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let it go my friend

This sub thread to "major changes announced - councils impacted" sounds like a question of how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. So, putting on my moderator hat, let's just have our better angels out on the dance floor. There are protests, violence, frustration, fear, a pandemic and a whole lot of anger going on in our nation. If there's ever a time for the Scout Oath and Law it's right now. I seem to have lost my cheerful. Has anyone seen it? It's probably with my glasses.

I like the 1920 edition of Aids to Scoutmastership as a relatively complete yet concise compilation of Baden-Powell's whys and hows of Scouting. One place to find it is at http://thedump.scoutscan.com/a2sm.pdf . From page 51 of the aforementioned Aids to Scoutmastership pdf:

Let's try to find a more respectful way to talk to one another. Yes Scouting needs to be fun, otherwise the youth won't want to do it, but scouting is much more than just having fun. If you look in the Sea Scout early texts, you find mention of the 4-S's of Sea Scouting. They are still very relevant: Scouting, Seamanship, Service, and Social. Scouting is all about tradition things like patrol method/camping/etc (doing things). Seamanship is Sailing/paddling/motor boats/navigation/Sea Skills. Service is doing for others. Social is just as important. I think these concepts still

If the 18 - 20 year olds are treated with the same respect as other Scouters, i.e they count towards 2 Deep rules, I am game.

Curious debate on the role of leadership and character in Scouting. As for the beginnings of Scouting, it was very organic. When B-P returned to England in early 1900's he found that his military tome, Aids to Scouting for NCO's, was very popular among boys and many groups were using it in their programs. (Indecently Aids to Scouting was heavily influenced by American scout Frederick Russell Burnham). B-P joined the Boys Brigade to implement his ideas there, but it did not have the impact he envisioned due to political infighting within the Brigade. But the Boys Brigade found encour

The official BSA announcement. https://scoutingwire.org/bsa-membership-fee-increase-details-and-faq/?fbclid=IwAR031h4euL7CN0IYIlGaCM9z5gxobE10AfpMa52Sno3Gc6rAq3_1a_PNoe0

Yes, it looks like that we are on the same track. Present scouting as it should be presented and the character building, leadership, and self reliance will be a byproduct. Trying to teach, character, integrity, honesty, self reliance.........can't really be done. But, provide an attractive path to those ends and that path will be followed.

Perhaps we are circling the same issue. Which came first? Chicken or the egg? "THROUGH THE METHOD OF OUTDOORS". This is where scouting shines. ... and it supports as a by-product character / leadership. It's just that I really don't scouting adult leaders do a good job of "explicitly" teaching leadership. BUT, on average they quickly learn to teach out to setup a tent, tie knots, cook in the rain, etc. Scouting shines when we focus first on outdoor adventures. Scouts crashes and burns when we focus first on telling adults to teach leadership and character.

Your thoughts are dead on right ... though I don't express it the same way. My youngest son recently said he loves the camping and activities, but he wishes he could do it more outside of scouting as he doesn't like the scouting aspect. He comes from a scouting experience of way too many adults inserting themselves way way too much. And it's adults that often just don't have the skill to teach what they are preaching. And, adults that trip and fall over each other. It just drives kids away. Memory ... I experienced more than one summer camp where the troop leaderships we

Sorry, but building character and leadership is not, and has never been the sole purpose of Scouting. It is just another bu#% s%&t idea that somebody came up with and a lot of people bought it. Scouting is and was and always has been a way for boys, yes boys, to get together and have fun. There is a system of goal setting, accomplishment, and recognition, but it's all about having fun. Lessons will be learned, character will be developed, but that is not the focus. If Scouting is presented as it is ment to be presented without the consistent intrusion of adults who assume they know all

Until several years ago our units recharter was due by the last day in February. The council changed the due date on all unit recharters in the council so that all units recharters were due by the last day in December.

Purple. Because reindeer dont eat hammers.

Which makes absolutely no sense at all. I have to provide a new copy of YPT every time I send in a adult app OR even to add a MB to my list that I counsel. This despite the fact that as an ADC, I can pull a YPT report for every unit in my district, and know within seconds if anyone in that unit has expired. I know that a council registrar has that ability for every unit in the council.

It worked! She "helped aid the confusion"!

It's a reasonable question, and I'm inclined to argue that an LDS Scout who completes the prior requirements as written is still eligible to obtain and wear a religious knot and count it toward rank where applicable (that is, for Cub Scouts, not Scouts BSA). But the LDS emblems program was a footnote/annotation in the larger LDS youth progression programs, such as Faith in God for Boys, starting with: So there are some potential problems with keeping it as the only way for LDS youth to earn a Religious Emblem: The old program was gender-specific. There was no corresponding footno