Dates: June 4th-9th or June 11th-16th

Prerequisites: Age (13+), Introduction to Troop Leadership Skills (ILST), Scoutmaster's Approval

Estimated Cost: ~$250

Overview: National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is an exciting, action-packed six-day council-level program designed to provide Scouts in troops, crews, and ships with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home units and other situations demanding leadership of self and others.

What to Expect: NYLT is filled with activities, presentations, challenges, discussions, and camping in a team and model unit environment. Participants learn and practice skills that are valuable at home, church, school, work, and the Scouting unit.

Next steps:

Click here to download the NYLT unit leader recommendation form
Print out and complete the form
Get Scoutmaster Hou’s signature approval
Then email the scanned, completed form to hope.mahoney@scouting.org and cc: scoutmaster@troop55.org
Once the form is submitted, the parent/guardian will receive a registration/payment link via email.

The courses are highly likely to fill up quickly, so act now. For more information on NYLT and registration instructions, go to this link: https://www.samhoustonbsa.org/nylt

The Troop will reimburse a Scout’s family for the NYLT course cost after completion of the course. For more information, please contact treasurer@troop55.org and copy scoutmaster@troop55.org. Don’t forget to include a copy of your NYLT completion certificate.

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