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Get a Life including being helpful, friendly, courteous, kind. Some of us are still working on it. Some are overwhelmed. Others have given up.

1. 32 months experience in the field 2. College degree 3. Willing to work out of own home 4. Willing to relocate 5. Experience working with upper management that is changing and inexperienced 6. Experience working with volunteers who come and go as they please Final question: Do you speak Spanish?

If you would like to hear a recording of this song, sung as a round (in English), go to the link below and click on number 8 My Paddles Keen & Bright. http://cdbaby.com/cd/enzogarcia5

Welcome.... Is this it? Wonderful old song. See link below. _____________________________________________ 5 THE PADDLE SONG This song depicts French-Canadian Fur trappers going out to check on their traps by canoe. A suggestion for singing this song would be to sing it through several times, starting softly, getting louder as the "canoe" approaches, and then getting softer again as the canoe grows more distant. (ROUND) Our paddles Keen and bright, Flashing like silver, Swift as the wild goose flight, Dip, dip, and swing. Dip, dip, and swing them back, Flashing like silver, Swift as the wild goose flight. Dip, dip, and swing. http://usscouts.org/usscouts/songs/songbk2a.html

Hello highcountry, Welcome to the forums. You describe a situation that many of us have faced to one degree or another. You describe a really bad leader in a very important troop position. The key to getting a grip on your situation may be in your very first sentence. You describe a person who you believe to be a mean and borderline psychotic person. You may, indeed, be dealing with a mentally ill person. And this person is a primary leader in your troop. This can be both difficult and dangerous. You have a lot of time and energy invested in this troop, and you sure dont want to see it all come unraveled. And you certainly dont want to see anyone get hurt, scouts and leaders included. To use the three Rs from Scoutings Youth Protection program.Recognize, Resist, Report. When she does something you consider to be mean you, and the other adults, need to say that is mean. When she does something that is bullying you need to tell her the behavior that is bullying. The same for intimidating, making a bad name for the troop, etc. And you need to do this carefully and with other supportive adults nearby. You need to resist her bad behavior, and you need to report her bad behavior, as other posters have described above. If she says she is staying around to protect her dignity then she is not working in the best interest of the scouts or the troop. Call her on it. One other technique you might try at committee meetings, if you ever attend another one, is to try and avoid setting up a situation where the committee has to vote on things. Try and use a consensus-building approach whenever possible. Individuals feel better about giving their opinion, and alternative solutions to challenges, when there is a more open approach to the discussion. Of course, the CC is the primary person to implement this type of committee structure, and it looks like this may have to wait for another time. I like the quote attributed to Franklin Roosevelt: When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. Rather than quitting the troop, you may want to just take a little vacation. Walk around the block..maybe a few hundred times. Let us know how things develop.

Eagle Scout earns all 122 merit badges Determined teen aims high, earns all 122 merit badges 08:23 AM CDT on Thursday, June 7, 2007 By BRIDGET BARRY THIAS / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News When 18-year-old Cameron Barber sets his mind on a goal, he achieves it. He earned Eagle Scout status at age 12. This January, he finished his goal of earning all 122 merit badges. The average age for earning Eagle Scout is 17. LAWRENCE JENKINS/Special Contributor Cameron Barber, 18, showed great desire to succeed from the time he joined his Boy Scout troop, his Scoutmaster says. This summer, Cameron, who earned Eagle Scout status at age 12, will attend the World Jamboree in London. "The national council doesn't keep statistics on how many Boy Scouts have earned all 122 merit badges, but they tell me it is very rare," said Michael Ramsey, marketing director of Boys Scouts of America Circle Ten Council. Harold Sickler, Cameron's Scoutmaster, said: "A month after Cameron joined the troop, I asked him a question I ask all new Scouts, which is: 'What goals do you want to set for yourself in Scouts?' Cameron replied that he wanted to earn his Eagle by 12 and a half because his dad did it at 13 and he would like to top his dad's record." Cameron's father, Dr. Alan Barber, an orthopedic surgeon in Plano, has been active as a Boy Scout leader for a number of years. Cameron lives in Frisco and is a junior in high school. He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 714 that meets at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship in Carrollton. The troop is part of the Great Plains District. "I felt that earning all 122 merit badges would be a unique opportunity to learn about career opportunities and hobbies and get a taste for the adventures they provide," he said. Additionally, for every five merit badges over what is required for an Eagle, Boy Scouts can earn a palm. Cameron has 20 palms. Cameron earned his Eagle status by building a concrete walkway at his church. He designed it, recruited a team of workers and led the project. In the pursuit of his merit badges, Cameron had outdoor adventures varying from white-water rafting to hiking, rappelling and rock climbing. He has traveled to the Philmont Scout ranch in New Mexico and Camp Alexander in Colorado. "I have learned a lot about nature and how to avoid dangerous situations. The Boy Scout motto is always be prepared," Cameron said. Earning merit badges also gave him experience at shotgun shooting, gardening and archery. "I've been able to dabble in careers such as atomic energy and nuclear science, to farming, where you work with plants and animals," Cameron said. This summer, Cameron will join the adult leaders in accompanying his troop as they attend the World Jamboree in London. He attended a previous World Jamboree in Thailand. "It was exciting to meet Scouts from all over the world," he said. Once again setting his sights high, Cameron said his career goal is to be a cardiovascular surgeon. He had a chance to talk to some fathers in his troop who are surgeons by participating in the medicine Scout badge. Bridget Barry Thias is a freelance writer in Carrollton. collin@dallasnews.com http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/stories/DN-frfocus_07cco.ART.North.Edition1.435bbcc.html

Thanks for posting this article. The first thing that came to mind is that the Catholic church, through the Pope, is opposed to the war in Iraq. If the pastor is going to be consistent about shunning politicians and about proclaiming Catholic teaching on current issues, including the war, then no public official who supports the war should be allowed to talk at Eagle Courts of Honor. This would include President Bush (who is also Honorary President of the BSA) and Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, who is an Eagle Scout and former President to the National Eagle Scout Association, to name only two. It would also include almost every elected Republican official and many Democrats. This would be a lot of people to shun. This is only one example. Being consistent on these ethical and moral issues is so difficult. Good luck to that pastor, that parish and that Boy Scout troop. Good luck to all of us in Scouting. Got to get ready for church, and learn more about what the Catholic church teaches that goes against what our politicians vote for or against.

No dodge. I drive a Toyota. Patrol Method with the exceptions described in your earlier post. Interesting points. Looking for ideas to keep the ever-encroaching "Parent Method" at bay.

OK. A great song, worth a visit. Album: Rubber Soul (1965) Michelle lyrics by Beatles. Michelle, ma belle. These are words that go together well, My Michelle. Michelle, ma belle. Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble, Tres bien ensemble. I love you, I love you, I love you. That's all I want to say. Until I find a way I will say the only words I know that You'll understand. I need you, I need you, I need you. I need to make you see, Oh, what you mean to me. Until I do I'm hoping you will Know what I mean. I love you. I want you, I want you, I want you. I think you know by now I'll get to you somehow. Until I do I'm telling you so You'll understand. I will say the only words I know that You'll understand, my Michelle. (Just to relieve any suspense, the translation of the French is included in the text "These are words that go together well.") Hooray for electronics on camping trips, at least in the good-old days. Now back to the original thread.

Things have changed a little since my days as a scout in the 60s. Going to camp. There we were in the back seats of a large station wagon, speeding down the two-lane highway at 75 miles per hour, no air conditioning, no seat belts, windows wide open, playing rock-paper-scissors, and maybe card games, hoping the cards wouldnt blow out the window, hearing Beatles on the radio, breathing in the second-hand smoke from the Scoutmasters cigarettes, reading the occasional set of Burma Shave signs, counting cows in the field. Ah, the good-old days, or not! Thanks for your comments. Are there other troops that actually HAVE a defined policy about electronic devices? So far, its sounds like the ideas are all over the map. If there is a troop where the PLC actually made this decision, what did the PLC decide? (Thanks, Stosh, for your thoughts. I wrote the above entry before I read your post. I, too, think conversation is the best, but that may not be what the PLC decides.)

This has been discussed before but I need an update with new ideas. Our troop is again taking a look at trying to form a coherent policy about electronic equipment at camp, and to-and-from camp, especially our week-long camp coming up in a few weeks. The way things stand now: scouts can bring music-listening and game devices for use in the vehicles when traveling to and from camps. Then the equipment is left locked in the vehicles for the duration of the camp. Many adult leaders bring their cell phones and keep them discretely for the duration of the camp, most often using them only when not around the scouts. But those "important" calls can come in at the strangest times. Now, cell phones are ubiquitous. Almost all adult leaders have one and many scouts have them, too. Text messaging using cell phones is becoming a standard form of communication wherever we happen to be. Trying to say no cell phones just doesnt seem reasonable any longer. Then there is the issue of keeping the cell phones safe. What is your troops policy about cell phones, and other electronic devices (ipods?), on camping trips?

Bad parent? Or maybe just not a team player. Or maybe a bully. She might be so used to doing things BY herself and FOR herself and son that she just doesnt understand some basics of the program called Scouting. As you are discovering, this can be really difficult to deal with. Surround yourself with helpful people. Make sure these folks all have jobs so they are contributing to the wellbeing of the troop. At your committee/leader meetings design the agenda so these helpful folks have a chance to do all the talking. Keep the subjects focused and on track. If you are the CC you control the agenda and you can decide who gets to talk and when they get to talk. The trick is to do this in a nice way. Since her emails are not helpful, set your computer so you will not see her emails. The other leaders and parents will understand. The most constructive work gets done by talking face to face. Second most helpful is talking on the phone. Talk to people you trust and respect, and dont talk about the problems all the time. Talk about the program for the Scouts. Identify the projects you want to work on and deal with them one by one. If you are the CC or the COR you can tell her she is no longer welcome to attend troop functions. If you are the SM, MC or ASM you can ask the CC to take care of this challenging, difficult and unhelpful person. Hang in there.

In our troop the Scoutmaster invites eligible scouts to attend NYLT. Scout and parents pay the fee up front, about $200. When scout successfully completes the course the scout and parents are reimbursed for half of the fee from the troop's general fund. This has worked well the last few years. Last year five scouts from our troop completed the course and this year five more are going. The troop budgets for this every year. If finances are a challenge for a scout, the Scoutmaster can recommend a campership for the other half of the fee. This has not happened yet for NYLT, but has been used for other scout camps and high adventure. The practice of reimbursing after the scout has completed the course successfully goes back a number of years. Apparently, there was one scout who just goofed off for a couple of days and then was sent home. The family was then out the fee, not the troop.

1968, a very good year! Currently Troop Committee Chair

OK. I'll start. Who is DAD? Is he a registered leader with any training in the Scouting program? A little understanding of the Patrol method would help. So who decided to "allow" the older boy to become the replacement SPL? Carry on.

Sounds like the ACLU is taking the side of the RELIGIOUS GROUP HMMMMMM opps, caps lock got stuck

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. (Jesus) said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the holy Spirit." John 20: 19-22 awe and reverence for the numinous.

He went to his tent

On my honor I will do my best To have a sense of awe and reverence for the numinous, Do my duty to my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally upright.

Skills in good communication are taught and learned over time. Email etiquette can vary greatly among groups. A few years ago our troop had the situation where the former Scoutmaster (registered then as an ASM) started sending scolding emails to the whole troop email list (including some youth) telling the new group of leaders how they (we) were not doing things the right way. It got really annoying, and the messages got increasing heated and even insulting, to the point that I (as the new CC) had to basically tell the guy to get lost. He did and we have been doing just fine, thank you. Email can be great, and it can be a real problem, too. We keep working at improving it. Telephones are still a good way to communicate, too. Probably best to have an open discussion in your adult groups, program leadership and troop committee, to see how your group wants to implement "good communication."

Theres a Scouter on here named Trevorum Who contributes a lot to the forum. He makes things so luminous, Like reverence for the numinous, Its almost impossible to ignore-um.

From fgs original postThe boy making the comment doesn't have an influential Eagle dad in the troop.. Find an adult in the troop who can work with this scout as an Eagle Coach. Every scout needs someone they feel they can go to for help, guidance and mentoring. It isnt always the SM. Silence is sometimes best because it tells everyone that at that moment you dont have an answer and you arent going to fake it by making stuff up. In this way, Silence really can be golden. Focus on the Scouts who are making these comments. Offer them encouragement and help. No need to talk about the one that got away with IT. Give a sample copy of a Court of Honor agenda to all the scouts in the PLC and those taking Communications merit badge, or suggest a website where one can be found. Life lessons Sometimes bad things happen to good people, and sometimes good things happen to undeserving people. And that is all of us.

The newer version of the Youth Protection video A Time to Tell has a really good segment on bullying. If you havent seen it yet, show it to your whole troop, with parents present. It may help your situation. It is never OK to be a bully, testosterone or no testosterone. Recognize, Resist, Report. There is This boy and that boy. Never Boys will be boys. They are all unique. We are all unique.

Trustworthy Loyal Helpful Friendly Courteous Kind Obedient Cheerful Thrifty Brave Clean and Reverent Boy Scouts. Make pleasing Haiku.(This message has been edited by Aquila calva)

Boy Scouts, Be Prepared! Help old people cross the street Go camping, save lives.