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ourlordbadenpowell

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About ourlordbadenpowell

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    Male
  • Location
    Eastern United States
  • Occupation
    Student
  • Interests
    Camping, Photography, Academic Research
  • Biography
    Eagle Scout 2014
    NYLT staff 2012-5
    Former Summit Bechtel Reserve Employee
  1. The sentiment is at times too true, but one of the most interesting things about the SBR is that it functions as a laboratory for national to try out new things with the program. On-topic for this thread, I was not surprised to hear the coed news when it happened. The Summit is run as a fully coed facility and program and it works without conflict.
  2. As a former employee of the Summit Bechtel Reserve, I would like to clear up some misconceptions about the property. The SBR is built to hold jamborees first, high adventure second, and scout camp third. The staff who work there are in a difficult position, needing to provide an experience on par with the other high adventure bases without the benefit of the "script" of tradition. Further, capital improvements to the site are governed by the needs of jambo. Everything is built to hold jambo, but also work for HA, etc. This makes the camp feel empty every week, as the facility does not scale n
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