EagleScout316

Hey, I've got a great idea for a Lightning Patrol theme song: It's Raining Men! ROFL, hahahahaha...Ok, I know I'm a day late, now, but April Fool's! Of course, I have seen a scout break out into song and dance, singing that very song at the top of his lungs. And this was just for the heck of it, while it was raining.

That whole thing? Don't get me wrong; it's good that you came up with it all, but don't you think that's a lot for kids to memorize. It seems more relevant to what college fraternities sing on my campus, though the zips and zaps are usually filled with obscenities. :lol:

"Dennis Chookaszian, a member of the Chicago council, said the 14-12 vote to approve the $19.4 million sale will better serve Chicago youth than retaining property that is a five-hour drive from the metro area. "The council's objective is to create a quality scouting experience, not land ownership or land conservancy," Chookaszian said." So basically, Chicago youth no longer have the opportunity to go to Owassippe, and the Chicago council pretty much places their objective of a better scouting experience on their newly acquired $19.4 million, and yet, they still don't have any terri

Well, according to the study, I'm an aggressive person, and hey, I am. This is weird; 12 years experience, strong in UTF Tae Kwon Do, Shorin Ryu Okinawan Karate, Muay Thai Kick Boxing, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Under Brad Peplow, beneath Jack McVicker). Other various arts include Chin Na, folkstyle wrestling, Ba Gua, Tai Chi, Capoeira, and most recently, I've been doing XMA, but that last one's not really a martial art. Even spiders can hurt men. My friend Jimmy, a.k.a. Spider, won the N.A.G.A. championships in 2003. I have an interesting story about such a perspective. My gran

When speaking on establishing the best behavior for the child, are you referring to the bully, or the victim? And bullies might have been created, but as a victim of bullies, I know I never did anything to instigate them. In the words of Chris Rock, whatever happened to just plain crazy? On a completely off-the-topic sort of thing, Warriors might be trained, but according to recent studies, aggressive males (not exactly warriors) can be tracked down based on the difference in length between their forefinger and ring finger. Just thought this bit of news was pretty interesting.

That video I was talking about doesn't deal with physical retribution; it teaches kids how to get out of situations and how to contact the proper authorities on their own. I've tried professional counseling; martial arts definitely works better for the brain (mine, atleast). And yes, a warrior can choose pacifism; however, everyone else is condemned to it.

Well, to get off of a harsh post, this is for Lynda J, specifically, for Kevin. I was reading this month's issue of Black Belt magazine, and I saw this ad for how a kid has been teaching other kids how to be bully-proof. This 12 year old, Patrick McCoy, is a 2nd degree black belt who takes the most common attacks by bullies, and devises nonaggressive responses. The premise is that if the kids fight each other, they'll both get in trouble; in this case, the b ully gets in trouble, and the other person is just getting away. The video, The Bully Factor, is intended for defending yourself, not

In the sense of business management, just look at some systems that have either failed or succeeded. In the sense of a failed video game business, Sega is a great example. To make a profit, a company needs to break even; for over 5 years, Sega never broke even. Near the end of its business days, the company chair decided not to bring its mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, along for the ride to the newest system they had made; big mistake. They also dropped all the ads from television, simply sticking with magazine ads. An example of a company that has succeeded is obviously one that is still aro

Not that I've ever heard of. In my old troop, there was never an ASM along the lines of youth/adult; it wqas always one of the parents of the scouts. And in the case of what the scouts would call me, Sean (the SM) introduced me as Dave, tried to pronounce my last name, and said just to call me Dave. Either way, I don't seem to mind what they call me (within reason); it's pretty much the ASM reporting about the SM to the scouts that will get me confused on what is etiquette. Guess I'll just have to ask the SM what he thinks. Thanks, fellas. -ES 3:16

hops_scout, WHat's wrong with a video game merit badge? If you think about it, this badge would play right into economics, specifically, business management. -ES 3:16

Well, how about all of my initials together, DVR, without the title of Mr., as I'm somewhat inbetween a child and a full adult? -ES 3:16

What about when lightning hits a tree, and there's a loud crack?

Ohhh darn... Whose it being sold to and such? (This message has been edited by a staff member.)

Well, it's easy to say that it's hazing; however, is there a situation where no one will end up with Suzzie? For instance, is it a chance that everyone will know everyone, and not have to face a consequence? Ya know, even at Philmont Scout Camp, there were things that could be considered hazing. If we had stepped on a certain patch of grass at Cimaroncito Camp while playing ultimate frisbee, we would have to sing a song (of our choice) at the top of our lungs on the porch of the staff cabin. Back down at base camp, if you wanted seconds, you'd have to sing a song picked by the cooks.

Hey guys, I heard from my family that Owassippe was on the news again, and in danger of being sold? That camp ruled, and is practically the best place for the Chicago area scouts.

I'd definitely say we implement martial arts in general, and that a scout can choose any martial art to cover. Specifically, they should have to go over forms, history, application, and ideals of the specific martil art. Even things like boxing and folkstyle wrestling are martial arts. And perhaps just a personal paper on why you enjoy that particular martial art. And I could definitely see a video game merit badge as a possibility. You'd pick a system and game title, cover the history of them both and how to use them, what the different types of video game genres are, why video games

Technically, lightning doesn't make a noise, unless it's in your immediate area and hits something. But even then, it's the object being hit that makes the noise, not the lighting. Well, you can never go wrong with "Wooooooooooo!".

Well, I'm pretty good with either David or Dave. Mr. Van Roeyen makes me seem like I'm 10 years older than I actually am. The other problem I had with names was that when one of the scouts asked me a question, I didn't know the answer, and said, "Why don't you ask Mr. Rip or Sean?" They are both adults, yet Sean is the SM. Now, all the scouts call him by his last name, Mr. Bontkowski, or Mr. B, so of course, I immediately felt in the wrong by calling him Sean infront of the scouts. This is where I'm at an impass, and need some more direction.

"You have obviously never been the object of a bully." Ya know, as an Eagle Scout I try not to use rash decisions, but then there's the rest of the world, cloaked in blindness, that just won't quit picking on my habits. So here it is, in the flesh. I was about 13 and a half in the 8th grade, and kids had been picking on me since the 7th. I'd get comments ranging from how one kid said he'd had sex with my mother, another saying that there might be a connection between my large forearms and masturbation, and then just a whole bunch of 'let's push Dave into the lockers.' There was one point

Well, I'd immediately suggest enrolling Kevin in some sort of martial arts; don't forget, even folkstyle (high school) wrestling is a martial art. Of course, I was listening to some songs recently, and had an idea for you. Suggest to Kevin about playing on a drumline; back in the day, we carried 30-50 lb. drums while marching on a field for an extended length of time. It takes a lot of muscle to lift up those drums, and walk with them attached to you; we drummers are wiry. I only thought this would be a good idea because Texas is renkowned for its drumlines - there's kids in the 8th grade

As an ASM, I'm unsure about the mannerisms of how to speak inbetween Scouts and adults. You see, I'm 20 years of age, which places me as an adult in scouts, but as a young adult compared to these older guys in charge. I've usually been calling them by their first names, as we all work together. As for scouts, they've been calling me by my first name. Any tips on etiquette? -ES 3:16

On a serious note, I have been robbed. At the end of my trek on OATC at Philmont, someone stole my video camera. I had so much great footage of the terrain and the work we did; it would have made a great video for camping promotions, and possibly would have revitalized my troop. But alas, there's too many evil-hearted people in the world to do one big piece of good early on. Thank you Lord for teaching me patience...but I'm still bummed that it was stolen at a scout high adventure camp. -ES 3:16

Do a good turn daily/helpful: 1. Helped an old lady gas up her tires at a car station; she tried to pay me for it, but I respectfully denied her. 2. I regularly donate plasma. 3. One time, on the way to donating plasma, I saw a dog walking in the middle of the street, a big rusty chain wrapped around it's throat. Normally, I'd just grab the dog and wave a car down, but it was a bred pitbull, and I'm not an idiot. I spent about an hour jogging after it back the way I had come, waving people down to call an animal shelter, and coaxing it so I could get the chain off it's neck.

Ok, just wanted to throw in that I think kids joke around a lot with each other, even with things that sound mean (I still do to this day, but only in trivial things like college games that have no great reward at the end except for the point that I've won). However, I don't know what was said, or the context, so that's as far as I'll take that. The fact that the scout (John, I think it was) gave ignorance as an excuse is intolerable. There's scout troops where kids will get promoted really quickly, and then be forced to struggle near the end, and all they have learned is that mistakes will

In response to Kevin, sorry to hear that this sort of thing happened to him, as I've had more than my share of getting picked on as a kid. Personally, you should teach Kevin to deal with these sort of things on his own, as problems of this sort don't just stop at school. I.e. I was once running throughout a public library just to get away from two bullies from my junior high. How you teach this to Kevin should be through your own ideals, but I'd personally choose martial arts, as there will be some time where he will be completely by himself, without anyone to help him out. Many scoutmast