National Youth Leadership Training
NYLT 2025
July 13 to July 19, 2025
Camp Freedom
Muhnsiedlung, Germany
Registration is Now Open!
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is an exciting, action-packed program designed for councils to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others.
The NYLT course centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what a leader must KNOW, and what a leader must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO. The skills come alive during the week as the patrol goes on a Quest for the Meaning of Leadership.
NYLT is a six-day course. Content is delivered in a troop and patrol outdoor setting with an emphasis on immediate application of learning in a fun environment. It is available to both male and female Scout BSA Troops and Venturing Crews. Interconnecting concepts and work processes are introduced early, built upon, and aided by the use of memory aids, which allows participants to understand and employ the leadership skills much faster.
Through activities, presentations, challenges, discussions, and audio-visual support, NYLT participants will be engaged in a unified approach to leadership that will give them the skill and confidence to lead well. Through a wide range of activities, games, and adventures, participants will work and play together as they put into action the best Scouting has to offer.
Participants: Arrive at Camp Freedom site by 12pm (noon) Central European time | 13 July 2025 / Depart after 12pm Central European time | 19 July 2025
Staff: Arrive at Camp Freedom by 12pm (noon) Central European time for staff development training | 9 July 2025 / Depart after 12pm Central European time | 19 July 2025
Participant fees: $300. ($325 after June 1st)
Staff fees: $325
Download the 2025 Course Brochure
Camperships are available to support those with a financial need to be able to attend a TAC camp program. Download a form here.
In order to be eligible to attend NYLT, Scouts must:
- Complete their home Unit’s Introduction to Leadership Skills course*
- Receive approval from your Scoutmaster or Unit leader
- Be at least 13 years of age by course start date
- Earn First Class rank, if registered in a Troop
- Have current BSA Health Form (Parts A, B, and C)
- Be comfortable camping and cooking outdoors
- Commit to attending the entire six-day course
* Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST), Crews (ILSC), and Ships (ILSS) should be offered through a Scout’s home unit. Ask your Unit Leader how you can participate in this course.
What NYLT is (and is not)
NYLT is not like summer camp and is not designed for rank advancement or earning merit badges. NYLT is an intense and challenging hands-on leadership training program. It is essential that NYLT participants be physically, emotionally, and mentally prepared to handle the demands of this advanced training. In order to get the most benefit from this unique experience, participants must exhibit emotional maturity, a positive attitude, proficiency in basic camping and outdoor cooking, and have an ambition to serve in leadership roles.
Meet Your 2025 NYLT Senior Leadership
Rick Newton
2025 Course Director
Rick is a life-long Scout and Scouter who has recently returned to TAC. He was a Cub Scout and Boy Scout as a youth in Pack and Troop 204, Zweibrücken, Germany, and between 2017 and 2021 was the Crew Advisor for Crew 50 Garmisch.
He was a 2019 TAC NYLT assistant course director. Rick is an Eagle Scout, Philmont Staff Association life member, and has been honored with the Venturing Leadership award in two different councils. In 2021 TAC presented him with the Silver Beaver award.
Aaron G.
2025 Youth Course Lead
Aaron is an Eagle Scout and a proud member of both Paris-based BSA Troop 112, where he was SPL for two terms, and Venturing Crew 802. Aaron is a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow Black Eagle Lodge 482, and he currently serves as Mantowagan Chapter Chief and as his troop’s OA Representative and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster.
Aaron graduated from the National Youth Leadership Training in 2022. This year will be his third year on TAC NYLT Staff. He attended NYLT Leadership Academy and National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience at the Summit Bechtel Reserve during the summer 2024. Aaron has also served on staff at the 2024 Normandy Camporee and is currently a member of the TAC Youth Advisory Committee.
Aaron enjoys all of the opportunities Scouting presents and is excited to pass on those opportunities to other scouts in TAC as Youth Course Lead for the upcoming 2025 NYLT course!
QUESTIONS?
For information about specific courses or general inquiries about the NYLT program may be directed to Course Director Rick Newton
Special Note: Wood Badge is the premier adult leadership training by Scouting America. Wood Badge 2025 is being conducted at Camp Freedom the same times & dates as NYLT 2025. We recommend leaders promote the double win for their units by sending both youth and adults to these world class training opportunities. It might also simplify travel and transportation for Scouts who want to participate in NYLT.
Financial Assistance in the form of Camperships is a resource available to Scouts and Leaders who may limited financial resources to help them attend a TAC camp or program. Apply here.
