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  1. AhoyDave, Before your son was tapped out, had he attended a tap out ceremony? Did you talk with any of the Lodge leadership about your concerns about your son and Ordeal? My son falls into the autistic spectrum. He had seen at least three ceremonies. He wanted to be in OA, but felt he would never be elected. He was excited when he was. he couldn't wait for Ordeal. We had several talks about how he would be required to stay silent for 24 hours, which with Dan staying quiet for one or two minutes is nearly impossible. Luckily for us, several of the Lodge leadership knew Dan and were aw
  2. AhoyDave, Before your son was tapped out, had he attended a tap out ceremony? Did you talk with any of the Lodge leadership about your concerns about your son and Ordeal? My son falls into the autistic spectrum. He had seen at least three ceremonies. He wanted to be in OA, but felt he would never be elected. He was excited when he was. he couldn't wait for Ordeal. We had several talks about how he would be required to stay silent for 24 hours, which with Dan staying quiet for one or two minutes is nearly impossible. Luckily for us, several of the Lodge leadership knew Dan and were aw
  3. In April we took a group of scouts to DC. On our way through Pa.we stopped at a Wendy's. When our line reached the register, the person managing the olace asked who the leaders were. He then asked the scouts to let us come to the front of the line. One of the scouts asked why. His reply was "Since the leaders are taking you on a trip, they eat for free. That was a nice gesture and definetly helped with the budget. We also had several people stop us on the street and ask if we needed assistance, several of them were active or former scouts. We had employees of the ARC's national HQ stop
  4. Fred, You are right. The scout should choose the film. But then he needs everyones approval before watching it. If a scout showed up and informed me that he wanted to watch "Mad Max" or "Clockwork Orange", I sure hope as a MBC I would have a few alternative movies to offer up instead of the scout selected movies. Ursus, I'm sure SWING VOTE definitley took some hard hits on the reviews due to alcohol use, language and spoofing the establishment. At least there was no sex and violence, and the main character turned over a new leaf at the end and realized his civic duty. Today, "High
  5. I know this has been discussed in the past. What movies would you recommend for Citizenship in The Community. Last Friday my wife and I saw SWING VOTE. Other then a couple of swear words, it was a good movie that would fit the bill.
  6. hh, Sorry, no sample questions. But, for Citizenship in The Comm. requirement for watching a movie, I have a suggestion. Last Friday my wife and I went and saw Swing Vote. There are a couple minor swear words in the movie, but otherwise it would be a great movie that shows our constitutional obligations, and how idiotic our gov. can be.
  7. Gern, I work at a local hospital that has a regional heart center. A couple of years ago we had a patient in the open heart unit that had a chest tat that we couldn't make out. After surgery, and we woke him up in the ICU, we asked him what the tat was. He started laughing and told us he threatend to have "NO CPR" tatted on his chest. His brother dared him, and he did it. True story. Good thing he had bypass before he arrested.
  8. Baden, It is to bad that that the upset parents and the SM didn't find a new CO , with the help of the DE & DC. They could have packed up the scouts that wished to join the new troop, and leave the old Co hanging and having to rebuild. Our troop had a minor issue with our old CO. The IR insisted that all the leaders and CM needed to be fingerprinted for Diocesan YP. Everyone was will if the CO would pay, but the CO refused, even though they paid for their CCD teachers, assistants etc. The VFW snatched up the chance to be the sponsor, which is where we are now.
  9. BW, You stated that you advocate the ASM approaching the CO (COR and or IR) about the issues. Agreed. Ultimately they are they final two that need to be approached in the end.. But maybe the ASM needs some firepower behind him before going to them. Someone stated earlier that you may burn your bridges when airing an issue with the CC, COR or IR. At least the DE or DC can educate the ASM whether he has a valid reason to go to the CO, or whether the battle he has chosen is a non-issue, and he should drop it over their cup of java. But what happens when the SM, CC, CCOR and IR end up being
  10. GW is correct, sort of. Technically the Unit and CO can not sued. Then again anyone can try to file a suit on anything, even if they no they can't win but just to cause a ruckus. Whether they have grounds to and can win are a different story. just because someone cannot sue the CO does not mean that they cannot go after Council. If I remember correctly, when our FD and DE are out trying to recruit new CO's the pitch is that the CO can not be sued because they fall under the umbrella of Council's or National's. policy. National or Council would have to fight the battle in court not the unit.
  11. Our Troop has outpost camped for years. The camp does supply a fridge and freezer shed for cold supplies for the three outpost camps. We supply our own food. Usually our cooks are up and cooking between 6:30 and 7:00. Breakfast is at 7:15-7:30. First MB is at 9:00, anywhere from a 10-30 minute walk depending where it is. The Scouts usually have 30 minutes for clean up, latrine duty etc before the have to leave camp. If we have Scouts taking the Cooking MB and depending on the number, we usually have them skip first period so they have time to work on the cooking. Lunch is only an is
  12. AlabamaDan, Gcan has a good idea with involving the Pack. If you are real energetic, propose it as a District Cub event. The more the merrier. Depending what the geographical makeup of the parks is, you could possibly get National Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited, Gander Mountain, state agencies as sponsors and for funding. maybe different District Packs could work on a different part of the trail, or on a different trail for the WCA , and then pledge to keep the trail clean and picked up, as someone else mention, for the LNT Award. Good luck.
  13. dampcamper, Is the Committee Chair approachable, or are between the CC and SM to close? Is the COR, IR and CO involved, or a silent sponsor? What is the IR's and COR's relationship with the SM? If the CC is approachable, go to them first with your concerns. If things are to tight between the CC and SM, move up to the COR and IR. The committee and SM serve at the CO and IR's discretion, and any of them can be removed, or the troop folded. Two case examples that happened in our district: 1) The CO church had a problem with the parents of a couple of scout brothers. I don't
  14. "And if you're a Yank, the Reb. ghosts will haunt you after dark". That was until we told the guide that we had ancestors that fought on the Reb. side also.
  15. Eaglescout07, I can understand the frustration. Take shortridge's advice. Ask the Lodge advisor to ask the SE to an Exec. Meeting and have him inform the membership on the changes and why the changes. Yes, this probably should have been his first step toward change instead of the last step. I understand your passion. I was a member of the ceremony team in my old Lodge back in the 70's. We held tapouts on Wednesday. Ordeal was held every weekend, starting on Friday night and ending on Saturday. They are still doing that. Advantages: 1)Yes it gets more Scouts through as soon as t
  16. DAL_TX, Go for it. My 21 y/o wanted to be an ASM when he turned 18. The younger Scouts associate better with him because he is younger and more energetic then us old geezers. The parents will get use to you. Some of the leaders, if it is your old Troop, hopefully will know you. Good luck. Eric P. ASM915
  17. Ketchome, I'm glad everything turned out okay. I had to dodge a similar bullet at my EBOR back in the 70's. I lived on a dead end street about 50 yards long. One June evening, a couple of us neighborhood kids got together and decided to pull a harmless prank at the local elementary school. At the end of our street we had 4 stop signs, two on either side of the street (incase we converted to the British way of driving), and two dead end signs, one on each side of the street. We decided to take one of the stop signs and one of the dead end signs down from the opposite side of the street. We
  18. jb, I sent a PM to ilduncans asking him to contact you. He usually runs a thread about this a month before Memorial Day. He has information about how to order the stars from National's supply center. The starts come in pairs, one for each side of the flag. Eric P
  19. BW, Thanks, I stand corrected. It states "... a male and female adult leader, both over 21 years of age, and one registered as a leader with the BSA..." Should that be changed to "adult"? Who is the second adult leader supposed to be registered to? Since the scenarios are being thrown out there, here's some more food for thought. CURVEBALL #1 Then again, if "An adult male leader must be housed with and responsible for the male participants" and visa-verse for the females, where is the YP? Is he or she suppose to sleep in the same facilities (room as the youth)? Just because the
  20. Dan, We have a local personality that one week will say the same garbage as Savage, then the next week pull a 180. One week, there is no harm in letting gays join BSA, the next, gays shouldn't be allowed because they might be recruiting. Either way, he keeps everyone PO'ed and calling in. It's good to here that you and your son have found the right Troop. Our Council camp staff have hired Daniel on for part of the last two summers. I've always informed them that when it is time for Dan to come home, let us know. It isn't a problem. Both years he made it 5-6 weeks. At least they, the cam
  21. ASM 59, If the wife is a registered Scouter, then there shouldn't be a problem. If we are talking about a Crew, then I believe that they need 2 males and 2 females if it is a coed trip. ASM 915
  22. highcountry, Didn't know we were in the same Troop. We have had the same problems the last few years. The committee does a good job. The problem has been with the parents and last two SM's. The present SM is to sports oriented. If the team has uniforms, they will wear them. If there is a coach training, he's there. Talk to him about making the Scouts wear their uniform and enforcing it, or get him to leader training, haven't seen it in a year and a half. Most camp-outs, onenighters due to sports conflict. The thing I love is that his own thirteen year old Scout is standing up to him
  23. It's only a cuddle bunny rabbit. Argh!!! And for the hard core Pythons: Who was Sven, where was he from and what was his primary occupation, (not the part time job)? We leave for camp Sunday. Our camp offers most of the Eagle required MB's except Hiking, Bicycling, Communications, and the Personals. The camp does run the Citizenship's and Emergency Preparedness at the same time in the afternoon. That way the Scouts can't opt to sit in a classroom all day. And packsaddle, the rest of the wardrobe? Hopefully no Lion King boxers?
  24. O_S I almost forgot about that nickname. As you know, it's was one of the rainiest Junes on record. At least the camp roads are drying up nicely. I haven't had any trouble getting into the youngest staff campsite yet. Make a deal with you. You just let one storm a week come on up the valley and divert the rest across W. Va or Ky. and I'll send the ones from up north across to Pittsburgh. As I was coming home from the store about an hour ago, we had nice clear skies here, but you could see lightning to the east toward camp. The youngest is on staff at 7R. 100 miles round trip twice a weeken
  25. robvio, Check out Buckeye Council's 7 Ranges Scout Reserve. It's a little farther the Ohio-Scouter's suggestion, about 45 minutes east of Canton Ohio. On your way out of camp, the Troop could stop at the Football Hall of Fame or the McKinley Museum and Monument They are both only 5 minutes out of the way, north of Rt 30 on Rt 77. 7R has OA tap-outs on Wed. night. On Friday, they run the Pipestone Camp Honors program,one of the oldest honors programs in the country, approximately 85 years old. If you decide to come, the boys will need to bring a cubic foot of branches ranging in size no s
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