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Gunny2862

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  1. Hi my name is Joe... I used to have a running addiction, no literally, my wife would make me go run when I got home if my normal exercise window closed so that I wouldn't be grumpy around the house all evening. At camp this last week, I wouldn't have made coffee if we hadn't had an extra parent or two staying in camp overnight every night - fortunately we did. I freely admit to (formerly) being so addicted that in the past I would dip coffee grounds if I couldn't brew up a cup. I do think that the word addiction is being properly used in medical/psychological context but I don't
  2. Wow, great advice! The only thing left for me to add is that I can't add anything.
  3. Scouter&mom, your concern is appropriate and appreciated but I think I may have the (no offense to anyone)best SM to train under ever. He is aware of my proclivities and keeps a tight rein and only loosens it when he sees that I have picked up the appropriate lessons about letting the boys fail and fixit. uz2bnowl, who controls the Arty around here anyway? That IS a great joke - except it's true right? Docf225, Gawd I love Corpsmen! The only ones on the field who care about Marines more than the mission - and used to be the only ones who ran toward impacting fires w/o a weap
  4. You know, the advancement from one position to another is difficult in any arena whether it's from being blue collar to white collar on the same jobsite, or from a Scout to a Scouter. The rules tend to be the same though. You are now a Supervisor not a Team chief or Patrol Leader. You need to get some separation, I don't mean leave the unit but that you can't pal around the same way you did before - adult leaders generally pal around with the Scouts but differently and with the Adult/Scout boundary still in place. The other posters are right, this is when you spend more time with th
  5. First, I apologize to any who took offense at my comments, even though no offense was intended. I used LEO (Law Enforcement Officer) in the same way many use Vet. it is much shorter and hopefully is not currently a commonly disparaged acronym. In my experience only those who know and respect the term use it, those who are trying to denigrate LEO's use other terms I won't use here, instead. Second, I was off of the thread because we were at Summer Camp and I would have tried to stop any misinterpretation of my comments sooner If I had had access... Thirdly, I understand that some of
  6. Just back from this years encampment, and pleased to say there was only one stinky one and that was resolved after he was "ew" found to be stinky in a walk by. ( Stinky was intentionally trying to go the whole week; powder is good but it's not that good especially when everyone else is actually clean.) We simply made it clear that a nightly shower was expected, and anyone turning in a stinker would be rewarded. 1 shower every 24 hours was the minimum.
  7. I agree that in advertising a course to the parents that a Firearms Safety Course is going to get a bigger draw than a Weapons Instruction Course, but if you are going to make a change why prejudice it by not making them both (Insert Firearms or Weapon) Safety Courses? or (Insert Firearms or Weapon)Instruction Courses? Making one Instruction and the other Safety changes the discourse without regard to the item being taught. Look quite frankly after experiencing many years of Close Combat Training, L.I.N.E Training, Tae Kwon Do, breaking up mild(hand only) and other disagreements, and the
  8. Scotteng, but is amazing isn't it, how Mr Murphy hangs on the sideline w/o disrupting anything that is properly planned and supervised. Of course with a boy led wilderness encounter part of the fun is (within safety limits)seeing how they pull it back together when they realize that NO one has a compass and they left the trail 1/2 an hour ago, etc.
  9. I LOVE your motto! Is it trademarked?
  10. My Scouting experience is : Two brothers who were pulled by my parents after the SM had an alcohol+driving moment which meant I didn't get to join either. Reading the '72 or '76 Handbook (I'm not sure which it had a green cover and a Scout hiking on it)about a thousand times. And the Last 30 days when my Boy said "Hey, I want to join this troop". My Leadership experience: (without belaboring the point by going thru the whole thing) includes 21+ years leading or being led by Marines. Joined within last 30 days, Currently ASM (#2 of 2); Trying to get to Adult Leader Training. CPR and
  11. And don't forget that a lack of Scouting credentials doesn't mean someone wouldn't be a good Scouting leader. Especially if they are a Servant Leader type and look for training opportunities instead of waiting for the SM to "hint' about whats coming up. My Scouting experience is : Two brothers who were pulled by my parents after the SM had an alcohol+driving moment which meant I didn't get to join either. Reading the '72 or '76 Handbook (I'm not sure which it had a green cover and a Scout hiking on it) And the Last 30 days when my Boy said "Hey, I want to join this troop". My Leade
  12. Beavah, you are a wise woodchopper aren't you?! I have some of the same situation as "It's me" only I'm certain that it is mainly my perceptions that aren't seeing all of what is taking place in the troop. My answer is that I have signed up to be an ASM (Because I am #2 of 2 ASM's), and am working my way thru all of the training I can get to. (see below) I am also intentionally sitting as far back from the drivers seat as I can get while observing the "?normal?" functioning of the troop. I am also working my own way thru MY copy of the Scout Handbook. Funny thing though,
  13. Simple, no. It is important for the adults to be involved in the boy's lives. If we aren't then how is it possible that we are influencing their characters? If we come across damaging activities/events in their lives isn't it our place to issue the level of course correction appropriate to our station? The issue of course is to remember that we are NOT their parents. And I really think Eamonn handled his situations well.
  14. Wait a minute Gonzo! In what way are Karate and Football not civilized?!!! Aggression under control. A baseplate of the definition of Civilization! Not quite as culturally advanced as Tae Kwon Do and Wrestling of course; nose pointing up, sniff. But that's just IMHO. Insert smiley face.
  15. You don't have to be a rough tough Ramboesque creation of myth to be a man. And I don't think that's what Scouting is about. But I also don't think that someone else's lack of control over their habits should cause one to become upset - offended, perhaps; take note of, sure; but if you wear your emotions on your sleeve people will take advantage of that. A lot of the things boys do as boys is about finding out the acceptable limits of behavior. Our reactions will tell them what we really think long before they hear our words. I think Scouting is a safe place for the boy
  16. I agree with ozemu that cursing is largely a sociological phenomenon. I wasn't sheltered growing up - I thought I'd heard them all.. until I met my Drill Instructor... until I got to the Fleet... until I was responsible for Marines and realized the terms I heard were being applied to me. But that's not the point. If you accept it, you'll hear it. If you don't accept it it will stop - at least in the context which includes you. Is that really different than doing the pushups? I think it is really only different in that 1)If the kid is willing to pay the price - he'll
  17. In our area, working with youth makes one a "mandated reporter", if there is a reasonable suspicion of abuse one is required to report it to the authorities. Not doing so opens the adult to legal action. The leeway to see if the "suspected abuser" was just momentarily not thinking is removed because the "wait and see" puts the adult in jeopardy. The boys being boys thing just doesn't fly in mandated reporter world - and if there is an inappropriate or abusive note to the activity it shouldn't anywhere. Laws forcing mandated reporting remove much of the angst Eamon is going thru because yo
  18. Okay, I know I am new and freely admit this; so take it for what it is worth. I know that if I were dead that it is highly unlikely that my wife would remarry. If my son then decided to join scouting and my wife were told that she wasn't allowed to accompany or spotcheck what her child was being exposed to that there is no way she would allow him to be taken into the custody of a group of men she didn't personally know. The nature of the chartering organization would be completely irrelevant. It is completely an issue of her responsibility to the child to ensure his safety. My f
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