Scouts Take Aim at Camp

Troop 216 Alliance scouts David Standage (left) and Dracen Buschow were at the firing line recently, with their Scoutmaster Chad Buschow at camp Guernsey Training Center in Wyoming.

Scouts from Alliance and troops from six other states visited one day of their weeklong camp at the Guernsey military base learning basics of firing M16 A2 rifles and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon machine guns.

Camp Laramie Peak Scout Camp is a high adventure BSA wilderness camp teaching merit badge classes for advancement in environmental science, nuclear science, shooting sports, nature projects, wilderness outposts, zip lines, handicrafts, leatherwork, ATV and others.