Scouts have an exciting, exceptional opportunity to earn merit badges during their overnight camping experience at Patriots Point.
Aviation Merit Badge - Part of Patriots Point Weekend Program
Classes take place aboard YORKTOWN and are included in your camping fees. Basic aerodynamics and flight controls are covered in the fifty minute class which
includes the use of Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2. Campers get the chance to fly in a virtual cockpit of an F6F Hellcat on a combat mission while the class
as a whole watches on a large projection screen.
After the aerodynamic and simulation portion of the class, campers will head up to YORKTOWN's flight deck to learn about catapult operations (launch of aircraft).
Surrounded by some of the greatest aircraft flown by the Navy and Marines, the flight deck class concludes with the legendary F-14 Tomcat.
BSA requirements for the Aviation Merit Badge
Contact: Waring (Butch) Hills
843-881-5931 (office)
843-729-8063 (cell)
wwhills@patriotspoint.org
Oceanography Merit Badge - Must be booked through Charleston Explorer Staff
Charleston Explorers is a partner of Patriots Point and offers Oceanography Merit Badge classes. The program starts of with a 30-45 minute interactive
lecture on the field of Oceanography, including the hot environmental issues of the day and the ongoing research being conducted by Students and Scouts at
the Patriots Point site. The lecture is given in the Theater on board the USS Yorktown.
More information and registration through charlestonexplorers.org. Note: If Charleston Explorers class is your primary excursion, it will be booked by Patriots Point staff. Otherwise, if you r group desires the Oceanography Merit Badge, you must arrange it so as not to conflict with your Patriots Point camping schedule.
Sailing Merit Badge - Must be booked through Butch Hills
Syllabus / Registration Form for the Sailing Merit Badge
Contact: Waring (Butch) Hills
843-881-5931 (office)
843-729-8063 (cell)
wwhills@patriotspoint.org
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If you're considering coming to Charleston for an overnight stay with your students, why not stay in the most historic, fun, and affordable "hotel" on the water... the USS Yorktown!
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