jhankins

I'm a former DE with 70% LDS units, and currently, I'm a Baptist serving as committee chair for 4 LDS units. "Age banding. Patrols are age specific, probably to coincide with the Church's YM program. Patrols do not span 11 to 17 year olds, but 11/12, 13/14, 15/16 etc. All non-LDS do not do that. Many would consider it counter to the goals of the patrol method." Patrols and programs are supposed to be run in a textbook fashion like this: 11 year olds (Their own troop) 12-13 Boy Scouts 14-16 Varsity Scouts 16-18 Venturing Many wards don't have enough boys to run their p

That's awesome attendance, John. By basic training, I mostly mean Specific training. This is Scouting and YP happen quarterly, more as a way to get new scouters introduced.

National policy, guys. Your charter owns the money in your account. Any money you raise is yours, none of it goes to the BSA. Ever.

All 3 of the LDS Little Philmonts in my district are being devoted to basic training. It's sad. Little Philmont implies that it would be advanced leadership training. I won't do basic training at RT as training chair. It's not the place. Our UoS is in March. I'll be glad to see it not entail basic training. Getting back to basics requires effort, but not at the expense of those who have put in that effort already to get trained.

http://www.praypub.org/ All religions that have a working relationship with the BSA for wearing religious awards. For a religion to be recognized by the BSA, they have to charter at least 25 units and write their own material for every age group.

The only people being hurt by this nonsense are the boys we're trying to gift the values of Scouting. I'm a Baptist Scouter with a Lutheran Lamb award and I'm the committee chair for an LDS Ward (yes, all 4 units). My experience is, the more diverse your organization, the more challenges behind the scenes, but also the more reward and life lessons for the boys. An LDS troop with Hindu, Baptist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Wiccan and LDS is a powerful and unique place to be. This church is being short-sighted by not allowing the parents to be leaders, but the boys could still participat

The very fact Kudu posted this here and not in the Council relations thread shows yet another way he'd like to blame Wood badge for all the problems in the BSA. What's the big deal about the rules? Seriously? What's verboten or anathema in there?

If the boys can't take care of the gear, they shouldn't get a tent unless they bring their own. It's that simple. On a 4 day canoe trek, a few boys vandalized a tent the first night, and they had to clean their mess, then they slept under the stars the rest of the weekend. Oh well! As far as replacing gear, if the troop has the funds, it would be worth it to have some high quality gear for the boys who are responsible and could use it for say treks and other lightweight gear, but as far as every day tents, I wouldn't waste the money anymore.

Hello from two councils over! Good luck with your ticket. I'm sure you'll knock it out of the park.

I know many people who wear shorts under their kilts. It's not a big deal. Why not just wear shorts? Because kilts represent a cultural heritage, and are just plain fun to wear.

I do wear something under my kilt. Shoes and socks.

I remember hearing that, too, Eagle92. It couldn't hurt to email the Laird and even ask, now. When I went to a Highland Games here in CA with my son wearing our MacLaren, the gentle people at the family booth even shook our hands with the left. I take pride in my honorary membership into the clan, and in honoring the traditions we're invited to participate in.

Stillwater Kilts make a great Thrifty kilt for under $30. It's got no frills or belt loops, but it's great for occasional wear. On WE4-45-2-10's Troop 1 staff, we all wore kilts. Some wore MacLaren, some wore the official Leatherneck USMC tartan, others wore family colors. It was loads of fun! My son and I both wear our MacLaren kilts for special occasions. The Clan MacLaren society has a neat web page dedicated to wearing scottish attire with the MacLaren tartan.

It's mauve, not tan The only time I wear my Troop 1 neckerchief is during staffing experiences on course. The rest of the time I'm in mauve, woggle and beads. On course until the final closing ceremony, I'm in beads, participant woggle and Troop 1 neck gear. When I first received my Wood Badge, I wore the neck gear to every event, but as time has gone on, I wear the beads mostly, and save the mauve for special occasions and staffing events. Usually we have one Wood Badger that gives "Field Uniform Beads" to people that are animal beads in the shape of their critter as a staff gif

Western Region goes: WE (Wester Region, Weekend) 4 (Area) 45 (Council Number) 2 (2nd Course of the year) 11 (Course year) I'm surprised it's not standardized.

Does your council use a wholesale food company for purchasing? We use Sysco for our food stuffs and when I call to talk to our area sales rep, he's able to quote me prices for how much to feed how many people and I build my budget from there. I would ask your ASM-Physical or your Quartermaster for a list of duties and a list of meals you'll be cooking for as well. A written list. Some courses the QM cooks for staff developments. Others still only have the QM cook for the staff breakfasts and the last meal for the entire course on the last day... It's good to know what's expected ahead

A professional isn't going out begging money for their own salaries, they are selling the morals and values for future generations. Donors are making an investment in the future of our country.

I would assume to staff PLC you have to have already served on staff of a WB21C. Is this correct? If that's so, you've got a third bead. If you want a fourth bead, course direct a WB course, or even a NYLT course. Just my 3 beads on the subject.

I try to focus my committee on the fact that we're working towards the Vision of Scouting, to instill the morals and values taught by the scout oath and law more than anything else. Yes, Eagle Scout is a worthwhile goal, but a boy doesn't have to make Eagle to learn the life lessons he needs to succeed in life. If a boy wants it, we'll be there to support his efforts in any way we can, but I ask every committee member, merit badge counselor and ASM to not push the boy unless the boy asks for it.

First of all, welcome! I work some of the advanced leadership training programs in my council. When I first attended Wood Badge, I met a 50 year old man that had been stricken with a fever when he was only 11 years old. He's permanently stuck with the mindset of an eight year old, and has seizure, balance, speech, fine and gross motor issues. I see him now at every event I attend. He's staffed Wood Badge 5 times now. He is a Vigil member of the OA. He even staffed Jamboree. He earned his Eagle at the ripe young age of 35. He embodies scout spirit to me, and I always seek him o

My thoughts and prayers are with this gentleman's family and pack. When I was a DE, we had a leader from a local pack pass away due to a freak archery accident. He was a college professor, cobra kit car fanatic, den leader, and asset to the community. It was a beautiful service filled with uniforms of every kind: Explorers, Cubs, Boy Scouts, and military. His kit Cobra was parked out front with a funeral flower piece on the hood. The boys, once they heard of how the accident happened did need some counseling, and we brought in a council board member/retired Salvation Army couns

Our county health code is cracking down on bake sales. Food Handler's cards and the whole bit to bake stuff at home and sell it to the community.

Travis! You're an awesome Antelope, dude. I enjoyed watching you work and hear good things about you from your Troop Guide

Just finished staffing the first weekend of WE4-45-2-10 on Sunday! We go back on October 1st. Much more tiring than being a participant, but very rewarding.

It's one certified adult for every 8 boys. Anyone can help on the range, but it doesn't change the number of certified range safety officers.