Marty_Doyle

Webelos is an ideally 18 month program, with the goal of bridging at the end of the sixth month of the second year (March if your Pack year starts in September, aligned with school year). Cub Scout rank is primarily grade driven, with age secondary. If a Webelos Scout is a "super-achiever", he could advance quicker. And as OGE states, just reporting on the mathematical/chronological possiblity. Not passing judgement on appropriateness in terms of Scouting's goals and mission.

I guess it is mathematically possible. A Cub Scout can crossove after earning the Arrow of Light, which requires six months after earning the Webelos badge, which requires three months as a Webelos I. So, a eight year old, who's birthday is June 30, moves up to Webelos I on June 1st. He earns his webelos badge in September (a very active Pack, with summertime den and Pack meetings), and then earns his Arrow of Light in March, bridges over to Boys Scouts in April, two months before his tenth birthday. He then completes FYFC before his eleventh birthday. Possible..... Isn't that the scenar

Of course, people who do not watch Star Trek do not get this. Already assimilated.

Lower East Side Tenement Museum 97 Orchard Street a hike from the financial district, but doable http://www.tenement.org Museum of Television and Radio 25 West 52nd Street, by 5th Avenue would need to take mass transit http://www.mtr.org Paul - No, but..... We are planning a camping trip to Arcadia and then Nova Scotia in August. The real boss (Mrs. Doyle)would have to be convinced that a side trip to Portland was warranted. She has already been convinced of the beauties of Bridgeport, Newark, Atlantic City, Monticello and the Hudson Valley, only to see another mino

I agree. If you are not posting, I will find myself not looking as often .... and not learning.

While Bob White may be, at times, some of those things that the Fat Old Guy says, who ofthe rest of us isn't also? On top of that, when I come to this forum with questions about specific policy, insurance issues, health and safety issues, et cetera, I actually want someone pedantic, i.e. concerned with the minute details. Bob White can be counted on, almost always, to provide the specific reg, with citation, quickly. A lot of that other stuff? Well, Bob White is passionate about Scouting. Thanks, BW. Keep on keeping on. Thumbs up here.

I thought that the CS Leader book defines a den as "6-8 neighborhood boys". Also, the offical BSA Den Advancement Report (33847) only has 10 lines for Cub Scout's names, so one can infer that the Boy Scouts didn't want the dens to be larger than that. Bigger than 10 should be split. There is no real control, unless you have three or four traine3d leaders. My "span of control" guidelines at work is only five adults to one supervisor, and kids are more "difficult" than adults.

MK9750 (or Mark)- My son Sean (first year Webelos)and I areon a pilgrimage to visit all major league (and as many minor league) stadiums as we can. We've been to nine major league so far, and are trying to plan a trip to the Midwest - Tigers, Mud Hens, Indians. Then later maybe Reds, Cubs, ChiSox, Cardinals, Royals. So, i'll take you up on your offer for directions then. Thanks Marty plan taj

Marty, please. Mr. Doyle is my father. No offense taken or meant. New York is a tough place to know or get around. Someone once said only the dead really know Brooklyn...or the rest of the city. New Yorkers think nothing of two plus hour commutes to work (and that is people who live in the City) and therefore travelling time is viewed differently here. Jones Beach is a great getaway, but not if you are only going to be around for a weekend. And I agree, the scenery that would appeal to 16-17 boys is not necessarily the ocean, the sand, the sun ...... I too have a picture of the Tower

OGE - Probaly during the Civil War, when the Brooklyn boys - the Atlantics - started trouncing everybody pretty regularly. I think, but can't swear, the Atlantics became the Superbas became the Trolley Dodgers became the Dodgers and started losing to the descendants of the Knickerbockers, who had become the Hilltoppers who became the Highlanders and then changed their name not to offend their Irish fans who wouldn't root for something named for an English regiment (which they weren't - they played at Hilltop Park which was the highest land around) that helped put down revolts in Ireland bu

Hoboken Ferry www.nywaterway.com $3.00 for ferry from South Hoboken to Financial District. Don't know about parking. OGE didn't mention camping. His trip was a day trip. And Hoboken is an minor industrial/residential city. There probably isn't camping anywhere near. Subways http://mta.nyc.ny.us $7.00 for a Fun Pass, which is good for one day, unlimited rides, so I think you can get on or off at various subway stops in the City. Includes buses. Supposed to be one person per Pass. Staten Island Ferry Pedestrians - free (pretty much the only mass transit thing free in

Getting someone who knows New York is a good idea, along with pre-planning. Don't trust people from Ohio with directions (sorry, Mark), since Jones Beach is at the eastern end of Nassau County, and although beautiful, probably two-three hours from Manhattan by mass transit (subway, Long Island Rail Road, bus). Most New Yorker's attitude towards tourists is "Welcome to New York, now get outta my way." And probably not said that nicely. Think Sopranos. But also only initially. Ask for help, and most of us will give it. And as Mark said, if in uniform, probably quicker. New York i

OGE - Sometime Tuesday, July 1 around 9am. I'd love to argue transubstantiation versus consubstantiation, et cetera, with you all, but I'm not sure of the relevance. I have my beleifs, and you have yours. I won't convert you to mine, and the Jesuits made sure you won't convert me to yours. The Scout Law - Reverent - compels me to respect your adherence to your religious beliefs. And Trustworthy doesn't compel me to override Reverent. This really isn't about comparative religion, it is about membership standards, as Bob White has been pointing out. The Boy Scouts "allows" fo

I would note that advance planning is important. Manhattan is really big and not easy to get around if you are not a New Yawker. No matter what the Metrpolitan Transit Authority will say. The Public Library is a looooong hike from the Downtown Financial District (where Ground Zero is)- more than forty blocks. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is another forty blocks north of the library (think ten blocks equal approximately one mile), on the Fifth Avenue (East) side of Central Park, while the Musuem of Natural History/Rose Center for Earth and Space is forty blocks north on the other side of

I would suggest contacting the Greater New York Councils (212-242-1100) and specifically their camping support people (Charlie Rogers, Director) at 212-651-2955. The GNYC runs three camps, only one of which is in NYC proper, Camp Pouch on Staten Island. Sorry to say, I've never camped there, but have been to their other two camps (Ten Mile River and Alpine) which are well run. Alpine Scout Camp is closer, but would involve more coordination to get into the City. The Westchester-Putnam, Theodore Roosevelt(Nassau), Suffolk and Greenwich(Ct.) Council camps are are somewhat distant from the par

I would think it was great if you wore any of those neckerchiefs.I also think the campaign hat is really cool from a nine year old's perspective. For our last Pinewood Derby, we had the boys make slides out of PVC pipe and Matchbox cars. And we gave all of the boys in our den black and white checked bandans to wear for that one night ($1.99 each). Every one there noticed. Is all of this 100% correct uniforming? No. At the Cub Scout level, is wearing 10 out of 11 pieces of the uniform correctly and getting the boys to talk about the one "different" piece a bad thing? NO. A teachable

Of course, if it a West Cork or Belfast accent, no one on this side of the pond will really understand anything yopu say. But it will sound brillant.

The problem is that the Uniform Inspoections sheets are out of date - Cub Scouting no longer uses the hats referenced on the sheet - there is a blue and orange Tiger hat, blue and yellow Wolf hat, blue and "light blue" Bear hat, and a green and plaid Webelos hat. I would have preferred the Webelos hat, since sartorially speaking, it matches the tan and olive leader uniform best. I copuld always pull out my yellow and blue beanie from 1966....but shouldn't mix and match with the 2003 uniform. For some of the other side benefits that Eamonn mentioned, I would like the campaign hat.

There is at least 12 up for auction on Ebay right now, and it is still carried in the BSA Supply catalog - http://www.scoutstuff.org/cgi/catalog.

It is not too often that any of us get to type this. Sorry, Eamonn and Bob White, but you are somnewhat incorrect. Fotoscout is more correct. The hat Bob White describes is the Wolf hat. When the Scouts in our pack advance, we give them their new hats for their rank. The hat with the Wolf badge is specific for Wolves, as the hat for Tigers has the Tiger badge, Bears has the Bear badge, etc. The generic Cub Scout hat, which is referenced on the Adult Leader Uniform Inspection Sheet, has a blue and gold insignia with wide stitching, similar to the emblem on the red and green Boy Scout ba

My question stumped the course director, too. His answer? Buy the course hat at their trading post.(I feel like I just got off a ride at Disneyland....) I'll contact the larger national Scout Shop in Manhattan, per your suggestion, fotoscout. Thanks.

I am attending Wood Badge in August/September. As preparation, I have been sent two packages of materials to read, review and fill out/return. In a number of different places, the material stresses the need for correct uniforms by all attendees. I am instructed to wear the appropriate baseball cap type of headgear for my current position in Scouting. As of June 1, I am Cubmaster. So what is the correct headgear? The Insignia Guide and Male Leader Inspection Sheet identify the blue baseball cap, with yellow front panels and Cub Scout emblem in front as correct. But this particular hat i

I found myself in a similar situation, but the cause is just pooor records. I take over as Cubmaster June 1.(I am recruiting a CC with the help of the CO IH. I am also recruiting two other Pack committee members, two Asst. Cubmasters and three den leaders. They might all be in place by June 1 also. Four potential leaders are going to NLE and CSLST this month.) The outgoing Cubmaster is slowly but surely turning everything over to me. I am a finance guy by profession. When the Cubmaster gave me the Pack's camping gear (four tents, a "patrol" box and some pots and pans) and I "inspected" th

I remember reading about this Scout in a BSA religious newsletter. That article was longer, and among other things had his parents telling about how difficult summer camp and the troop's fifty mile hike had been fir him because of Jed's ailments, but that their son wouldn't let himself be pulled out of camp or the hike. Finished 'em all. He has also been elected to OA, goes around Utah talking to other troops and Scouts and got into college at 17.....sounds like an over achiever who has the Scouting spirit. Since there are over a million Boy Scouts in America, maybe this boy is the "one i

The nominal cost $195. I convinced my boss (wife) that I could do without one cup of coffe per day at work (Manhattan is expensive) to fund it. The real cost is the two weekends and two other days away from family, which she reluctantly, but finally, agreed to. Will it be worth it? I do not know. I think that will depend on large part on my expectations. I am viewing it as another BSA training course, albeit a little longer. I do not view it as a meeting with Baden-Powell. My personal metric is "Will this allow me to bring back one thing that improves program for the boys?" Maybe more than o