Re: AFS Scouts
Patrick Lam (PLAM@MUSICM.MCGILL.CA)
Thu, 8 Sep 1994 18:49:31 EDT
>son that is. He and several other of the AFS kids were in Scouts in their
>various countries, and would like to join or at least participate with my
>Scout troop. One boy Diego is from Spain, one Nils from Germany and one
>Espen is from Norway. What would help me a great deal is knowing how to
They'll definitely be an asset to your troop. You get a different
point of view on how other countries do things. A good thing to do..
>allegiance? Another, should I try and get a copy of their scout records even
>though I know they won't match ours in anyway? Would it be better to make
>them J.A.S.M.'s (skill assumed) or should I try and bring them in in some
>other capacity?
The best position for them would probably be JASM, I'd think. If they
want to work towards an Eagle, it is possible, apparently. Steve
Myers posted a while ago about a foreign exchange student in his
troop earning his Eagle while there. You'd probably want to talk to
someone at Council or something about that.. they don't have to
redo things, if they're interested in doing BSA badges.
I worked with a Scout troop from another organization this summer
as a guest ASM (they didn't distinguish between ASM & JASM). I
did not work on badges, as I should do that with my main organization,
which I am with throughout the year. I learned a lot about how they
work, though.
>I would also like to get some background information about scouting in these
>countries, at least some understanding of it's structure, i.e. class ranks,
>positions of responsibility, etc.
Why don't you ask them? I'm sure they'd be glad to share that info
with you.
pat
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