Rick Dostal came to the national Royal Rangers office with his wife Maggie and daughter Hannah from Oakley, California in February 2000. Rick and Maggie have been married for 32 years and have one daughter, Hannah who is now married to Benjamin Barnett, a National ROTY. Rick is originally from Oklahoma and his family moved to Southern California when he was 12 years old.  A job change moved the Dostal’s to Northern California in 1992. They resided there until their relocation to Springfield, Missouri.

He was a building inspector in Northern and Southern California for 10 years before his appointment to the national office.  Prior to his career as a building inspector he was a construction superintendent and journeyman carpenter. He still maintains four International Code Council (ICC) building inspector certifications and is an active member in the local chapter, Southern Missouri Code Officials for building inspectors and code officials.

He came to the national Royal Ranger office to fill the position of National Training and Camps Coordinator. His responsibilities included National Training Camps, Camp Eagle Rock development, and Camporama coordination.

His responsibilities changed to National FCF President and Camp Eagle Rock Coordinator in March of 2003.  If you really want to see Rick get “excited” just start talking about Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship.  You will see that in the Royal Rangers ministry this is his passion, second only to seeing boys coming to the altars. Rick said that FCF is a very special and unique tool that God has provided for commanders to Reach and Keep more boys for Christ. The fun part of FCF is the Teaching! What more exciting thing is there than to see a potential FCF’er build his first Flint and Steel fire or stick his first tomahawk. Or take that new FCF’er to his first Trace or Rendezvous and watch him learn to trade for his first piece of an outfit or learn to spin a yarn. Tell me this ministry is not the most awesome experience a Royal Ranger Commander could be involved in!

Rick has been involved in the Royal Ranger Ministry since 1978.  He served as FCF President for six years in Northern California/Nevada and as FCF Vice-president, FCF Divisional Rep., and Sectional, Area, Senior, Trail Ranger, Trailblazer, Pioneer, Buckaroo, Straight Arrow Commander and Discovery Rangers. Most currently he is the Adventure Rangers Commander at Outpost 114, Park Crest AG. He has also served in his local church as a Deacon of the Board, Sunday school Superintendent and teacher.

Rick’s interests include spending time with his family, camping, and hunting.  He enjoys speaking at FCF events, Royal Rangers Pow Wows, and Men’s camps.  His vision is to see all of our boys have the opportunity to ask Jesus Christ our Master Ranger into their heart as Lord and Savior and then to train them up in the Ranger way so as to become real Men, Warriors for God.

He now serves at General Council Assemblies of God headquarters as U.S. Missions Construction Representative in the U.S. MAPS office. Rick believes that his ministry change is another way the Lord has provided for the Royal Rangers and RV Volunteers to move into new dimension to work together. Church Teams and RV’ers are doing the same thing we as Royal Rangers call Bronze Pathfinders trips!