Jungle Leadership Honor - advanced
Recreational Activities
Requirements
- Have the Jungle Leadership Honor.
- Have the following Honors:
- Edible wild plants
- Wildlife
- Outdoor leadership
- During a campout in the woods, demonstrate how to camouflage yourself and track a trail left by your instructor.
- Before starting a jungle expedition, what physical and mental preparations are necessary? Put together a program for the preparation period. Make a report of how you prepared each day containing the preparation period, types of exercises, and time spent.
Answer: Physical: conditioning (hikes, endurance and strength), good nutrition, hydration, sleep, vaccinations and a health check. Mental: study the environment and the route, know the risks, train survival skills, stay calm and confident, and prepare yourself spiritually (prayer and dependence on God). Putting together a preparation program and recording the progress each day is the task. — A jungle expedition requires a trained body and a prepared mind — conditioning, knowledge of the terrain and trust in God.
- Demonstrate the skills necessary for jungle leadership in two of the following regions - the regions chosen must be different from the ones you selected in the Jungle Leadership Honor.
- Tropical
- Desert
- Marshy
- Mountainous
- Temperate forest
- Arctic
- Make a drawing or model of two types of traps or snares. Build them at full size, demonstrating how they work.
- List the preparations that must be made to undertake a campout in each of the following places, considering equipment, clothing, food, etc.:
- In mountains
- In water
- Glacial
- In snow
Answer: 1) In the mountains: bring warm clothing for the cold and wind, sturdy high-top footwear for the uneven terrain, and clothing in layers. Pay attention to the altitude (thin air) and the rapidly changing weather; calorie-dense and easy-to-carry food (bars, nuts) and enough water. 2) On the water (rivers and lakes): use a life jacket and follow safety rules against drowning, protect your body and equipment from moisture (waterproof bags), insect repellent, and watch out for floods and currents; dry, well-sealed food. 3) Glacial: thermal clothing for extreme cold, gloves, a hat, and protective goggles against the glare of snow on ice, a shelter well insulated from the frozen ground, and equipment suited to ice (crampons, ice axes). Very calorie-dense food and hot drinks; beware of frostbite. 4) In the snow: clothing in several waterproof, heat-retaining layers, boots suited to snow, a heated shelter, and constant attention to hypothermia. Energy-rich foods and hot liquids; protect the extremities (hands, feet, ears). In all environments, equipment, clothing and food must be suited to the climate and terrain. — Each environment (mountain, water, ice, snow) requires its own equipment, clothing and food — the right preparation is a matter of survival.
- Write an essay citing the principles for developing faith in divine leadership, similar to what the psalmist demonstrated in Psalm 91.
- Know what measures must be taken for survival in the jungle.
Answer: Survival priorities: stay calm; secure shelter (protection from the weather); fire (warmth, cooking, keeping animals away, signaling); drinking water (collect and purify); food (safe plants); orientation (do not wander aimlessly); and signaling for rescue. The 'rule of 3' applies: about 3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter in extreme cold, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food — hence the order of priorities. — Surviving means prioritizing: shelter, fire, water and signaling — the 'rule of 3' shows what to take care of first.
- Teach one of the Honors mentioned in item 1 of the Jungle Leadership Honor.
- Build a shelter from natural but non-living material (for example, a hut made of dry branches) and spend at least one overnight in it.
- Plan and take part in at least two jungle campouts, with at least 2 overnights each, applying the principles and skills learned in this Honor.