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Health and Fitness Requirements - All applicants will be required to submit a complete and detailed health history, meet immunization requirements, and undergo a thorough physical fitness examination between July 27, 2009 and March 1, 2010. Physical examinations will be by a licensed health-care professional and will be subject to review and evaluation by the jamboree subcamp, regional and national Medical Service. Not completing the fitness examination process by the March 2010 deadline may limit or even prohibit your jamboree participation, and you will be subject to being sent home at your expense. Participants are subject to a medical recheck upon arrival to verify provided information and current fitness. In the event a participant is found medically unfit at this time, he cannot serve and must return home at his own expense.
Immunization requirements are based on recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Service. All participants must provide proof of immunization for tetanus within 10 years (five years preferred). In addition, participants must provide verification of the following immunizations since birth: (1) measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); (2) polio vaccine (oral or injection); (3) diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus (DPT); and (4) chicken pox. It is recommended that immunizations for hepatitis B (for persons 15 years of age and older) be considered. We recognize the right of participants to not have immunizations because of religious beliefs, but a signed statement and medical check for contagious disease are still required.

Weather - Weather at the jamboree is typical for Bowling Green, Virginia, in the summer. While the average temperature in July and August is 87 to 65 degrees, temperature extremes have varied from a high of 104 to a low of 43 degrees. In addition to the heat, July has the highest amount of average precipitation for the year (including thunderstorms), contributing to the high humidity. The exciting high-adventure activities, long days, and short nights are in a non-air-conditioned environment, and you are subject to walking five to 10 miles per day. You should be capable of walking steadily for an hour without rest in high temperatures and humidity or rethink your participation.

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