Training is the key to leaders getting the most out of their Royal Ranger experience. It is not only an oppurtunity to better ones self but to expand your ability to minister to boys. For the boys it is an oppurtunity to gain learning outside of the outpost in a organized and meaningful way. Training opportunites are available from local and sectional Leadership Training Academy courses to full National Training Camps See the Following sections for more information.

Instructor Training

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Royal Rangers instructors form the critical link between local leaders and the various aspects of the program. Instructors provide valuable training to equip leaders for success in their various areas of responsibility. Currently each district oversees the process of certifying instructors to provide training in their district. The instructor certification process currently consists of two components—the Instructor Certification Seminar (ICS) and the Instructor Trainer Seminar (ITS). Instructors involved in national training events are prepared for their roles through National Academy and Advanced Academy. Contact Robert Fredere (District Training Coordinator) for more information

National Rangers Ministry Camp

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National Rangers Ministry Camp provides instruction in basic outdoor skills and activities providing leaders with the skills needed to take their Ranger boys on exciting outpost activities outside their normal weekly meeting times. Instruction in effectively implementing the team/patrol method will be offered as a means to facilitate junior leadership development. Also, leaders will be challenged to connect with God and explore spiritual manhood.

The purpose of the National Rangers Ministry Camp is to provide interactive instruction in a wide range of fun and exciting activities that appeal to boys and young men. These will include basic “modern” camping, sports fun, trade skills, arts, and technology. These are activities that men and boys can do together and serve a very important purpose: to facilitate relationship and friendships that provide mentoring opportunities.

Junior Survival Camp

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Junior Survival Camp (JSC) is designed to give boys training and experience in survival camping. Upon completion the junior leader will have completed all requirements for the silver 'Wilderness Survival Merit. The time at JSC will be divided between instruction and application. Boys are placed into two-man survival teams and will select a name and motto for their team. Boys learn skills such as advanced fire craft, primitive beds and shelters, outdoor cooking, and first aid. Teams also will construct and live in survival shelters. They build solar stills and use the water that they must obtain. They use sleeping bags and ground cloths for the first two nights. Their survival kits are inspected and brought up to minimum standards by the camp staff.

Junior FCF Camp (JFC)

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Junior Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship Camp (JFCF) is for those boys who wish to learn more about frontier skills and crafts. Boys will have had to complete JTC, be in 7th grade, and be an FCF Member. Boys are taught the fundamentals of wilderness cooking, gear, crafts and skills. Attendance is limited to 10 due to the nature of the camp.

Junior Canoe Expedition

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JCE Junior Canoe Expedition (JCE) is for those boys who want to learn more advanced canoeing skills as well as how to conduct canoe trips. Boys must have attended Advanced JTC and have finished the ninth grade. Topics which will be studied include water-related first aid, swimming safety, canoe safety, waterproofing of gear, canoe care, portaging, and conducting council fires. After attending classes the first day, trainees and staff will set out on a river expedition. During this time they will complete all the requirements for the green Canoeing Merit. Expeditions are divided into groups, because often there is a restriction on the number of campers at each campsite.

Junior Leadership Training Camp

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Junior Training Camp (JTC) is for boys in seventh grade and above. This camp trains boys in camping techniques and outpost leadership, conducted in an outdoor setting. Trainees are divided into patrols that will camp together, eat together, and function as units throughout the camp. Training emphasizes campcraft techniques, team-building skills, and gives boys the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned. In addition, each trainee receives a booklet at the beginning of the camp to complete while at the camp.

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