Re: Mike Walton and reply to Tom Petricks post
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Mon, 14 Dec 1998 08:21:02 -0600
Phil Hammons<hhammons@LAUSD.K12.CA.US> wrote:
>Hmmm, Veeery Interesting. Senior Scout is just what we have done
>with the Venture patrol concept. We form a special activity patrol
>whose membership consists of Scouts 14 years and older, Life Scout
>and above and with 40 nights camping (doeable in two years in our
>troop, but that's another post), and scoutmaster concurrence ( so
>far not withheld).
Why a "separate patrol", Phil?? The old Senior Scout "designation"
just meant that a youth was "old enough" for Exploring and all of
the other "senior youth programs" in and outside of his Troop.
They were STILL members of their Patrol but they got to participate
in SPECIAL activities and events, put on by National, by the old 12
Regions, by local Councils and their Districts and if the Troop was
large enough, by the Troop itself!!
There was no need to organize a special "Senior Patrol", one of the
things I really dislike about the BSA's intent on creating "new
patrol groupings" within the existing Troop structure.
>They meet to plan special outings and discuss things like
>changes in Eagle Requirements. these meetings also are a good
>place to review progress toward Eagle without tying up the entire
>troop program.
That's great and I think that's the intent in part of the old
Leadership Corps program. But the Senior thing was REALLY NEAT (the
program changed before I turned 14 and we lost the Senior strip and
the specialness of allowing "Senior Scouts and Explorers" to take
part in special Council and national events and activities!).
Settummanque!
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