Re: Strange patrol names
Anthony J. Mako (ajmako@NLS.NET)
Sat, 6 Mar 1999 17:01:10 -0500
<Marcel Chevilet wrote>
PS: I dont believe that adult scouters should posture as patrols. This
is the boys game and we are lucky to be sojourners and mentors here. I
know, its fun to be geezers, dinosauers, over the hill, etc but its not
what we are about. (sorry about that but its just one mans opinion)
</Marcel>
Marcel is right. If the adults group together and make a joke out of
being a patrol, the Scouts won't find much use for working together as a
group either. If, however, the adults actually function as a patrol
(each member having a distinct responsibility, working together to get
the job done), the Scouts will have a real example to follow.
There's nothing wrong with having an "Old Goat" patrol as long as the
"Old Goats" actually make it a patrol. If they just hang around the
coffee pot telling "war" stories, it will be hard to get the Scouts to
stop doing similar things.
YIS
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