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Mr bob - that was another question i had. our boys are required to read a book every day for school.

http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBSMADS1VE.html Name Any Merit Badge: This Scout Has It By FRANK GLUCK Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Published: Nov 28, 2006 BRADENTON - Thomas Hall didn't set out to become a Boy Scout merit badge superstar. But while other scouting high-achievers around him were satisfied by earning a mere few dozen merit badges, the 18-year-old Bradenton high school student just kept ticking them off. Then, about a year ago, Hall realized he had 105 and was within striking distance of earning all 121 merit badges, a feat few have achieved. "I just kep

Michelle - we have ~15 W1 and 10 W2 scouts, and the others all have about 15 in them. so we are a pretty good sized pack. our pack alternates dens - and the dens choose a leader to call the color guard forward. they then lead the pledge, oath etc.. all scouts in the den usually march behind the flags. this is followed by a webelos who will recite the BS information.

John - i agree that most scouts **should** be proactive enough to search out opportunities... even if they need a little nudge my question was more - am i thinking correctly that to LEAD a flag ceremony, a scout needs to be the one who issues the commands. I am thinking that if they carry the flag, or if they act as part of the color guard, they are PARTICIPATING and not LEADING. is this correct?

For the Cub Scouts, it seems that all are required to lead a flag ceremony for one requirement or another. Not that i am trying to overanalyize the program at this young age, but if a flag ceremony were held, wouldnt there only be 1 leader (calling the commands)?? i would think that if you carried a flag, or simply walked behind someone carrying the flag, that wouldnt satisfy the requirement. Since i have tigers, we only need to participate, but when looking at some things for a higher rank with another leader, i am under the impression that they are not going to be able to get thei

if he picks up any trash beforehand - i think that qualifies towards the leave no trace award - so long as he also uses a mulching mower and doesnt bag the clippings (leave what you find...)

I did explain it that way to him.. i more laughed at the way it was brought up. it almost sounded like an older kid trying to get by on a technicality... or a lawyer parent i just wanted to hear if others had some more outlandish things like this come up. actually our boys are doing great and all the tigers have earned their bobcat. a few have even volunteered to recite it before the entire pack at a meeting. as a group i am just hitting the point where some kids are starting to miss meetings because of sports. we never had more than 2 kids (out of 19) absent from a den meeting unti

I was going over completed requirements/electives at a meeting and had each of the parents compare notes to make sure I had everything recorded correctly. One of the tiger electives is to ride public transportation (bus, train, etc...). The parent asked if i could count the school bus he rides 2x per day - afterall it is public.... i had to chuckle - just a little. so we have 186 days of school in a year... assuming you go to school every day, you would get about 37 beads - just from that elective so what have you heard from the parents

maybe its too harsh for tigers to know that they shouldnt bully others... or too harsh that wolves are told a scenario where other boys are throwing something at them and how they can get out of a bad situation.. or harsh for bears and webelos to know that there are consequences to their actions... both now and for the rest of their lives. lets leave that to the parents and teachers. we just need to show them how to camp - build fires - and get cool badges. (please note tongue firmly planted in cheek.) it sounds to me like people are more interested in not hurting anyone's feelings than a

hey 'its me' - whats the reasoning behind a "descrete turning in of the 'chip' until cross-over"? not to beat the dead horse in front of the wagon - but shouldnt others also learn from this? maybe learning from the mistakes of others will mean that another boy wont have to go through the same as this boy did. they would learn that there are consequences to their actions. i dont think he should give up the 'chip' in front of all at the next pack meeting - and i am sure some of the kids likely know whats 'really' going on , but if the kids knew there were real consequences - and not

i think i am closing in on whats happeneing here. about 1.5 yrs ago - the boyfriend moved in with the mom. this also introduced another boy into the house. ever since the oldest boy moved in, the youngest (and my tiger) has had a dramatic change in personality. i am sure he is being bullied by the 2 older boys in the house and is just trying to gang up on someone smaller than he is. you ask - how do i know he is bullied? the same 2 boys are the ones that get yelled at after each meeting for running around and screwing around on the microphone. or if a picture is to be taken, they are

eagle-pete - i agree theres more to it than just being uninterested. if i were to speculate - it sounds like he is acting out for the attention of his mother.

All members of the Boy Scouts of America are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the principles set forth in the Scout Oath and Law. Physical violence, hazing, bullying, theft, verbal insults, and drugs and alcohol have no place in the Scouting program and may result in the revocation of a Scout's membership in the unit.

" I would suggest that the Tiger in question sit with her mother during Pack meetings. It does not matter if he sits with the Web 2 den. What matters is that he is with his ADULT PARTNER. " good advice - thanks for this

Events he likes?? - running around the other tiger leader has talked to him before about his attitude and has been telling me for a few weeks that he doesnt want to be here (in scouts). You are correct tiger cubs is supposed to be adult/scout for all events. The mom had asked at the beginning of the year, as a favor, if one of our leaders would watch her son since she was a leader. The other leader agreed to keep an eye on him for the meetings. I completely agree that he needs to have an adult with him at all times. As I mentioned - mom is a Webelos leader and seems to be more in

we have 1 tiger who can be disruptive at most of the meetings. he seems to have a bad attitude about most of the events usually saying he doesnt want to participate. most recently, at a pack meeting, he was chanting "i hate webelos 2" loud enough for most at the table to hear. he then turned to a 4 yr old girl and said he was going to "beat the crap out of her". you can also count on him to show up to the pack meetings wearing only his blue shirt and leather shoes as part of the uniform (i think he got 40/100 points in a uniform inspection). from his actions this year, i believe that the

here is how i relate the story to another 'real life' scenario.. a little off topic but bear with me. this past new year's eve, a neighbor was quite ticked that another neighbor was lighing fireworks in the streetwater drain in front of his house. this neighbor went outside a little past midnight and words were exchanged about why fireworks were being lit. the fireworks crowd consisted of about 6 adults and a couple teenagers - most of whom had been drinking... the neighbor had a handgun. an argument ensued and the fireworks crowd threw some bottles at him - he brandsihed his weapon to ga

THANKS!!!! ode to the internet.... loads of info.. not all correct

Our cubs participated in a district camp this past week. The events (as explained to all) were inclusive of bb gun shooting and archery. THey were supervised by a cerified director and a safety course was given (very brief) before they were allowed to shoot. Each scout was given 5 shots at a target. The way it was explained to me was that all scouts participating in this would get to earn the bb gun shooting belt loop. When i looked at the belt loop requirements (and also knowing this loop can ONLY be earned at campouts like this) i know we didnt cover the requirements as described below.

i agree with your comments about taking care of the gear scottteng - i just found it weird as i called eureka after posting this and they told me that stuffing into a larger bag is what they are now instructing their customers to do. and to only use the included bag as a carry item. maybe my answer from them will vary based on who i get on the phone i think it comes down to this. if your gear is clean and you take car of it - it should last you quite a long time - regardless of what methods you use. the only tru way to tell might be to pack and unpack it daily to see which ones fail

and from the eureka site - http://www.eurekacampingctr.com/eureka/text_1.asp?s_id=0&tx_id=68 Storage * Make sure the tent is completely dry, then store loosely rolled, in a dry, cool place. To prevent dust from collecting on the tent, cover it with a cloth. This allows the nylon/polyester fabric to breathe.Color Transfer * Ideally, the tent poles should be stored in their fully assembled state. This reduces the tension on the shock cord, prolonging its life. We recommend that the tent bag be used only as a carry sack and not for storage. hmmm - loosely rolled

btw - this tent is one we use for family campouts so i am not as worried about having it in the smallest possible container. so the larger duffel i have that can be used isnt as much of a concern

i was reading about the best way to store a tent we use for campouts. i had always cleaned it up - rolled it up - and stuffed it in the bag. reading through the website for eureka, they mentioned the best way would be to have it loosely stuffed into a bag large enough to hold it and that would help to preserve the waterproofing and by not folding it you dont build creases. any thoughts on this?

john - one thing we did on our hike was for each boy to find a leaf on the ground. we then made a rubbing of the leaf which covered 5D

my son told me he likes scouts more than anything in the world. he wants to work on his pinewood derby car (there is a race at an upcoming campout) and he has sanded it just how he wants. we just painted it silver (looks metallic) and he can wait to paint the racing stripes on it. now - heres to keeping scouting fun on the path to eagle