With a goal of becoming an astronaut, aerospace engineer, and CEO, Boy Scouts like Nickoli D’Agrella have gained valuable aviation maintenance experience in the Scout Aviation Maintenance Experience (SAME) Program, which provides summer scholarships that offer hands-on training at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (KOSC) in northeast Michigan. The program has announced applications are open now through March 15, 2021, for young men and women to be selected for this summer’s program.
Boy Scouts Program Providing Valuable Aviation Maintenance Experience
Key Takeaways:
- The Scout Aviation Maintenance Experience (SAME) Program offers summer scholarships for youth to gain hands-on training in aviation maintenance, including rebuilding vintage aircraft like a 1965 Cessna 150E.
- Founded by three USAF veterans and primarily funded by Pete and Nona Mapes, the program provides valuable experience (e.g., 240 certified maintenance hours) and prepares participants for aerospace careers.
- Participants, open to various Scout groups aged 14 or older, become eligible for a year-long flight training scholarship valued at $22,000 upon program completion; applications for the 2021 program were due March 15.
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