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Patrols? Neighborhood "gangs", in the good connotation. Family hierarchy: Big Brothers/Sisters exampling/teaching/modeling to younger bro's, sis's. Committee(s) of the whole to accomplish SOMETHING.... a trip to see a museum/hike a trail/go see a movie/earn a Merit Badge together/attend a CAMPOREE/serve for your CO, just the Patrol.... Patrol Dad, Mom, Waaay back when, our phone tree, (remember them? ) often garnered a bunch of "friends" meeting to see that movie, visit that museum... just because we were friends, not ONLY Scouts. But the Scout imprimatur was there. Our folks knew where we went, what we did, saw. Somewhere along the way, when Scouting became less cool, and the parents decided they (THEY ) couldn't trust us, didn't trust the rest of society (let a 12 year old walk to the store by themselves??), and because the BSA fell down HARD on protecting the Scouts from the unacknowledged predators out there, in here,,, We needed two deep Registered Scout Trained Adults on any Scout activity. Protecting not only the younguns' but the adultuns' too,,,, Can a bunch of friends go for a hike, go to a ball game (if they have the bucks!😉), without calling it a "SCOUT ACTIVITY" ? If they tell their parents, and the parents say "have fun, be home by 8 !" , well ... ? What is a "PATROL" today?

Ats what 'm talkin' 'bout...

Oui, ze leetle grey cells, zey try to be the challenge, n'est ce pas? You precede me, friend, I claim 77....😉

Yes. Oh, if only our political leaders (if not all) could lead and live their lives by the standards of the Scout Promise and Law....

Yes, I amhert too sometimes after hiking, especially my pheet....

? Amyhurst?

1) What was his record before the camp? Was he a "Scout" in the (minimum of how many years?) before he was passed as Eagle? 2) what was his "attitude" before the camp? Is Scouting something he does to please his dad/mom? Is it because he is (was?) trying to beat his brother/sister? 3) Family dynamics (see #1,#2). Are there mom and dad issues? 5) Would he rather be (sport/gang/Marines/anything but this sissy Scout stuff)? I once helped a dad (newly divorced, it turned out) plan the Eagle CoH for his son. I only knew the Scout by sight. The dad had a nice but simple affair planned, formal invitations to family, friends, Troop. The Scoutmaster was military and could not be there that day, but the ASMs did the good job. I really have no idea why, but we had only about 15 people there, theoretically could have had thirty or forty with Scouts and family. Words said, thoughts expressed, Scout/Eagle Promise made, cookies eaten, and boom everyone left. We never saw that Scout again at our Troop activities, altho he was only 16. Thinking about it, I could envision this Scout basically saying to the dad: "There, I did it, now get off my back."

When BSA began welcoming females into Scout Troops and Cub Packs (Explorer Posts and Venturererer Crews already) our Council wasn't sure how to proceed, so they said "pick a number". Our home Troop, 759, welcomed a sister Troop 7592. Seemed to work. Money changed hands, papers signed. Then, they said "no, we need a better, clearer destinction" , so later Troops/Packs became, at least on paper/Scoutnet denoted as (forinstance) 222B and 333G. letters show the gender difference. and the number strip on the sleeve will be only numbers.... So it is written, so shall it be... Or Gee....

I would HOPE one would click on the website and see the rest of the cartoon.... https://www.gocomics.com/thebuckets/2025/06/18

Let's see... Cub Scouts? maybe... Camping? ummm no.... Scoutmaster Minutes? nnno... Working with Kids ! ,,,, Okay, Open Discussion, by default..... https://www.gocomics.com/thebuckets/2025/06/16

So I am pleased to report that the CPR/AED training went well. However, (whatever?) with six weeks of various bush beating, we had one Scout, one Scout parent, one person from Meeting and 8 teens from a local private school. The trainers were happy to have been there, and so we will see if we can schedule again in the fall.

This past saturday, I was on the porch of our Meeting House, tending to some maintenance, when I looked up to see a young man walking by (we are at the north end of a county "history " trail. ), and I said hello. He was carrying a backpack, looked to be fully equipped, he had two hiking "sticks". We spoke for awhile. He said his Scout Troop (!) was going to Philmont, and he knew he had to do some "training". We talked about gear, distance (he did not know the trail he was on , except it was "in the neighborhood". It was the first time he had been out with his new pack (it looked new!). I shared some of my hiking history, and counseled him about the distance of this trail (you can do a five mile loop, good for the Second Class requirement), and encouraged him to "get tired now" so you won't be as tired later. It sounded like his Troop was going the last week in July.... I

Funny you should mention.... I have been trying to organize/schedule CPR/AED training for some time and by chance at a recent IOLS/BALLOO weekend, met a Scouter who does such things. We got it scheduled, and it will occur tomorrow. There is a fee, which I find reasonable for what is offered. He remits his share BACK to the org that he works with. We have publicized it in local Scout Troop, District and Council Campfire sites, and in our local newspaper and in our church. One of the rationales for this is our House of Worship is FINALLY to buy/install an AED. Now to the frustrating parts... 1) we have been greatly underwhelmed by the sign ups. We shall see how many they have from the internet sign up.... 2) One Scout enquiry was to ask about "the CPR Merit Badge Class, and what rank requirement it met". I had to respond that it was NOT a "Merit Badge Class" (they might have thought it was First Aid?), that it was instruction in the skill, and as to what, if any, rank requirement it fulfilled to ask his Scout Master. 3) Since I work at a Retirement Community, I am required to take just this sort of training. I can say that since my Paleolistic days as a Scout, up to my present state, I have learned no fewer than five techniques to deal with loss of breathing/heart attacks, each an improvement on the prior. I can claim only two times when this training has been of value, one very good, one not so. I tell people it's like wearing your motorcycle helmet or your auto seat belt.... you may only need this training once, but which once?

Very nice. Would that translate to " Neckerchief on a Bike"? Goodluck for the visibility and recognition ! Such an Eagle project idea !

"It depends".... Nat Jamboree, 2013, they issued nice offishul duffles as part of the deal. Staff (Chaplain), I brought a foot locker, but discovered it would not fit in the tent with the cot they issued/assigned. We Adapted ... As SM, to summer camp, I brought one to help organize my stuff and stuff and stuff,,, The Scouts were not required , some had duffles, some had small locker/boxes.... If the dimensions are known, to slip it under the cot, that is good. If there is room at the end(s) of the cot and still stay in th tent, that is good. Where will it be? In the halcyon days of my yooth, everything was in the backpack or we didn't need it. Then too, we didn't have TRAILERS full of stuff....