This course prepares unit leaders in areas beyond the basic HALTT training: desert backpacking, snow camping, equipment making, search and rescue, orienteering skills, and more. Leaders completing all sessions receive a certificate and patch. Three years are allowed for completion of Specialist courses after registration.
Specialist Training meets three weekends from 8:00am to 4:00pm, plus two weekend adventure trips. Meetings are held at:
Scout Headquarters, 1207 Upas Street, San Diego, CA
Particulars
Fee
- $25 per participant, pre-registered
Prerequisites
- No prerequisites to START the course. But...The following ARE required before completion:
- Please bring Medical forms part A and B for each participant.
Contact
- To register for class, or for more information, contact:
- Rich McGuire
Specialist Chairman
richmcguireii@gmail.com
Schedule
Offered the second weekend of each month from February through May, plus October and November. From 8:00 a.m. Saturday until noon-ish on Sunday.
Dates
- Leadership and Desert Skills — (No registration yet)
** Prerequisite to Desert Backpack - Desert Backpack to Anza-Borrego — (No registration yet)
- Equipment Making, Emergencies — Dec 07-08, 2024 (No registration yet)
- Snow Skills and Trip Planning — Jan 18-19, 2025 (No registration yet)
** Prerequisite to 3-Day Snow Camp - 3-Day Snow Skills Camp - Eastern Sierra — Feb 15-17, 2025 (No registration yet)
