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Andee, 1) Forgot to shout at you 'WELCOME TO THE FORUMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2) JTE and its predecessors are tools to make sure a program is viable. I personally like JTE requirements over previous ones b/c they are more program oriented than in the past. BUT they can be a major PITB to do the math, or if the council's records on you are incorrect, i.e. training records messed up, missing leaders on the charter after several attemts to rectify, scouts not being removed form the charter after several attempts, etc. 3) My opinion is that if you want to show the folks what you got plan

Whatever you decide to do, make sure it's easily portable, i.e. can fit into some pocket. One thing I saw was a small notepad that was laminated and you could use a dry erase marker on it and reuse.

Sentinal, I can relate. I was suppose to staff NOAC in '96 and had to cancel last minute b/c of college bills.

Nope, nothing special, just handed out.

Notebooks, I haven't seen notebooks in use since BROWNSEA 22 and JLT. If you are trying to make sure that things get done, i.e. cook are cooking, KP folks doing KP, etc, try a bulletin board for each patrol with the duties on it. Now SPL and PLs I can see with notebooks, but not the heavy, 3 ring binders. When I did BA22 and staffed JLT, we used steno-type wirebound notebooks that fit easily in the small of your back.

TT, I'm just waiting until the youngest can hold his own on backpacking. Oldest is now using my old pack. Right now we are in the "car camp here, let's go hiking here" stage.

'732, Brotherhood Conversion has been around longer than JTE. I remember hearing about it as a "yute" way back in the day. I don't know the details of the JTE requirements, but with Quality Lodge, it was black and white: you MUST have X% Brotherhood conversion, or you will not get Quality Lodge, despite meeting all the other requirements. If memory serves, one lodge I was in missed Quality Lodge by 2 or 3 conversions. Everything else was met.

Some lodges and chapters add on to the national registration fee. I know my chapter charges $2/year to cover incidentals during the year: Candidate Info Session and Social, pool party, etc. We do fundraising as well, patch auctions and concession stands, but those funds are dedicated to camperships and local camp needs.

Anyone who serves as a director at most summer camps are required to go to NCS. Some Director spots require NCS certified folks, i.e. COPE, Swiming, Shooting Sports, etc and some do not, i.e. Chaplain, Camp Commissioner, etc. I had both times at NCS, COPE and CSDC. Just wondering where I can get another Cub Scout NCS patch.

Pack, With all due respect, you are thinking like a Cub Scout leader. Not knocking you, especially since I am one too, but as Green Bar Bill said, " Train them, trust them, LET THEM LEAD!" (I beleive the emphasis is in the original, sorry don't have the bookin front of me.) Boy Scout and Venturers can do just find making major purchases if you let them. Heck I know in one instance they did a better job than an adult. My troop as a youth was growing. While we needed new tents and other gear, and the QM spent some time doing the research and finding a deal. Everything was sent t

IMK, With no disrespect, but you may never know when an episode may hit. One of my HS teachers had a flashback in the school cafeteria when a plate dropped. One of the most reserved, polite teachers I know, he taught theology BTW, became one of the most foulmouthed and vicious people because he was back in 'Nam under heavy attack for a moment. Luckily another teacher who was a vet, and worked with the flashback teacher in the past, was outside the cafeteria and was able to get the situation under control. Still, I do not see anxiety disorders as a problem. As for me, the tr

One thing I wish they would remove from the form, and that is the Social Security number request. National states that "may be required by medical facilities for treatment" which is not true. If it is an emergency, they MUST treat you, irregardless of a SSN or not. That is EMTALA law. Now if it is a non-emergency, then yes they can request it for billing pruposes. But how often does a scout go in for non-emergency care during a scouting event, i.e. a scheduled surgery?

All the advice is spot on. I've found it's hard, very, very, VERY hard fro former Cub Scout leaders to make the transition to Boy Scout Leader. Not knocking Cub leaders, heck I am one, but after 2,3,5 years of being trained to run meetings and do things, it is an adjustment to sit back and say to one of your scouts "Have you asked yout patrol leader?" As others stated, 1) Get trained in SM Specific and Intro to Outdoor Leadership Skills. Unlike what the IOLS syllabus suggests, at least frm my interpretation of it, YOU WILL NOT BECOME AN OUTDOOR EXPERT OVER ONE WEEKEND. (emphasis) Yo

In regards to leader apps to change positions, do they have to be originals, or can copies work? Ditto on new members and new leaders who are not listed. So what I am hearing is the following: 1) Bring all copies of completed applications, both youth and adult. 2) Bring copy of the pack's actual, vs. council provided, rooster to compare differences. 3) Bring Hotspot is possible. QUESTION: how many wireless computers can access a Hotspot, and does the more you computers you use use slower the download and upload times? 3) PRINT MULTIPLE COPIES OF REVISED CHARTER

Ok, I admit I have not done online rechartering so I have no idea how it works. So I am going to ask a bunch of questions directly and indirectly realted to the topic so please bear with me. I am asking because these questions because my council has stated that paper charters will only be issued by request this year, and next year will be 100% online. Since I'm the RT commish, I need to get this info out, and be prepared for questions. 1) What do you do for those units either without internet access, or dialup? Yes I'm out in the boonies and we have folks who do not have intern

Since the topic of Online rechartering is coming up, and I have a bunch of questions on the topic, I am spinning off a new thread.

Maybe I misunderstood, so let me clarify. My understanding is that Blue is friends with folks in the pack b/c the wife and kids go to the same school as some of the pack members. In normal conversations, activities on the council level get mentioned that the pack leadership is not informing everyone else about. Pack members go the CM for more info, which ticks CM off. If that is the case, then I would not stop discussing upcoming activities with my friends b/c the CM doesn't want me talking to them. Now as others mentioned, going out of the way to talk to folks and get them to

Since my goal is to make sure that scouts have as many opportunities to have fun as possible, and since Cubs have their families tag along, and since council events tend to allow both pack and individual registration, I would keep on promoting Scouting.

The Brotherhood Hike is something that a lodge came up with and now national is promoting its use. I'm fortunate in that I met one of the guys working on it and improving it. Again the goal is have a series of reflection questions and see how the Arrowman can improve himself and live the Obligation. It's not meant to be a replacement for the testing.

I hate to say it, but probably when Brotherhood Conversion became a requirement for Honor/Quality/JTE Lodge. I know there are different ways of doing the testing. Some do a normal school test, grade it, and then work with you on the answers. That's how mine was. Others do a discussion type questioning. Brotherhood candidate talks to a Nimat about the different things he is suppose to know and works with them. Then off to the Brotherhood Hike later in the day. I like this method as it's more personal, friendly, and allows a Brotherhood candidate to explain things. Some of th

Skeptic, As your name implies, you gotta realize hearing of a 12 YO Eagle raises eyebrows, even if short of 13. I'll be honest I can count on one hand the number of under 15yo Eagles I would completely trust with my life in the backwoods if things hit the fan. It wasn't always like that, but in the past 10-15 years, unfortunately that has been the case. Now the ones I could count on my hands in the past 10-15 years, I would trust. One stayed in the troop until his family moved. I want to say he joined a Sea Scout ship after the move. One stayed involved with his troop, a

One reason for the different responses is that there are two categories of sellers: nationally owned Scout Shops and local distributors (local stores selling scout merchandise, local councils that own their own store, etc.) I've been told that local distributors cannot return defective stuff without paying a restocking fee. Coming from the source, I believe them as they are 110% behind Scouting, provided a service when they opened up despite opposition from the national store about 45 minutes away (yes national scout shops do have a say in these things). Because nationally owned stor

My $.02 worth as you described me to a point. I left my first troop and didn't tell anyone where I was going, only that I was leaving and why (I didn't like the new SM but that is a very different and very story). I didn't tell my friends where I was going. About 6 months later, the troop I was in was having some problems b/c of the new SM, and only his son remained from my group.

It depends. Some OA members may see it as a service opportunity. Some may see it as a service opportunity, and if their lodge flaps are restricted and they need so many service hours to get one, they may do it. Oh and ask you to sign their paperwork. If your OA lodge has a negative attitude towards Cubs, they may not do it. If your OA lodge has a possitive attitude towards Cubs, they may do it.

MAKE THOSE CALLS!!!!!!!!!! Yep screaming this time around, gotta keep on top of them until they come to the first activity and are hooked