The 2010 Course Director is Dave Hulteen; the course number is NE-II-193


Our 2010 Dates are: Saturday, August 7th (evening check-in) to Friday, August 13th


Cost: $235, and $100 deposit holds your slot


We are starting a Woodbadge Database

If you earned Woodbadge here in TAC or elsewhere, we would like to get your information, in order to let you know of Woodbadge opportunities as well as other leadership opportunities within the council.  Click here to submit your information.


Forms and Resources


Course Brochure: (2010_TAC_20090811-Brochure.pdf)


Course Invitation: (2010_TAC_Invitation_Letter.rtf) (2010_TAC_Invitation_Letter.pdf)


Who may attend Wood Badge? (2010_TAC_WhoCanAttendWoodBadge.rtf) (2010_TAC_WhoCanAttendWoodBadge.pdf)


Registration and Personal Resource Questionnaire: (2010_TAC_Application and Personal Resource Questionnaire.rtf) (2010_TAC_Application and Personal Resource Questionnaire.pdf)


Medical Form (Annual Health and Medical Record.pdf)


Equipment List (2010_TAC_Equipment_List.rtf)

                         (2010_TAC_Equipment_List.pdf)


20 Questions: (2010_Twenty_Questions.pdf)

                       (2010_Twenty_Questions.rtf)


2010 On-Line Payment Form      On-Line Shop (Council Events)


Fee and Refund Policy (2010_Refund_Policy.rtf)

                                     (2010_Refund_Policy.pdf)



Dear Friend in Scouting, Thank you for your interest in the BSA’s Wood Badge program. Your Scouting acquaintances who have gone through this course will tell you that it is a mountain-top experience. Transatlantic council will conduct only ONE Wood Badge for the 21st Century course in 2010. NE-II-193 is TAC’s Centennial Wood Badge Course. BSA regulations limit us to only 48 participants. After the first 48 fully-paid participants, applicants will be placed on a stand-by reserve list. Preference for openings will be given to fully paid registrations. If you have ever had an interest in attending Wood Badge, now is the time to do it. In addition to this being the BSA’s 100th Anniversary, 2010 is the 99th year since Lord Baden-Powell presented a series of lectures that eventually became Wood Badge. NE-II-193 will be the first Wood Badge course held at our new Oberdachstetten facilit. If that’s not enough, Transatlantic Council celebrates 60 years on the Frontier of Freedom in 2010. Interest in attending NE-II-193 is expected to be high and you must register early if you want to insure you have a slot. NE-II-193’s participants will greatly influence Scouts and Scouting as we move into a new century of leadership in service. Don’t miss this chance to take your course while in TAC, Freedom’s Frontier since 1950. Please join us on this first step into the new Scouting century. It is an experience you’ll never forget. Yours in Scouting, Dave Hulteen Scoutmaster and Course Director What is Wood Badge? Wood Badge is the premiere adult leadership training program of the Boy Scouts of America and is recognized by Scouting organizations around the world. What is the purpose of Wood Badge? The ultimate purpose of Wood Badge is to help adult leaders deliver the highest quality Scouting program to young people and to help leaders achieve their highest potential. It models the best techniques for developing leadership and teamwork among both young people and adults. How much time will Wood Badge take? Wood Badge consists of a practical phase and an application phase. The practical phase is a week long course taught at Camp Freedom. The application phase can last up to 18 months and is done in your unit at your own pace following an individual plan called a “Wood Badge Ticket” that you will write with help from the staff, during the practical phase. How long it takes to complete the application phase is up to you and you decide when you are done. When and where is Wood Badge? Transatlantic Council offers only one Wood Badge course each year. In 2010, the course will be held at Camp Freedom near beautiful Oberdachstetten in the German state of Bavaria. The dates are 8-13 August. How will Wood Badge help me? Wood Badge will teach you leadership techniques in a ‘living,’ hands-on environment, and you will be able to apply all you learn to your Scouting involvement and your personal life. You’ll develop your ticket as you go through the course and each session and lesson you attend will provide more ideas and more new skills. Development of your Ticket is an exercise in goal-setting and includes creating a personal vision and mission statement and outlining individual steps to personal success. How do I get my beads? When you successfully complete your ticket, you will receive your beads at a unique ceremony. In addition to your Wood Badge beads, you will receive a taupe neckerchief with the famed MacLaren tartan, a leather ‘woggle’ for binding the neckerchief, and a special Wood Badge certificate. What are the qualifications? Wood Badge is a leadership course and is open to all registered Scout leaders at all levels. You will find all programs represented at the course. The staff consists of leaders from Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity, Venture, District and Council. Here are the qualifications: • Be a registered adult member of the Boy Scouts of America. • Complete basic training courses for your primary Scouting position • Complete any outdoor skills training program appropriate to your Scouting position. • Be capable of functioning safely in an outdoor environment. • Have a current BSA Class 3 physical. • There is NO tenure requirement. What are the facilities? The course will be held at Transatlantic Council’s own Camp Freedom. Participants and staff will use tents and cots belonging to the camp for the first half of the course. We will also spend two nights camped as a troop a short distance from the main camp. Much of our training will be done in the main camp dining hall and vicinity. To help keep you in the Scouting spirit, you’ll be sleeping in in the finest accommodations, i.e., the great outdoors. What is the food like? During the first part of the course, meals and snacks will be prepared by the friendly Quartermasters of Troop 1. During the troop’s outdoor experience, we’ll be camping patrol-fashion and recipes (with suggested variations) and ingredients will be provided. If you have any dietary restrictions, please tell the Wood Badge Course Director before the course, and we’ll happy to meet your needs. What do I wear? Participants are encouraged to wear a full uniform. Your fee includes a course shirt and a hat. August tends to be warm and dry, but if you follow the recommended clothing and equipment list, you’ll be fine. What is the course registration fee? The individual fee for attending Wood Badge is $235, which includes all your meals, course materials, and those coveted Wood Badge beads. There are a few scholarship programs, please discuss this with the Course Director. What about leave time for soldiers? If you cannot afford to take leave for Wood Badge, it may be possible for your unit to grant permissive TDY. Please discuss this with your Commander or supervisor. What’s all this critter stuff about? A Wood Badge Scouter’s critter is the mascot animal of the Scouter’s original Wood Badge patrol. In the BSA, the mascot animals are Beavers, Bobwhites, Eagles, Foxes, Owls, Bears, Buffaloes, and Antelopes. In times when courses were larger than 48 participants, Ravens and Wolves were also used. The TAC tradition is to assign participants to patrols without regard to the patrol mascot. Your Course Director’s critter is a Fox. This is not a reference to the way he looks, walks or acts, only that his Scoutmaster just happened to assign that mascot to his patrol. You’ll have a critter too, and you’ll find out what it is at the course.  How do I register? Visit the Wood Badge page in the training section of our web site (www.tac-bsa.org). You will find news about the course along with a registration form, a Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ), a short personal assessment tool titled “20 Questions.” and other important information. Your registration is complete when you have paid your full course fee and submitted your application and PRQ, . To reserve your place on the course, visit the Wood Badge page and follow the link to make payment. You can choose to pay in full or you can make a $100 deposit. All fees must be paid by 1 July 2010. Where can I find out more? More information is available at www.tac-bsa.org. Visit the Wood Badge page in the training section of our web site often as more news information will be posted as we get closer to the course.  What happens in case of a PCS move or deployment? Special rules apply in case you move or deploy depending on when it happens. If the move or deployment occurs before the course, we will process a refund in full upon presentation of official orders. See the course refund policy on the Wood Badge page for more details. If you move after the course but before you complete your ticket, we’ll work with you to insure your success. If you deploy, you must notify the course director. Time will stop for the entire period of your deployment and resume once you return and contact the course director. What about refunds? We know that deployments, moves, and work requirements can override your plans. A course refund policy is provided on the Wood Badge page of the TAC web site. I can’t sing! Do I have too? Neither can the Scoutmaster, so yes. http://www.tac-bsa.orghttp://www.tac-bsa.orgshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1
 

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