Boy Scout Troop 399 North Babylon Attend The West Point Invitational Camporee

Boy Scout Troop 399 North Babylon learned survival techniques, important skills, and fitness activities alongside West Point Cadets and other Boy Scouts at the West Point Invitational Camporee on a rainy April weekend, April 21st -23rd. Troop 399 Scouts and adult leaders started the weekend with a Lightfighter Hike, carrying everything they would need for the weekend for approximately 3 miles. They experienced a taste of military life; eating K-rations, making their own ziplines, rafting, hiking and participating in other exciting learning opportunities that developed knowledge, grit, and character. At the end of the weekend, they celebrated with their fellow campers with music and a bonfire.

Boy Scout Troop 399 is a Boy Scout Troop based in North Babylon, NY, and a member of the Sagtikos District of the Boy Scouts of America’s Suffolk County Council. Troop

399 is sponsored by the North Babylon Lions Club. Originally chartered in 1975, Troop 399 has been offering scouting opportunities and teaching boys to become leaders and serve their community for more than 40 years. Meetings are held most Thursday evenings at 7:30 PM during the school year. For more information, you can visit the Troop 399 website at https://www.troopwebhost.org/Troop399NorthBabylon/Index.htm.