About Us
Troop 762 meets every Thursday at 7:00pm at the El Segundo Scout House. Our troop is completely scout led, which allows each scout to be both a leader and a doer, not just a follower. Our adult leaders are Wood Badge trained and our youth leaders are National Youth Leadership Trained (NYLT).
Our activities are year round and include: Backpacking, Hiking, Bicycling, Canoeing, Climbing, Snow Sports, Summer Camp and a whole lot of outdoor activities.
The Boy Scout program promotes youth leadership, character, rank advancement, participation in meaningful outdoor activities, service to the community, and most of all, having fun while doing it.
- Providing a safe and fun program
- Providing a quality scouting program, with the main focus on scout skills, hiking, backpacking and other outdoor activities
- Developing boys into young adults who understand and live by the principles of the Boy Scout Oath, Scout Law and the Scout Motto
- Encouraging parents to actively support our scouts by attending Troop Committee meetings, activities, fundraising events and maybe even becoming an Assistant Scoutmaster or any number of Troop Committee volunteer positions.
About Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America (the BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.
The BSA’s goal is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the program to instill typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoors skills, through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking. In order to further these outdoor activities, the BSA has four high-adventure bases: Northern Tier (Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario), Philmont Scout Ranch (New Mexico), Sea Base (Florida), and Summit Bechtel Reserve (West Virginia).
The traditional Scouting divisions are Cub Scouting for children in grades K-5, Scouts BSA for youth ages 11 to 17 and Venturing and Sea Scouting for young men and women ages 14 (or 13 and having completed the 8th grade) to 20.
The BSA operates traditional Scouting by chartering local organizations, such as churches, clubs, civic associations, or educational organization, to implement the Scouting program for youth within their communities. Units are led entirely by volunteers appointed by the chartering organization, who are supported by local councils using both paid professional Scouters and volunteers.