Patriotism is a character trait we take very seriously in Frontier Girls. All meetings begin with a formal flag ceremony and girls are taught a proper respect for both flag and country. We are also a strong supporter of our military personnel and have made optional programs available to our troops who want to go Above and Beyond.
Patriot Program
Our Patriot Program is a special program designed to honor the daughters of our military men and women. These girls and their entire families make many sacrifices so that the rest of us can enjoy the freedoms that many of our men and women have fought to protect for more than 200 years. The daughter of any personnel in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard or Reserves may register as a Patriot.
Because many of these girls move frequently, sometimes it is difficult for them to join a traditional troop (although they are more then welcome to.) All girls of military families are invited to join a special worldwide troop just for them. Our Patriot troop #911 has no official leader and each parent or guardian acts as the leader for their own daughter. The girls can stay in touch with one and other through our safe, monitored, web connection where they can post pictures of their projects and correspond with other girls in the Patriot program to get ideas for future activities. When they move to a new area, they can quickly find out if there are any other Patriots around that they can get together with. This site will also have informational postings and resources specific to military families.
If a Patriot wishes to join a traditional troop, she is encouraged to do so. She will wear her regular troop numerals along with the Patriot ribbon and service flag pin in addition to her regular uniform. Any leader who is a spouse to military personnel also wears a special patriot ribbon and service flag pin on her leader uniform.
Support a Soldier
If your troop is interested, we will pair you up with a group that has adopted a specific platoon or soldier overseas. It then becomes your troop’s responsibility to regularly send boxes to your assigned soldier or soldiers. Please do not take this duty lightly. If your troop commits to this project you must follow through or it is the soldier who suffers. It is hard enough being away from family and friends in hostile territory, and they look forward to care packages more than you know.
Any time your girls spend making cards or writing letters to your soldiers may be counted toward Servant’s Heart awards. This program is highly recommended as it really gives the girls an appreciation of the sacrifice that these men and women make, as well as that of their families, so that we can retain the freedoms we so enjoy here in the United States.
This program is for Frontier Girls members only. Visit our Support a Soldier page for further details.
Supporting Our Veterans
Frontier Girls are strong supporters of our veterans at home. We work closely with various veterans organizations such as VFW Posts and the American Legion. Activities might include putting flags on graves on Memorial Day, serving Christmas dinner at the VFW post, or even performing tall flag routines and songs for the annual Stand Down for homeless veterans.
Flag Corps
Frontier Girls offers an optional program called the Frontier Girls Flag Corps. This program is for any girls in your troop who are interested in performing formal flag ceremonies for events in your community. To start a Flag Corps you must have a minimum of 3 girls interested. You will need a Caller, a Flag Bearer, and one Color Guard (more Color Guards may be used if you have more girls that wish to participate). Details on performing a formal flag ceremony can be found in our Leader Handbook. Any time spent performing ceremonies for other community members count toward Servant’s Heart Awards.
Tall Flag
Frontier Girls tall flag teams perform patriotic routines during community parades and events. Using red, white and blue flags on 5′ flag poles they twirl to songs such as “God Bless the USA” and “The Great Defenders”. Details for starting your own tall flag team can be found in the members only section.