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Maybe it was the way I was brought up, or maybe it is my personal commitment not to do it, but I don't use any language that could be misconstrued as "cursing"; except possibly where a direct quote was necessary. Now I am a well respected individual in the circles that I run, and the boys of the Troop almost always come to me first when they need adult intervention or help; so I know there is respect there as well. Ive found that having both the respect of the youth that I am working with and having a clean track record is the best deterrent to hearing them use it. I can confidently s

I don't know ?!?!?! Would have been better without the 4-letter colloquial metaphors. Not very Scout like IMHO.

Hello, I currently counsel all of the MB's that you mention, except the Composite Materials MB. I am qualified to counsel that MB, and may actually sign up for that MB as I work in an industry that works with Composites. I am in Illinois, where are you located? ASM59

Welcome from a fellow Illinoian... ASM59

Well, I'm not a Doctor or a Lawyer, nor have I ever played one on TV. My wife however is a nurse and we've had many discussions regarding this topic. My wife can dispense medication, but only under the direction of a Doctor. In other words, if she is working at a nursing home or hospital or even school, she can dispense meds according to the orders for an individual patient. We have both worked many childrens and youth camps. When she works (volunteers is more accurate) she is camp nurse and is responsible for holding all medication. The camp's policy is that all medication is to be held

SSScout, The short answer is "yes". As stated, I turned in my application to my DC, and yes there was money involved although I cannot remember how much. That doesn't really matter because I have talked to the Council Registrar who acknowleges the fact that my application was received and that my money was received. The phone calls that I followed up with were not only to the DC, but to some of the others that I mentioned before. And for sure I have talked to different people at Summer Camp and District events. Promises to get back to me never happen. I really think that its bec

I just have to add that yes, I am know at Council by the paid staff and by many of the volunteers on the various committees and some who are serving as Commissioners. I seem to have a good reputation. I have also volunteered at many events, from camporees to Cub Day camps. I even took two weeks of vacation time to help staff at the Provisional Camp-site one year because they were in a pinch. By the way, I used the word staff, but it was really volunteered. So yes, I am known and have helped out successfully in the past. ASM59

I've spoken with many, many, many people. Let's start with our UC. What UC? Our Unit does not have a UC assigned. I've spoken directly with our District Commish to verify that it's not just my suspicion. He doesn't think we need one, because our program is running fine. Not that he knows that first hand (he's never been to our unit meeting), but he has heard that it's running fine. Speaking of our DC, I've known him and his wife for 12 years. We've been out for breakfast and sat together over coffee many times. I personally handed him an application and he said he'd submit it and get

Wow, don't mean to give the impression that there's a waiting list, they're always complaining that there are not enough volunteers. I guess it's a matter of not being invited by the "good old boys club". I was trying to step into the club instead of being invited or perhaps "groomed" for the job. They really don't want anyone who might do things differently than "we've always done it". There really is only one way to do it in Scouting and that's according to the book. But the reality is that we don't always do it by the book and we wouldn't want anyone to call us on it. ASM59

After posting in the thread that I spun this from (almost 2 years ago), I decided that if I could be critical of my UC and DC for not doing their job, then it's time to step up to the plate and show them how it's done. Well, I did approach a miriad of people at our Council; both at the offices and at Round Table meetings. When I approached them, I didn't come at them with the attitude that I was going to solve all the World's Scouting problems, but I did explain that I had gained a lot of experience and that I was ready to give back by helping other units. Everyone that I talked to acted li

Nick, Interesting thoughts, but I believe that swimming is a very important skill to master. It is true that not everyone has the same aptitude, but that just means that some will need to try harder. Youre living proof that it can be done with a little work. For those who have very real physical or other handicaps that prevent them from completing the requirement, there are ways to petition for an alternative or exception. I could make the same argument about any other requirement in the handbook. For example, I have a hard time remembering knots, so there should be an al

Our Troop is going... More flatlanders

Hal, I agree in principle with your thoughts and I am more than willing to help. However, we will have a hard time getting our Scouts to go to camp next year if we go back to the local camp. I know all the arguments and our Council does try to blame their own Troops for not attending as a reason that they cannot make improvements. But remember, just 5 & 6 years ago the camp was still running decent numbers, but even then they had similar types of problems. Concerns from Troops like ours are dismissed as simple complaining. If you are not in the "inner circle" your thoughts

John, The visitation team was there on Tuesday. They gave the camp a 100% rating (or however it's graded). The announcement was made that evening at Dinner. The Staff was on their highest guard to make sure that everything was right where ever the team was. It was actually so obviously deceitful. When the visitation team was at the waterfront there were extra staff there and buddy check calls went out every 10 minutes. As soon as the team was gone, some of the staff moved on to other things and the buddy check calls stopped. ASM59

With regard to where we are located, I hate to finger our camp by name, so I will just say be wary of a Camp in northern Illinois that is only running 3 weeks of camp with the third week having only 3 Troops on camp. Other neighboring camps are running 4 to 5 weeks and their weeks are mostly full. I already have a list of all the camps within a 4 hour drive, along with a summary of what each camp offers and their 2009 camp prices. We'll be sharing that list with the PLC, but more than likely we'll be back at the same camp we went to the last 2 years. Thanks again for your comment

Regarding the reporting of these issues; we (adult members of our Troop) definitely made our voices heard during the camp week. All of the problems that I listed in my original post have been taken to the Program Director and Camp Director. It is well known that the Camp Director plans not to be back next year. The Program Director was hired from out of our Council last year and is back this year. In a candid moment with him, he shared that he is frustrated because the Council will not give him what he needs to run a better program. He apparently has ideas, but no backing from the Council

BrentAllen, That was it. I had an apostrophe and a dash in my subject line. I took them out and everything is OK. I was able to post a new topic. That never occurred to me as a potential problem. Thanks... ASM59

Hello, We just finished up at our local council camp. It was one of the worst camps from an organizational stand-point that I've ever been a part of. For example: - At check in, they were making all boys and adults take their temperature. They were not using probe covers on the thermometers that they used. They were wiping with an alcohol pad and rinsing with water. When it was my turn, I confronted them and was told that BSA National was mandating that temps be taken if youd had flu symptoms in the last 2 weeks. Other Troop leaders were very angry as they had been told they mu

I just tried to spin-off a new message, and yes I did select a forum for the spin-off from the drop-down box. I received this message: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80040e10' [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]COUNT field incorrect or syntax error /forums/post_library.asp, line 91 I have now tried posting a new topic from 3 different computers in different locations. I always get this message when posting a new topic or when trying to spin-off a new topic. When posting a new topic, I do not get a drop-down box to select a forum. When spinning-off a

Sorry, but this is when I try to post a "new topic" using the "new topic" button. I do not want to "spin-off" of another topic, but I want to create a new topic. As I stated: When I select the "new topic" button, it automatically says which category it will be posted to based on which category I was in. For example, if I am in the category "Camping & High Adventure" and I select the "new topic" button, the page that comes up says that I am posting a new topic to "Camping & High Adventure" I do not see a drop down to select any other category. Again, any ideas??? Than

My last attempt asking for help. Anyone have any ideas to help me? see last 4 posts here Thanks, ASM59

Does anyone have any ideas??? see my last post. Thanks, ASM59

Maybe someone can help me, but I cannot see the pull-down menu that you refer to???? Where is it (or where should it be)? When I select the "new topic" button, it automatically says which category it will be posted to based on which category I was in. For example, if I am in the category "Camping & High Adventure" and I select the "new topic" button, the page that comes up says that I am posting a new topic to "Camping & High Adventure" I do not see a drop down to select any other category. Any ideas??? Thanks, ASM59

OK, I've been trying to post a message all week, but keep getting the message: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80040e10' [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]COUNT field incorrect or syntax error /Forums/post_library.asp, line 91 Others have received this in the past. How did you overcome it? Please help. Apparently I can respond to a post, but cannot create a new thread... Please help! ASM59

Hello all, I am looking for someone in the Auroa, IL area (or any part of the old Two Rivers Council area) who may be interested in some old patches. Preferably this would be someone who would be connnected with Three Fires Council who would be able to dislay them somewhere for others to see. I would even be open to someone with a unit who is interested in Scouting history and who would display them in your meeting place for others to see. I was given a box of old Scout stuff that contains patches and slides from Two Rivers Council: "Two Rivers Council" shoulder patches "1971