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The History of Exploring
Exploring
began as a senior program in early Boy Scout
troops. These older boys carried out high adventures
and service projects, and gave leadership to
young scouts. In 1912, Sea Scouting was founded
for older Scouts and flourished as a program
based on the tradition of the sea.
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In 1935, senior Scouts were called Explorers
for the first time, and many were organized
in separate Explorer crews in troops, using
a senior Scout program.
In 1938, Mr. Waite Phillips, a Tulsa oil man,
gave Boy Scouts of America 35,875 acres of northeast
New Mexico, which became the Philmont Scout
Ranch and Explorer Base.
In
May of 1949, the national BSA Executive Board
revised senior scouting to recognize as Explorers
all young men in posts, Sea Scout ships, Air
Squadrons, and all Boy Scouts ove age 14 in
troops.
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In
1954, the national BSA Executive Board and
the University of Michigan made a national
study that revealed the needs, desires,
and concerns of boys 14 to 16. As a result,
a completely new Explorer program was developed
and put into effect January 1, 1959. This
new program included activities, methods,
and recognition's that were similar to,
but separate from the Boy Scout program.
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After almost ten years of limited progress,
a study was made of the special-interest
posts being organized. The study indicated
that 83% of youth surveyed wanted more information
on careers than they were getting at home
or in school, and 94% wanted adult associations.
Coed participation, sports, and adult-life
recognition were founded necessary to attract
young adults to Exploring. |
The opportunity to join posts that
specialize in careers or recreational
programs attracted large numbers
of young adults to Exploring. Exploring
locally and nationally became a
separate division of Boy Scouts
of America designed to serve young
men who had dropped out or never
were Boy Scouts. In April 1971,
young women became eligible for
full membership in Exploring, and
the upper age limit in Exploring
was increased to age 21. With these
new methods came a series of national
activities designed and conducted
to strengthen the local posts.
By
1981, the rapid growth of Exploring
led to the development of national
specialty programs in aviation,
business, science and
engineering, fire and rescue, law
enforcement, health careers,
outdoor, sea exploring, sports,
career education, arts, skilled
trades, social services and communications.
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Today, Exploring continues to grow
right here in our community. The
Macedonia Fire Department Post 22
has a membership of 12 students
from around the Nordonia Hills area.
The Explorers will be taking a semi-active
role in all that we do as firefighters,
and are looking forward to helping
their community.
If
you are a young man or woman between
the ages of 14 and 20, and you are
interested in finding out more about
our Exploring post please call us
at (330)468-8335 or email pcelinski@macedonia.oh.us
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