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Your Right...""at least at this Lodge"" is Correct.. Again Only Voted in By Your Peers is the Correct and Should be Only way in. First the Lodge Should have received a Notice from all the troops in the Council on Whom they Elected Second Those Elected should have been notified by being "Called Out" at a Call Out Ceremony.. Third Lodge Screwed up Royally..They should have had a List of the Candidates who were Elected and Called Out Plus I have never heard of Any Lodge having a Registration Form for Ordeal. What Lodge is this? Your Right it does take away from Those who Foll

Well If your Gonna Fine tooth the Rules...I would say that A Scout who sleeps under a Tarp Can not Count those nights either since he is not Sleeping under the Stars and the Tarp is Not a Tent.... just saying Look at The New Swamp Base...Several places they sleep under Lean To's and at Some point sleep on a House Boat...I would say they are still camping.

Cub Scouting is a great place to get a Scouter interested in Patch Trading.... However Only Draw Back I see is that most Cub Scouts don't travel enough to have a Wide Selection to Trade.. Who wants to Trade for their Own Council's CSP None are Old enough to be Members of OA They all attend the Same Cub Events... Most Parents don't get online and Trade or Buy Extra Patches to give to Youths Most Council Stores don't carry Non Council related event Patches.. Recently I was at the National Scouting Museum, I carried Extra Patches from My Council and with Permission I gave some of th

My OA Lodge has a "secret" group" they won't listen to me.

I see double posting is back

We found out the same thing about our remaining Camp when Council thought about selling it off...It goes Back to the Family Heirs. So we can not sale it. I bet the other Family who donated the Land for our Largest camp we ever had (1200 Acres) had made the Same Clause. We sold it for 1.1 Million. Now it is a Fancy Housing Developement

Horizontal Walls are typically only 6-8 Foot Tall and run a long length...That way a Climber is Usually no more than 2-3 Foot off the Ground. Object is to Move Horizontal not Vertical. As For Climbing Towers...My Council allows Tigers to Climb on our $40,000+ Climbing Tower when it is in Operation, However thanks to New Rules We can Not have it repaired Locally, only through BSA Approved Vendor so we can't afford +10,000 repairs to keep it current inspected. Wish Someone would pull their Heads outta the A$$ about some of These Age Appropriate Crap.. Want to Know why Cub Scouts q

Are you Backpacking in? I have never had access to a Fridge, however I do use and have access to a Ice Chest during Camp outs..As a Youth I also would Freeze Steaks, Chicken Breast, Pork Tender Loin and Other Meats to Pack in for the First Meal. Your Limited by your Imagination... I can give you all kinds of Ideas..I am sure you will give me as Many excuses. why you can not do them. Ever hear of #10 Can Cooking? If Weather is still cool Do a Stew in #10 Cans...Favorite Meat, Favorite Vegetables, Plenty of Dehydrate Meal Options out there Now days also that would be good for

None of My BSA Units never forced Religion Upon me. BSA has always left it up to the Individual to decide what "My Duty to God" and What "Reverent" is.. I was never forced to Say "Philmont Grace" nor have I ever been "Forced to attend a Camp Church Service" and Yet I have never been struck by Lightning... Did I participate...Yes..I participated because I wanted too because I choose to be part of the BSA Program. I knew it would not Kill me to set an Example not because I was Forced to Participate. I have been around Scouts who remained in Camp to watch " the Campfire" during Camp Se

501-C3 Registration is not a BSA Requirement..Never was

From What I read..Scout has been in The Same Troop for 4 Years...Has Achieved First Class Requirement (Life)...Has been Very Active (Missed about 4 Things in 4 Years)...Active in Community Service. Assists Younger Scouts..Etc Yet Everyone Says he Needs to Politic...A Scouts Politics by Doing Actions, not by Asking and Talking.. Obviously something is wrong so where...Something we don't Know about..

In Texas we have pee wee football (1st Grade) that is full contact sports...But due to BSA Rules we have Cub Scouts get upset because they Can not earn the "Football Belt Loop" because it is Full Contact not "Flag Football" Football can easily be learned without having to Full equipment..Learn the Basics of Passing and Catching first. School yard football consists of Dividing up the Team equally if Possible. Quarterbacks are given 10 Count to be able to pass Ball before being Rushed. Since BSA rules do not allow Football or Martial Arts I doubt they will allow Rugby due to the Physic

I know They arranged for a Call Out at Jamboo for Our Scouters who did not make our Camp and I know That arrangements can be made to Have Scouters called out also out of Council...The Key is Communications..Let your Local Lodge Know which Scouters Adult and Youth that will be out of Council and the Lodge will make arrangements with the Lodge in Your Area to Call them out for ya.

I would say...after 4 years as a Scout I would move to a New troop and see how things go there. Especially if I wanted to be in OA.. Sadly even Scouts play Favoritism Games

Our CPAP People are placed in the Dining Hall...Before Yall Go Off...We are in the Middle of a Burn Ban so Candidates can not have a Campfire

When Actually Teaching the Merit Badge I would Break it down as Follows New MB Requirements Class 1 Requirement 1&2 Class 2 Requirement 3&4&5 Prep work (5a, 5b) Class 3 Requirement Verify 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h Prep 6a 6b (can be Cooked at Home) Class 4 Verify 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g Prep Work 7a and 7b Class 5 Verify 7c, 7d, 7e and 8 and Sign off. Depending on How Many Campouts or Events I would say Cooking Merit Badge will Take 2 Months Minimum. Cooking Merit Badge is Not really a Merit Badge Taught in Groups. In your Case you would have 5 Scouts Planning Meals and ea

You were asked to present a Class by the Troop not a Youth so I would not require a Youth to ask you and present a Blue Card.. Give a Presentation on the Merit Badge and it's requirement and then tell youth that if they want to earn the Merit Badge get a Signed Blue Card and see you after the Meeting. Print out a Worksheet and have enough to give to everyone to look at.

Not Knowing your Lodge I have no Knowledge of their way of Doing things.. Here is How My Lodge Does Call Out Ceremonies... Everyone at Camp is invite to Ceremony..Dance Team Does Some Dancing...after Dancing Call Out Ceremony is Started...Candidates are Called Out. They Spend about 1 Hour socializing with Lodge Members and Enjoy some Watermelon before Returning to their Units.... Candidates then have 1 year to attend either a Winter or Summer Ordeal...If Not they must be re-elected. Troops don't need Adult OA Leadership...There is only 1 Troop OA Position and that Is a Youth's

It ain't that Hard....Establish Who Made the Actual Payment... Scholarships simple Council Scholarship...Council Keeps the Fee.. Troop Scholarship...Troop Keeps the Money.. Individual Donation...Ask them what they want done with the Money. Someone may only want the funds to go to Camp..others can care less where it goes. Other Payments...Establish who made the Payment Troop Pays Troop gets refund Troop collects the Money from Individual then Individual gets the Refund.

Look at Slippery Falls in Oklahoma. Never been but I here it is great

I wear 5.11 Tactical pants...NO SWITCH BACKS FOR ME

As a Merit Badge Counselor I personally hate that Certain Troops have MBCs for Every Eagle and enough Easy other Merit Badges to get youths to Eagle, yet those Counselors only Work with their Troops..hate to say this but I am suspicious of their Ability and Willingness to actually teach a Subject.. As For the SM only allowing Scouts to work with a Counselor. I believe it should be the Youths Choice who they Earn the Merit Badge from not the Scoutmasters. I wish BSA would rule that Youths could not be Taught in House...No More Troop MBCs.

My Pack held their Blue and Gold Banquet Dinner first. Each Den decorated a Cake which was auctioned off in Silent Auction to raise funds. We then retired over to the Chapel of the Church.. We had a Crossover Ceremony for Each Level with a Face painting ceremony. Each Cub Scout Got a New Neckercheif and Handbook for their Next Rank Face Painting Ceremony was progressive..Tigers got certain marks, Wolfs got those plus, Bears same and More..etc Tiger To Wolf Got a Certain paint job..Received their Final Tiger Awards in a Clear Box, Tiger Neckers Removed and Replaced with Wolf Neckers a

Because The Youth Memberships has not Voted to except youth females or to amend the Membership Requirements... a Youth must have achieved the "First Class Rank"..Which Venture Crews do Not.. OA is Not a Representative of Scouters in General it is an Honor Society of Boy Scouts of America. Not Cub Scouts of America or Venture Crews of America. Females are Eligible when They Turn 21 as Adults When Will it Change...Who Knows What Will it take to Change it...perhaps a Major Lawsuit perhaps some logical minded youths I have been in Favor of Allowing all females in since I was

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