. . . . . .		Teach our youth skills and talents that enable them to be self-sufficient in a variety of situations
		Teach them personal responsibility and maturity
		Teach young people their duty to their country, their state, and their families - and how to look at their own communities with an eye toward service and conscience.

	Shooting Skills
	Map-reading (Orienteering)
	Rapelling
	Hand Signals
	Camping Skills
	Self-reliance Techniques
	During the training of these skills, they naturally become more mature, more responsible, and more self-assured. (to a point...they ARE after all, KIDS!)

N.E.O.D.F. also offers a Pathfinders Program for family members
between the ages of 5 - 11.

Similar to a 'Cub Scout' pack, this group focuses on more age-related
tasks and looks for ways to instill a sense of
'service to community' to these "little ones" at an early age.

Cadet and Pathfinder training is held with the regular members of
N.E.O.D.F. once per month in Columbiana County. There are also
opportunities to train with other units from across the state in
Zanesville once a month. Equipment requirements
are slightly modified for these younger members.