JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Purdue University in partnership with the Office of the Secretary of Defense Military Community and Family Policy announced recently the locations of the 2012 Extension-Military High Adventure Camps.
Military kids
Would you like to spend time whitewater rafting, hiking, rock climbing, winter camping, backpacking, mountain biking, exploring the environment, running ropes courses, geo-caching, or practicing wilderness skills? What if you could do these activities with other military youth just like you?
Military teens (14-18 years old) will have an opportunity to participate in adventure camps scheduled April 2012 through March 2013. These high energy, high adventure, and high experience camps are planned across the United States from Alaska to Maine and from Colorado to Georgia as well as states in between. There are even opportunities for military teens in the Pacific Rim. This is the perfect chance for you to experience the outdoors as you never have before!
Each camp offers a unique outdoor experience that will allow you to build
your leadership, self-confidence, and teamwork skills while participating in
activities like camp cooking and archery. Camps have funding available to
assist with transportation costs.
Camps through this partnership near Georgia include:
Joint Reserve Teen Leadership Summit
July 1-6, 2012
Dahlonega, Georgia - Wahsega 4-H Center
The summit is available to youth ages 14-18 who have a parent serving in the reserve component nationwide.
Registration is currently open and closes May 4, 2012. Selected participants will be notified no later than May 11.
Fun, enthusiastic Adult Volunteers are needed for the Joint Reserve Component Teen Leadership Summit. Adult leaders arrive one day earlier than the teen participants. Airfare is provided. If you are interested in volunteering at the Joint Summit,
please complete the registration form or contact Tyler Ashley at 706-542-4444. You get to have just as much fun as the kids!
Florida Water Adventure Camp
June 19-30, 2012
Northwest Florida and throughout the state
This camp is available to youth ages 14-18 who have a parent serving in the active or guard components of all service branches nationwide. Registration is currently open and closes May 1, 2012. Selected participants will be notified no later than May 7. For attendees of last year's Joint Summit, do note that the Florida Adventure Camp is car camping and does not have a residential facility. Participants will travel throughout Florida by motorcoach, sleeping in "tent-cots" and participating in many high adventure activities such as kayaking, snorkeling, caving and basic survival skills.