TAC Connection

September 10, 2025

A periodic communication to our Scouting Families

National Youth Leadership Training – NYLT

Transatlantic Council held a highly successful NYLT course in July at Camp Freedom. Thirty-seven Scouts from six Districts graduated and now have the tools to take their units to greater heights. The course theme was the Cars movie. Led by Aaron G (Lightning McQueen) and mentored by Andrew Wright (Doc Hudson) the staff of 26 youth and adults provided leadership training covering communication, ethical and moral decision making, finding your vision, leading yourself, planning, servant leadership and much more. All of this was achieved through games and activities with a purpose. Key to this was being safe, having fun combined with lots of enthusiasm. For many Scouts the highlight of the course was the outpost experience where they hiked in their patrols for the afternoon, cooked dinner on a fire, made a shelter, and slept in it.

If you want to develop your unit leadership, look out for details of the next course at Camp Freedom from 9 to 15 August 2026.

Summer Camp recap!

Our 2025 TAC summer camp season has come to a close with two Nationally accredited camps! There were some amazing accomplishments from our attendees with the help from more than our 100 seasonal camp staff members between the two camps:

·      1,138 merit badges completed at camp

·      523 youth attendees

·      151 adult attendees

·      41 adults completed the IOLS course

We know our camp attendees made some great memories and new friends.

Learn more about the Transatlantic Council resident camps here: https://tacscouting.org/camps/

Need more camp swag? Check out the TAC online Program Supply center – we have shirts and other camp memorabilia available here: https://councilstuff.com/802

Register Today - Scouting Leadership Conference 2025 in Heidelberg, Germany   

The 2025 Scouting Leadership Conference (SLC) will be held November 14-16th in Heidelberg, Germany. Classes will focus on Cub Scouting, Scouts BSA, Venturing, and other Scouting programs.

Saturday evening, join us at the Council Recognition Dinner for the presentation of the Silver Beaver Award- the highest award a council can bestow upon volunteers for their service to Scouting America. 

Commissioners who are attending Friday’s College of Commissioner Science (CCS) need to register separately at https://scoutingevent.com/802-CCS25.

As an offer to conference attendees, you can pre-order from the Program Supply Center any personal or unit supply needs and schedule them for pick up at the conference. The mobile trading post will also be on site for the weekend. Advancement items such as belt loops, pins, ranks, merit badges, etc. are only available through pre-order. The window for Pre-Orders closes November 10th.

https://scoutingevent.com/802-SLC75

The 75th Anniversary in sponsored by generous contributions from:

Darci Swanson, Joseph and Jennifer Hancock, and Andrews Federal Credit Union.

Interested in becoming a Sponsor? https://tacscouting.org/donate/75th-anniversary-fund/

75^th Anniversary Items Available Again for Pre-Order in the Program Supply Center

With Transatlantic Council celebrating 75 Years of Scouting Overseas in 2025, we have re-opened the store for people to order new limited edition pre-sale items that are now available in the75th Anniversary section of the Program Supply Center site. These limited-edition items include ball caps, jackets, vests, hooded sweatshirts, bags, polo shorts, long sleeve shirts, and other apparel in a variety of colors. Several items can be selected with or without the 75^th Diamond Anniversary backpatch. This Pre-order will close September 15th. Ordered items are expected to be available to customers by the Scouting Leadership Conference in mid-November. Watch this space and other social media announcing other new additions to the inventory!

New Merit Badges

Scouting America is excited to announce the launch of two brand-new merit badges, Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence on September 22^nd!

·     Artificial Intelligence (AI) Merit Badge Designed to introduce Scouts to the rapidly evolving world of AI, this badge helps them understand its applications, ethical considerations, and the role it plays in daily life.

·     Cybersecurity Merit Badge: Focused on digital safety, this badge equips Scouts with essential skills to navigate today’s online world responsibly and securely.

·     For more information on requirements for the new merit badges, visit the Scouting America Merit Badges Requirements site (click here to access) beginning September 22.

Questions? TAC-ServiceCenter-802@scouting.org