alex

Actually, the 2 Scouts were walking around the camp area when the Scoutmaster told them to come back. Then they were accused of sneaking out around 12:30 or so. The Scouts denied they snuck out. The stories they told are very consistent and I believed them. However, the CC seems to be really mad at them(Scouts) and talked with the DC not UC. That is when the DC told her, our CC, the Scouts aren't allowed to go to summer camp. Unfortunately, I'm just the ASM so the adults don't listen to what I have to say. The point is....under Youth Membership Responsibities...it states that the parents are to be spoken with first and they with the unit decide the best course of action. This situation didn't happen this way. The committee met without the parents or 2 scouts knowledge and the CC took it to the District. All took place before the parents were spoken to. alex

I have a question about the district commissioner. There is a situation in our troop. At a campout, they did their usual things, cook, capture the flag and being around the fire. Two Scouts were accussed of sneaking out in the middle of the night to walk around and meet other friends. The Scoutmaster apparently told them to come back to camp about 12:30 and they did. Someone within the troop told the District Commissioner about the situation. The DC told them not to speak to the parents and have a committee meeting about it. The DC also told them if the committee saw fit, they should put the boys on probation and not participate in Summer camp. Is the DC the one who decides what to do within a troop? Thanks, alex

Like the way you put that, "accidentally put in charge". You know how we scouters are, we raise our hand to scratch the top part of our head and we volunteered for something :-). Nope, the guy's name wasn't Bill. Bill wasn't there this time. alex

That was my thoughts as well. Maybe he has his own idea or is making some kind of statement. I have looked all over the web sites and could not find any thing about purple epaulets, although, there was purple backgrounds in some of the international websites. If I see him again, I'll ask him then I'll post the response on here.

Hello Scouters, Thought I knew all the colors in the shoulder loops, blue, red, gray, and yellow. The other day I had seen a man with purple epilets. Had to look twice, thinking maybe the were faded blue. They were definately purple. Does anyone here know the meaning of purple loops? Thanks, alex