As most of you know, effective June 1st, BSA is transitioning away from Regions and Areas in favor of 16 new National Service Territories. These Territories are structured rather differently from Areas or Regions – at the Territory level, there is minimal staff and no board or committee structure. I think this new structure will be a favorable change for Sea Scouts – people operating at the territory level are connected both to National and to the Councils, and the focus is on coordinating activities between the councils – but it will take some adjustment.
With this change, the term of service of our Regional and Area Commodores and their Committee Members has come to an end. These people have done incredible things for Sea Scouts, and I want to thank all of them for their service, especially the four Regional Commodores – Ben Feril, Tom McMullen, Curt Ware and Kathy Weydig. I’m pleased to inform you that all four are continuing with Sea Scouts in various capacities.
Each of the new Territories will have a Territory Sea Scout Coordinator (which in accordance with tradition we’ll call Commodores). These Territory Commodores will officially report to the National Sea Scout Committee but will support Sea Scouts in their respective territories. This model is consistent with the coordinator role held by most volunteers working at the territory level.
Each territory also has a Territory Boatswain, the senior youth leader for Sea Scouts in the territory. These Boatswains will report primarily to the National Boatswain, but will work in partnership with the Territory Commodores.
I’m really pleased with the lineup of Territory Commodores and Territory Boatswains – we’ve recruited some fine people, and I am excited to see where they take Sea Scouts this year. I am proud to introduce them to you in the section below. I’ll include a list of councils in each Territory (which I believe is accurate but which might still be subject to change) so you can figure out where you are. Maps of the new Territories can be found here. If you need to contact your Commodore or Boatswain and don’t have their email addresses, you can use the contact us link at the bottom of any page on seascout.org. If you need to reach me, the same mechanism works, but you can also email me at national.commodore at scouting.org.
Please join me in welcoming these Boatswains and Commodores!
– T.W. Cook, National Commodore
National Service Territory 1
Territory 1 consists of Blue Mountain Council, Cascade Pacific Council, Chief Seattle Council, Crater Lake Council, Far East Council, Grand Columbia Council, Grand Teton Council, Great Alaska Council, Inland Northwest Council, Midnight Sun Council, Mount Baker Council, Mountain West Council, Oregon Trail Council, and Pacific Harbors Council.
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National Service Territory 2
Territory 2 consists of Catalina Council, Conquistador Council, Crossroads of the West, Denver Area Council, Grand Canyon Council, Great Southwest Council, Greater Wyoming-Longs Peak Council, Las Vegas Area Council, Montana Council, Nevada Area Council, Pikes Peak Council, Rocky Mountain Council, and Yucca Council.
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National Service Territory 3
Territory 3 consists of Aloha Council, California Inland Empire Council, Golden Empire Council, Golden Gate Area, Greater Los Angeles Area, Greater Yosemite Council, Long Beach Area Council, Los Padres Council, Marin Council, Orange County Council, Pacific Skyline Council, Piedmont Council, Redwood Empire Council, San Diego Imperial Council, Sequoia Council, Silicon Valley Monterey Bay, Southern Sierra Council, Ventura County Council, Verdugo Hills Council, and W.L.A.C.C.
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National Service Territory 4
Territory 4 consists of Black Hills Area Council, Central Minnesota, Chippewa Valley Council, Gamehaven, Gateway Area, Hawkeye Area Council, Illowa Council, Mid Iowa Council, Northeast Iowa Council, Northern Lights Council, Northern Star Council, Sioux Council, Twin Valley Council, Voyageurs Area, and Winnebago Council
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National Service Territory 5
Territory 5 consists of Cornhusker Council, Coronado Area Council, Great Rivers Council, Greater St. Louis Area Council, Heart of America Council, Jayhawk Area Council, Mid-America Council, Overland Trails, Ozark Trails Council, Pony Express Council, Quivira Council, and Santa Fe Trail Council
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National Service Territory 6
Territory 6 consists of Abraham Lincoln Council, Bay-Lakes Council, Blackhawk Area, Glaciers Edge Council, Mississippi Valley Council, Northeast Illinois, Pathway to Adventure, Potawatomi Area Council, Prairielands, Rainbow Council, Samoset Council, Three Fires Council, Three Harbors Council, and W D Boyce
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National Service Territory 7
Territory 7 consists of Alamo Area Council, Bay Area Council, Buffalo Trail Council, Calcasieu Area Council, Capitol Area Council, Evangeline Area, Istrouma Area Council, Louisiana Purchase Council, Norwela Council, Rio Grande Council, Sam Houston Area Council, South Texas Council, Southeast Louisiana Council, Texas Southwest Council, Texas Trails Council, and Three Rivers Council
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National Service Territory 8
Territory 8 consists of Arbuckle Area Council, Caddo Area Council, Cherokee Area Council, Cimarron Council, Circle Ten Council, De Soto Area Council, East Texas Area Council, Golden Spread Council, Indian Nations Council, Last Frontier Council, Longhorn Council, Northwest Texas Council, Quapaw Area Council, South Plains Council, and Westark Area Council
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National Service Territory 9
Territory 9 consists of Anthony Wayne Area, Black Swamp Area Council, Buckeye Council, Buffalo Trace, Crossroads Of America, Dan Beard Council, Erie Shores Council, Great Trail, Hoosier Trails Council, Lake Erie Council, LaSalle Council, Miami Valley Council, Michigan Crossroads, Muskingum Valley Council, Sagamore Council, Simon Kenton Council, and Tecumseh
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National Service Territory 10
Territory 10 consists of Allegheny Highlands Council, Baden-Powell Council, Five Rivers Council, Greater Hudson Valley, Greater New York Councils, Greater Niagara Frontier Council, Iroquois Trail Council, Leatherstocking, Longhouse Council, Rip Van Winkle Council, Seneca Waterways, Suffolk County Council, Theodore Roosevelt Council, and Twin Rivers Council
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National Service Territory 11
Territory 11 consists of Cape Cod and Islands Council, Connecticut Rivers Council, Connecticut Yankee Council, Daniel Webster Council, Green Mountain, Greenwich, Heart of New England Council, Housatonic Council, Katahdin Area Council, Mayflower Council, Narragansett, Pine Tree Council, The Spirit of Adventure, Transatlantic Council, and Western Massachusetts Council
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National Service Territory 12
Territory 12 consists of Baltimore Area Council, Buckskin, Bucktail Council, Chief Cornplanter Council, Del Mar Va, French Creek Council, Laurel Highlands Council, Mason Dixon Council, Moraine Trails Council, Mountaineer Area, National Capital Area Council, Ohio River Valley Council, Shenandoah Area Council, Virginia Headwaters Council, and Westmoreland Fayette
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National Service Territory 13
Territory 13 consists of Chester County Council, Columbia-Montour, Cradle of Liberty Council, Garden State Council, Hawk Mountain Council, Jersey Shore Council, Juniata Valley Council, Minsi Trails Council, Monmouth Council, New Birth of Freedom, Northeastern Pennsylvania Council, Northern New Jersey Council, Patriots Path Council, Pennsylvania Dutch Council, Susquehanna Council, and Washington Crossing Council
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National Service Territory 14
Territory 14 consists of Atlanta Area Council, Black Warrior Council, Blue Grass Council, Central Georgia Council, Chattahoochee Council, Cherokee Area Council, Chickasaw Council, Coastal Georgia Council, Flint River Council, Great Smoky Mountain Council, Greater Alabama Council, Lincoln Heritage Council, Middle Tennessee Council, Northeast Georgia Council, Northwest Georgia Council, Pushmataha Area Council, Sequoyah Council, Tukabatchee Area Council, West Tennessee Area Council, and Yocona Area Council
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National Service Territory 15
Territory 15 consists of Blue Ridge Council, Blue Ridge Mountains Council, Cape Fear Council, Central North Carolina Council, Coastal Carolina Council, Colonial Virginia Council, Daniel Boone Council, East Carolina Council, Georgia-Carolina, Heart of Virginia Council, Indian Waters Council, Mecklenburg County Council, Occoneechee, Old Hickory Council, Old North State Council, Palmetto Council, Pee Dee Area Council, Piedmont Council, Tidewater Council, and Tuscarora Council
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National Service Territory 16
Territory 16 consists of Alabama-Florida Council, Andrew Jackson Council, Central Florida Council, Choctaw Area Council, Greater Tampa Bay Area, Gulf Coast Council, Gulf Stream Council, Mobile Area Council, North Florida Council, Pine Burr Area Council, Puerto Rico Council, South Florida Council, South Georgia Council, Southwest Florida Council, and Suwannee River Area Council
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