The 2005 National Scout Jamboree was the 16th national Scout jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America and was held from July 25, 2005 through August 3, 2005 at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. Normally, the next jamboree would be held four years afterward in 2009, but the date was changed so that the next jamboree could take place in 2010, the centennial anniversary of Scouting in the United States. Statistics Over 31,700 Youth attended, making up the 883 jamboree Troops present. Scouts from 26 Nations attended. More than 7,000 adults volunteered to provide support and program services. Each jamboree troop was made up of 36 youth, consisting of 4 patrols of 8 scouts, and 4 youth leaders (senior patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, quartermaster and scribe) selected from various units in their local council. For the 10-day event Caroline County went from the 50th most populated county in Virginia to the 14th. Sub-camps The 2005 National Scout Jamboree was divided into 20 sub-camps, named after living American explorers. The subcamps were then grouped into four Regions. Northeast 1:William I. Koch; Troops 0100-0199 2:Dr. S. Allen Counter; Troops 0200-0299 3:Steven W. Squyres; Troops 0300-0399 4:José I. Castro; Troops 0400-0499 5:Michael Manyak; Troops 0500-0599 Western 6:Steve Fossett; Troops 0600-0699 7:Ken Kamler; Troops 0700-0799 8:James A. Lovell; Troops 0800-0899 9:Jim Whittaker; Troops 0900-0999 Central 10:Jim Fowler; Troops 1000-1099 11:Scott Carpenter; Troops 1100-1199 12:James Dewey Watson; Troops 1200-1299 13:Don Walsh; Troops 1300-1399 14:Richard C. Wiese; Troops 1400-1499 Southern 15:Robert Ballard; Troops 1500-1599 16:Richard Wiese Sr; Troops 1600-1699 17:Donald C. Johanson; Troops 1700-1799 18:William Forgey; Troops 1800-1899 19:Joseph Kittinger Jr.; Troops 1900-1999 20:Will Steger; Troops 2000-2099 Arena Shows Three Arena Shows were planned to be held during the jamboree. Allan Gibbs was the director of Arena Operations. The first Arena Show was held on July 27, 2005. The first show was a staff show, and a youth arena staff member served as MC. The show also featured a staff barbecue and a speech from the Chief Scout Executive, as well as a preview for what was to come during the rest of the week. President George W. Bush was scheduled to attend the second show, along with Senator Bill Frist, but was not able to attend due to impending thunderstorms expected to hit about the time of the show or shortly after. However, Frist was already en route to the show when it was