When: April 22-24, 2022
Where: United State Naval Academy, MD
Lodging: YMCA Camp Letts, MD (4003 Camp Letts Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037)
Time: Meet at the St. Francis parking lot at 5:00 PM Friday, April 22, returning around late afternoon on Sunday, April 24.
Scouts will camp two nights at Camp Letts, take two merit badge classes at USNA on Saturday, and participate USNA tour and church service at USNA chapel on Sunday. “YMCA Camp Letts is a 220-acre, co-educational summer residence camp and conference center located on the Rhode River, south of Annapolis, Maryland that is run by the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington. The camp was founded in 1906″ (Wikipedia)
Please Purchase the STEM Jamboree Scout/adult ticket(s) and camping ticket(s) separately here at https://navyperforms.showare.com/ , please pay attention to the three ticket types: scout, adult and camping, and add them to shopping separately according to your family needs. Tickets will come off sale on Friday, April 8th at 4pm or when USNA Jamboree reach its maximum capacity, so don’t delay purchasing the tickets. Troop 55 cannot provide USNA tickets, we only provide transportation, food, and adult leadership for the event.
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Proof of vaccination/negative PCR tests and masks are no longer required at the Naval Academy. However, as of 3/14, if you desire to attend the Keynote Speaker and Admissions Brief at Camp Letts Saturday night and/or spend the night at Camp Letts, you are still required to show proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours to attend. We will inform all participants if this changes.
We apologize for the change, but the date of the Jamboree will now be Saturday, April 23rd, 2022. We hope this will give troops more time to prepare and allow more scouts to participate. The Jamboree will still be happening at the US Naval Academy, and optional tent-only sites at Camp Letts will be open from Friday evening, April 22nd, till Sunday morning, April 24th. Overnight campers will also be responsible for transportation between Camp Letts and the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday (see below for a detailed schedule).
All participants ages 12 years and up are required to show proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival. Masks will be worn at all times except when outside or actively eating.
This year, your scouts will be able to earn two merit badges, with one morning class and one afternoon class. In addition to merit badge courses, we will also be offering lessons in Leadership and on our Yard Patrol Squadron (Yard Patrol vessels are small Navy boats and will be taught in simulators and/or on the boats themselves, pending staffing). Please see the ticket page for a full listing of merit badges and other offered courses. All scouts are welcome to participate in all parts of the Jamboree.
Your scouts will also get the chance to hear from an Academy admissions representative, along with a distinguished guest speaker.
If you bought tickets for the original date, refunds will be issued shortly.
Please note, there are three types of tickets*:
1) Tickets for adults for the Jamboree only (to include shirt, patch, and lunch)
2) Tickets for scouts for the Jamboree only (to include shirt, patch, and lunch)
3) Tickets for Friday and Saturday night at Camp Letts only (one ticket covers both nights)
*Each kind of ticket is only valid for one participant
Tickets will come off sale on Friday, April 8th at 4pm or when we reach our maximum capacity. Merit badge assignments and pre-requirements will be sent out after that point.
Schedule:
Friday, 22 April 2022
(1800) Overnight scouts and troops arrive at YMCA Camp Letts (Camping will be outside in tents that scouts/troops must provide themselves)
Saturday, 23 April 2022
**SCOUTS AT CAMP LETTS MUST GET TRANSPORTATION TO NAVY MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM ON THEIR OWN**
(0600) Jamboree-only scouts check in at the Stadium; all scouts board buses at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium where buses will take them to the Naval Academy
(0800) Scouts observe morning colors (flag raising ceremony) in Tecumseh Court at USNA
(0815-1200) STEM Merit Badge morning sessions
(1200-1245) Lunch provided in King Hall (USNA Cafeteria)
(1300-1630) STEM Merit Badge afternoon sessions
(1700) Scouts board buses at the Naval Academy Submarine Monument and return to Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
**SCOUTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO GET TRANSPORTATION FROM THE STADIUM TO CAMP LETTS IF THEY ARE SPENDING THE NIGHT THERE OR ATTENDING THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND ADMISSIONS BRIEF**
(1900) USNA Admissions Brief and Keynote Speaker
Sunday, 24 April 2022
(0630-0800) Overnight campers conduct check out process (at YMCA Camp Letts)
(0800-0900) Midshipman conducted tours of USNA (optional- reach out to us if you’re interested)
(0900-1100) Troops attend church services at USNA chapel (optional)
Lastly, here is the list of offered merit badges and courses:
Aviation, Digital Technology, Robotics, Nuclear Science, Medicine, Engineering, Oceanography, Programming, Space Exploration, Chemistry, and Radio. Non-merit badge courses: Yard Patrol Squad and Leadership
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Information need for your Scout or Adult web registration at USNA Ticket Site to group with Troop 55 contingent (click on the image to enlarge):
The Troop 55 food and supply and transportation fee charge, this is different from the USNA Jamboree ticket fee, and payable to BSA Troop 55: $35 ($20 transpoation fee waivered for adult driving own car, so both adult and scout only pay $15 per person)
Transportation fee is $20, Food and supply fee $15 will cover troop camping supply, breakfast and dinner on Saturday, breakfast on Sunday. More information about what to bring(tent, sleep bag, sleep pad, water bottle, mess-kit, change clothes, etc.) will be explained at the Troop meeting.
Due to COVID-19 safety consideration, we recommend all scouts and adults wearing masks during car ride, bus shuttles to drop off/pickup, and do their best for social distance. By signing this registration, the participant(s) and the parents agree to the COVID19 risk (Link here) and general liability acknowledgement and agreement (Link here)
Questions? Please contact Cindy Xie (703-655-1530)
Payment – Please use the PayPal button at top right to pay the fees for this outing or bring a check for the total fees made payable to BSA Troop 55 to the next troop meeting.
Permission Submission – Use the form below to submit outing information. A copy of the submitted information will be sent to the email you input below for your records.
