What Trail Life is and how our boys are grouped.
Trail Life USA is a faith-based outdoor adventure (scouting) program that emphasizes character development, leadership, and moral purity. The program is undergirded by biblical values and unapologetically reflects a Christian worldview.
While boys in Trail Life can experience a robust and challenging awards program, the program is more concerned with building character.
Trail Life USA is volunteer driven with male-centered adult leadership focused on turning boys into godly men. Our firm conviction is that this can only be accomplished through mentorship of Christian men.
Trail Life promotes the Patrol Method, which puts leadership squarely in the hands of Trailmen. Adults advise, counsel, suggest, and provide oversight to youth leaders beginning at the Navigator level. At the Adventurer level, youth plan, organize, decide, and lead the Troop.
Woodlands Trail
Foxes gain exposure to the skills, values and knowledge offered by the seven branches of the Woodlands Trail program. They are awarded level-specific patches and pins through passive participation, showing their commitment to Trail Life.
Woodlands Trail
Building on their exposure to the seven branches, the Hawk patrol continues to grow in outdoor skills, citizenship, character, friendship, and faith. With active participation, they are awarded level-specific patches and pins.
Woodlands Trail
Continuing to learn and grow in the seven branches, Mountain Lions are called to start demonstrating their understanding to earn level-specific patches and pins, and to start earning higher achievements.
Navigator Program
Navigators gain understanding of their values and beliefs under the guidance of godly male role models through responsibility in outdoor adventures. Through skill development they demonstrate understanding with practical application.
Adventurer Program
The pinnacle of the Trail Life program. Adventurers lead themselves and the troop. The patrol determines the activities and badgework to pursue. Supported by male mentors, they aim for the highest rank Trail Life offers: Freedom Ranger.
Outdoor cadence
Outdoor, adventure, and service activities at least monthly. Younger patrols camp 4+ times per year; older patrols exceed this.
