From a "Boy Scouts of America" Venture Crew to a "Learning for life" Law Enforcement Explorer Post, our county's youth have been given a chance to hang out all they want. Above ground and below ground!

During its infancy our Venture Crew had itself confined to our facility getting trained for the next adventurous idea they could come up with, the first mission being a ski trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn. Once the first trip was taken the kids made it a goal and tradition to go every year since that time. Now our youth plan out, design, map out, and pre-plan trips to Red River Gorge climbing, the natural rock that this area is known around the world for - to pushing the limits of subterranean exploration, known in our area as "caving".

The many hundreds of caves our county has to offer sets no limits on how deep they want to go during this challenging activity. Many of our agency's youth leaders approach these adventures with great focus on getting educated and many hours of team level training. Each leader picks an interest and works toward acquiring the needed knowledge to prepare themselves for all possible scenarios they may encounter.

For example, some of the youth have completed the National Cave Rescue Commissions cave rescue training, first aid/CPR training, rope rescue basics, and even techniques in search and rescue procedures. The fact is that our youth train harder than most who also have an interest in these fields. Their goals being to develop the needed skills to make these activities safe and fun for all involved.

Our Law Enforcement Post is second to none when it comes to Adult leadership. Officer Todd Stinson, an officer with the town of Corydon Police Department, works hard to keep the interest of the youth focused. In the past, they have had the Floyd County SWAT Team in to do informational demonstrations and the youth have been able to work on the many different high angle rope techniques that officers sometimes find themselves faced with.