Please see the troop website or the weekly EBlast newsletters for details. Annual Medical Forms / Physicals (Summer Camp, High Adventure, NYLT, NAYLE) ___* ASAP schedule exam appointment (FCPS school sports physicals need to be dated 5/1 or later) ___* Mon 6/2 or 6/11 summer camp medical forms due at troop meeting or Court of Honor (plus Dietary Restriction forms)
Summer Camp 2025 - Merit Badges + Activities[ LINK ] ___* Wed 4/2 preferences due (double check preferences submitted and received) ___* New documents attached at link above
Service Project (Apr 5)[ LINK ] ___* Wed 4/2 registration due
Troop Elections (Apr 28)[ LINK ] ___* Mon 4/7 last meeting to ask questions (to SPL / ASPL / SM / ASMs) ___* Sat 4/25 last campout to ask questions ___* Scout Positions of Responsibilities (PORs) and Elections details at link above
April 25-27 Campout[ LINK ] ___* Sun 4/20 registration / payment due
2025 Troop Fees [ SEE 4/9 EBLAST ] ___* Sun 4/27 payment due
Summer Camp 2025 - Final Payment + Preparations Check [ SEE 4/2 EBLAST ] ___* Sun 4/27 payment due ___* Preparations check (details on EBlast and troop website)
Pants: youth 16 || 66% cotton / 43% nylon Class A Shirt (short sleeve button-up): youth XLrge || 54% cotton || 43% polyester Contact: CC Ken Fu if interested
You can automatically sync the troop website's calendar with your personal electronic calendar (Google/Android, Apple, Yahoo, Windows/Hotmail, Outlook). As events are added/deleted/changed on the troop website, your personal electronic calendar will be automatically updated.
Click on the [ CALENDAR SYNC ] link on the website's upper left corner.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) officially changed its name to "Scouting America" (SA) on February 8, the organization's 115th anniversary. The name change better reflects the current organization that consists of:
1. Cub Scouts (K-5) [ girls joined in 2018 with all-girl DENS under mixed-packs or all-girl PACKS ]
2. Scouts BSA (11-17) [ girls joined in in 2019 with all-girl TROOPS ]
___* Troop 1344 is formally titled "Scouts BSA Troop 1344B" [B for boy troop] ___* "Scouts BSA" was formerly known as "Boy Scouts" until 2018
3. Venturing (14-20) [ girls have always been welcome in mixed-gender CREWS ]
4. Sea Scouts (14-20) [ girls have always been welcome in mixed gender SHIPS ]
This year's 115th anniversary will lead into Troop 1344's 20th anniversary on Veterans Day, November 11, 2025. We will announce details of our 20th commemoration efforts this summer.