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The use of Mentor Pins is a personal decision by the Eagle candidate. One pin is included in the presentation kit, for him/her to do what they want, so it needs to be a special and personal choice. Indeed, the entire ECOH ceremony is at the discretion of the Eagle and their family.

We drivers upped our personal liability. It didn’t cost very much back then. Barry

I would encourage all adults to phrase their childhood scouting experience in the positive. E.g. … ”I stayed in scouts until earning Arrow of Light (or maybe a while after that?); therefore … “ There are definitely knots that represent our proudest accomplishments and others that were more “picked up along the way.” This was my approach. It’s nice when someone reminds me of accomplishments, but I’d prefer a recognition card and the option to purchase the regalia should I want keep it. Personally, I’m not one for service stars because such pins have never stuck on my fiel

My District had many awards available besides the District Award of Merit, such as "Cubmaster of the Year", "Scoutmaster of the Year", etc. The problem was getting meaningful nominations. Unless you went to Roundtable monthly, or the annual District Dinner, no one was aware of them. I always bought my own service stars, as no one knew my extensive history in Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, and Scouter. And in my observation, no one wore them anyway, so it was kind of a waste to purchase them with unit funds.

This Wikipedia page is well-maintained with some nice visuals and brief descriptions of adult awards. Square knot insignia - Wikipedia I would agree - the Scouter's Training Award (green knot, tan background) is most appropriate for troop-level leadership, but don't feel constrained to providing just knots for recognition. Service stars are a great way to provide annual recognition to leaders. Plus, your district may have an annual award program for recognizing volunteers in your area.

Agreed. Part of the project is to also be a learning and growth opportunity. If an error was made in planning, and not enough materials were purchased, etc... then the project might need to be finished the following week. It is these mistakes and the follow-up which help develop management, leadership and ultimately character. The final report, if sufficient time is spent on it, will include significant reflection by the scout on their growth.

Seems to me, the unit leader and the project beneficiary are the ones who get to make the call, as it's their signatures on the last page. Seems like the bsa standard is that if the project got done, then adequate planning was done. Screwing up planning is a good way to learn the importance of planning for this sort of thing.

Everybody knows what BOAT really stands for: Break Out Another Thousand😂. And any boat owner knows that a boat is just a hole in the water into which money is thrown 🤣. God bless and Scout On my friends!!!