Nathaniel's Scouting Adventures

11/13/2025

11/11/2025

Today, Troop 599 Scouts are spending Veterans Day in service — honoring those who have served and protected our country.

This morning, our Scouts placed flags at veterans’ graves to show respect and remembrance. Tonight, they will return to help retire those same flags with the same care and gratitude they were placed.

Scouts also placed flags at the homes of community members who help support the troop through our year-round Flag Service Program, where we place and retire flags on important U.S. holidays.

As Scouts, we know our freedom isn’t free — it’s safeguarded by the courage and sacrifice of our veterans. Today, we say thank you for your service and your example.

09/28/2025

"Walked into game day with something extra: my Scout sash. Honored to represent where I came from. Scouts, I want to see how you rocked your sash! Tag Scouting America in your photos."

- David Montgomery, Pro Football Player

https://tinyurl.com/76zuxy84

07/17/2024

Last Day of NYLT (videos):

I am really dirty. I learned a lot and am excited to put something’s into practice both in my Scout troop and in my daily life.

Tonight, my parents came to watch the closing ceremony where each patrol did a skit about the leadership principles we learned about all week. Then they passed out our certificates and patches.

I really want to come back again next year.

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More About NYLT:
National Youth Leadership Training 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. 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.

Built on the legacy of past JLT successes, the new NYLT integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of the Scouting experience. 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.

WLACC NYLT

07/17/2024

Last Day of NYLT (photos):

I am really dirty. I learned a lot and am excited to put something’s into practice both in my Scout troop and in my daily life.

Tonight, my parents came to watch the closing ceremony where each patrol did a skit about the leadership principles we learned about all week. Then they passed out our certificates and patches.

I really want to come back again next year.

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More About NYLT:
National Youth Leadership Training 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. 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.

Built on the legacy of past JLT successes, the new NYLT integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of the Scouting experience. 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.

07/17/2024

Days 2 - 4:
Lots of sitting and listening, but then came the practice and fun.

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More About NYLT:
National Youth Leadership Training 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. 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.

Built on the legacy of past JLT successes, the new NYLT integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of the Scouting experience. 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.

WLACC NYLT

06/17/2024

Today I headed to Camp Whitsett for National Youth Leadership Training with WLACC NYLT which will take place for the next 6 days.

I am excited to see what I will learn.

More About NYLT:
National Youth Leadership Training 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. 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.

Built on the legacy of past JLT successes, the new NYLT integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of the Scouting experience. 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.

05/20/2024

Ad Altare Dei Mass and Award Ceremony:
Today I received my third Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts/BSA) religious Catholic Emblem—Ad Altare Dei.

The purpose of the Ad Altare Dei program is to help Catholic Scouts develop a fully Christian way of life in the faith community. The program is organized in chapters based on the seven Sacraments as a primary means toward spiritual growth.

All in all, my biggest take away was that we should do service even when it’s not required of us.

What It Is:
Ad Altare Dei is translated "to the Altar of God." The Latin phrase comes from the 43rd Psalm and it was also part of the preparatory prayers the priest said at the beginning of the Tridentine Mass: "Introibo ad altare Dei" (“I will go up to God's altar"). And therefore appropriate to recognize those Scouts who gave service to the altar.

https://nccs-bsa.org/emblems-activities/

03/09/2024

Ad Altare Dei:

Today Nathaniel (and three others in his troop) passed their board of review after having completed a 7 month long corse with several service projects.

Ad Altari Dei a Roman Catholic religious emblem program is Nathaniel’s 3rd earned BSA religious emblem. He will receive his medal during a special mass — The reception of emblems set at the Cathedral of our Lady of Angels on Sunday, May 18th at the 3:30 mass.

The purpose of the Ad Altare Dei (to the altar of God) emblem program is to help Scouts of the Roman Catholic Rite develop a fully Christian way of life in the faith community. The program is organized in chapters based on the seven sacraments. The seven Sacraments are a primary means toward spiritual growth.

The most important aspect of the program is that the Scout grows in his/her spiritual experience of his/her relationship to God and the church.

https://catholicscouting.com/religious-emblems-and-activities/

Nathaniel's Scouting Adventures
Boy Scouts of America, Western Los Angeles County Council