Re: New Critter
Rex Goode (rexg@COIL.COM)
Wed, 28 Aug 1996 16:53:46 -0400
On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, Larry Jones wrote:
> This is one of my biggest reasons for advocating the week-long
> course. At the time when the week-end course breaks, is a point where
> the strong (such as Jim, Jr) think they know it all and are wasting
> themselves, and where the weak (such as myself a year and a half ago)
> are questioning our purpose for being there. I remember the 11:15 PM,
> Day 2 (Sunday night), if I had of gone home, I'd have never returned.
> It all has a purpose, and as we were told in Boy Scout Leader Training
> at PTC this summer, every exercise in the practicle course is as it is
> to help reinforce one, or more of the 11 Leadership Skills. These are the
> KEY to the whole thing.
I agree too. I went twice, once as part of a two-weekend course and once
as part of a week-long course. The first time, with one weekend in
between off, I took my troop through the Ape Caves (a Mt. St. Helens lava
tube). Midway through the tube, I sprained my ankle so badly I was rushed
to the hospital after hobbling the .75 miles over the rubble in the cave.
There was no way I was going to be able to finish the course in tons of
pain and a nice cast.
A year later I was back and started over. They almost didn't let me
continue. I'm glad they did. It did give me the rare opportunity to view
both methods from a participant's point of view. Don't want to offer any
spoilers. As I understand the purpose and method of Woodbadge, I believe
the uninterrupted week is better. YMMV.
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