Subject: SEABADGE NE-XVIII
Seabadge is the official advanced Sea Scout training program for adult volunteers. It’s intended to assist leaders at all levels to understand the large role of Sea Scouting within the Boy Scouts of America; learn and understand leadership and management techniques that can improve the quality of Ships’ and Council Sea Scouting programs, and apply these methods to expand Sea Scouting to serve a greater number of youth.
The next Northeast Region Seabadge Conference, NE-XVIII, is scheduled for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 17 - 18 - 19, 2008, at the United States Coast Guard Air Station, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. A fact sheet on Seabadge NE-XVIII is enclosed for your information.
Seabadge participants will be selected from nominees recommended by the local Council. Any registered Sea Scout leader active in his/her Sea Scout Ship or Council is eligible for nomination provided the following requirements have been met:
1. Completed Venturing Leader Specific Training and Sea Scout Leader Specialized Training.
2. Actively and effectively served in his or her current registered position in Sea Scouting for
at least one continuous year.
3. Is approved for participation for his or her local Council.