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I wear my international issue only because I have 1 US patch left. It is worn above the right pocket, unless you are wearing a NSJ patch. Then WSJ is on the pocket. EDITED: What the G2AI says found here https://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/33066_Section1.pdf Jamboree Insignia Jamboree emblems for Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts, or Venturers are worn only by registered jamboree participants and staff and are centered above the Boy Scouts of America strip, the Venturing strip, or the Sea Scout strip. No more than two jamboree patches may be worn on the shirt—one current national ja

(I just think that too much girls in scouting controversy should go back on a separate thread) I think I was fortunate to have entered my Troop at a time when there still were a few older Scouters that took newbie 'brown shirts' under their wing for part of that first year to keep me from mucking too much up. Later I tried to return the favor. That is how unit norms for greetings, handshakes, etc were passed down and how changes to BSA training and requirements were passed down. I was also lucky to have been able to spend a week at Woodruff summer camp one year and take the Scoutmast

This is the thread that just keeps on giving!

...and this whole discussion on wood badge belongs in the wood badge forum.

There's an idea. Maybe they should change the title from COR to PG.

Please do not take offense, as it is not meant as a criticism of you. Let's face it, active CORs are so rare, that most people do not know anything about the role. Heck, I was a trained ASM and sitting on the district committee, and I didn't know anything about the position, except you had to have one in order to recharter. It wasn't until I was a DE, 3 years after joining a district committee, and was in DE school that I learned of the responsibilities it entailed. So most folks do not understand that ultimately the COR is responsible for Scouting at the CO, and htey sit on both the dis

Received the January Boys Life and January-February Scouter Magazines yesterday. My observations: - Skimmed the Boys Life, seemed like a typical Holiday/Winters issue. Long article on spotting Depression which given what I have seen in Scouts and that we had a suicide this year was probably a good move. No mention of BS4G. - Scouter. Banner on front page about girls in scouting. Carefully crafted FAQ inside (which should have been done a month or two ago) about the logic of the decision and the fact that many 'rogue' units where having sisters do things at many Packs anyway. I though

Love the video. Our historian did a "year in review" video at a previous COH and it was a bit melancholy since we lost a scout this year and you saw the pictures and videos of events with and without him. Especially hard to be in the room with the parents who are also major Troop leaders. Same year my youngest just got his Eagle. Real roller coaster. Still worth the trip, glad I was there for that boy and my son to say nothing of helping the walking emotional wounded. We had our holiday party for the Troop...basically just a pot luck. No program just folks talking and laughing. Got to sit

I appreciate Cubber's questions but can we not re-hash girls in scouts on this thread?

The Ashley Book of Knots, first published in 1944 contains nearly 7,000 illustrations of over 3,000 knots. (The book is now entering public dpomain - RS) Ashley spent time aboard whaling ships, including the Sunbeam for a piece commissioned by Harper’s Monthly Magazine. In addition to writing about the industry and sketching its knots, he photographed the vessels and crews, creating a rare archive of the early 20th-century New England maritime trade. For his book research, he tried to get as broad an overview of knots as possible, visiting the circus, fishermen, bakers, tree surgeons, and