celebration is the annual Boy Scout National Jamboree which began earlier this week. More than 130 volunteers from the Coast Guard family will join more than 41,000 Boy Scouts and Adult Leaders as part of the 2010 event.

Boy Scouts working in the damage control "wet tank" in the Coast Guard Portal. The wet tank, which teaches Scouts how to patch a hole in the hull of a boat, is just one of the many stations available as part of the Coast Guard Portal at the 2010 Boy Scout National Jamboree. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by M. McCormack, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)

Boy Scouts working in the damage control "wet tank" in the Coast Guard Portal. The wet tank, which teaches Scouts how to patch a hole in the hull of a boat, is just one of the many stations available as part of the Coast Guard Portal at the 2010 Boy Scout National Jamboree. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by M. McCormack, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)

First held on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall in 1937, the Boy Scout Jamboree brings thousands of Scouts (and we’re told many alumni) together to celebrate the history of the Boy Scouts over ten days of camping, camraderie, team building and activities.  Over the next week, Boy Scouts will walk through the Coast Guard Portal to hear more about the service, learn lifesaving maritime skills, and to earn as many as nine merit badges.

Designed to highlight many of the Coast Guard’s current missions, the Portal is will feature stations devoted to weapons training, environmental response, law enforcement, damage control, and, of course, boating safety. The Coast Guard Portal is part of the Armed Forces Adventure Area which provides Boy Scouts with a unique opportunity to explore potential military career paths in the years ahead.

Keep an eye on the Coast Guard’s USCG Twitter feed for more pictures from the Coast Guard Portal while the 2010 Boy Scout National Jamboree continues into next week.

Boy Scouts check out a Coast Guard small boat as part of the Coast Guard Portal experience at the 2010 Boy Scout National Jamboree. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by M. McCormack, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)

Boy Scouts check out a Coast Guard small boat as part of the Coast Guard Portal experience at the 2010 Boy Scout National Jamboree. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by M. McCormack, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)

  • George R. Costich

    I was a member of the Boy Scouts of America in Rochester, NY, from 1938 until 1988. I became a Scoutmaster on my 25th Birthday, and Spent the last fifteen years as the Adviser to The first Co-Ed High Adventure Explorer Posts in NYS. The second one did 1&1/2 Dollars worth of Demolition and Construction to Build the Town of Irondequoit (pop.50,000) Municipal Park called Camp Eastman, which is visited by over 100,000 people per year.

    On that basis of that experience, I’d like to help the Coast Guard and the City of Cape May jointly Sponsor a Coast Guard Co-Ed Explorer Post. It would benefit everybody involved.

  • Larry Lesniak

    My son Ben is an Eagle Scout who will be applying to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy this fall. He phoned home from the Jamboree today to tell us about his experiences at the Coast Guard Portal and his visit with a CG helicopter crew that visited the Jamboree. He was very enthused about the Coast Guard following his Academy visit earlier this month and he really enjoyed the Portal activities and the opportunity to speak with current Guardians. Outreach of this type really helps young people decide if the Coast Guard is a good fit for them and lets them learn more about the full range of Coast Guard duties and responsibilities. I’d like to thank the Coast Guard for creating the Portal and its activities and for their support of the Boy Scouts.