matuawarrior

After months of debate and discussion, My Chartered Organization is starting a Sea Scout Ship. This is the first Ship on island since the 60's. We have a committee and an experienced Skipper ready to go. We have 5 Sea Scouts ready to hit the water sailing or Scuba diving. I signed on as the Chartered Organization Representative. It looks like they'll have a lot of fun. At first, we were supposed to transition our Venturing Crew into the Sea Scout Ship but decided to just start the Ship as a separate unit. Some Venturers expressed that they didn't want to be part of the Ship

One of my 19-year old Venturers/Assistant Scoutmaster is being nominated for a Heroism Award by our Unit Committee Chairman for saving the lives of two new Scouts from a near drowning in 8 feet of water and pulling them to safety during a Troop Campout in September 2003. My district is ready for this year. We did really well in FOS and Membership last year. Matua

Ozemu, How was your presentation last month with the Honor Camper Society your trying to form down under at your jamboree? I hoped you received my PM to your email address. I wasn't sure if you got it in time. Once were done with our final paperwork, I'll send it to you via attachment. Let us know how it works out. Matua

It's hard to believe that I've been with the Scouter Forums for a year now as a registered member. Although, I was lurking for a couple of years before I finally registered. In that time frame, I've read many posts from many posters here, as we all have. Some I've agreed with and others I don't. There are times when I felt the threads have gone off on a weird tangent but I try to follow along as best I could to the originals posters question or idea. I've learned that many of us who claim to be Scouters do Love what we do and are very passionate with the program by what we sub

I agree with Bob and EagleInKY's ideas on separate ceremonies. We started to do the same last year. Sometimes life lessons have to be learned at an Early age and each decision has its consequences. I do not believe in social promotion or letting anyone take part because their feelings will be hurt. Tommy Tenderfoot flunked the 8th grade but were promoting him to the 9th grade because we don't want to hurt his feelings. What's next having Eagle Scout Ceremonies for Life Scouts who don't earn the Eagle Scout Award. We should. Because, we don't want to hurt HIS feelings. Stop s

KS, Yep, it doesn't make sense. We are closer to FEC than Aloha. But the powers that be have decided that Chamorro will remain under Aloha because we are an Unincorporated Territory of the USA. I believe it has to do with our District's Endowment but that's just me. Last year we did well in FOS than any of the other Districts. We increased in membership. We operate under different rules. We have sister units in Korea, the Kanagawa District, SAJ (Scout Association Japan) in Japan, and Taiwan. These Scout Associations travel here annually for camp or Leadership Training. I

Dana, What we are doing is taking elements of OA and MOS and adapting it to our local area. We have kept the election procedure from OA but went back to the old OA quota. We have doubled the requirements from OA to make it, not harder, but challenging for all eligible Venturers. Some of the requirements are: Instead of First Class, the Venturers added must have earned the Ranger Award, Serve two-years as a registered active Venturer, Serve in a crew or district leadership position for one year, have 30-days of camping or high adventure trek, Serve

dana_renner, What's up with the double posting in all your postings? You maybe double clicking the "Submit Your Message" bar. You only to click once. Matua

Snoring . . . Are You sure? Maybe that's what they want you to think. Their probably in the woodline, hidden in the shadows, seeing if the Venturers are staying in their tents like their supposed too. OR Thier Speaking in Tongues due to the stress from dealing with Venturers all day and are seeking Spiritual Advise for Wisdom and Patience and to keep the pace slow for tomorrow's hike. OR Their watching movies on a portable TV/DVD player. The snoring noise just masks the sound from the TV. OR Thier using an ancient Scout language to communicate with each

I would suggest to look over the Committee and make subcommittees of the different areas: outdoor, membership, training, secretary, FOS, advancement, etc. This would help lighten the load from one individual to a small group. This would have the restless adults work in teams to deliver the program from the committee side. I would also see if it is feasible for the adults to meet in another section of the meeting place, a separate room. Make a monthly rotation list of the adults for the Board of Review. I would assign the SA's in the following areas: one for the FCFY

On a co-ed camping trip, it would depend on the layout of the campsite. We usually have the boys in their own campsite and the girls doing the same. If it comes down to one campsite, then both groups are on opposite sides of the campsite. The same thing if we're on the trail, boys are up the trail while the ladies are down the trail or vice versa. The one thing you should not forget on a co-ed trip is the 21+ yearold female adult leader. Very important, the young ladies cannot go if there is no female leader present. We normally have anywhere from 2 to 5 leaders on a t

I earned my Life Scout rank before I went to the World Jamboree in Alberta, Canada. When I returned the troop I spent 4 years with folded. No parent wanted to be Scoutmaster even mine. So I transfered to an on-base troop. That worked out fine until my sponsor left island. So I was on my own trying to make it on base, anyway I could. I served on summercamp staff and was a member of the OA when they still did "Tap Outs" back then. I was appointed JASM with the new troop. THEN I got involved with sports in high school, cars, and girls. I spent alot of time in JROTC, which was a

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Great Story. It took awhile but the boys took the lead. Great turn around. Thanks for Sharing. Matua

We have designed our own Honor Camper Society for Venturing in our District. If your looking for National to do something, It maybe awhile.

We do what the Crew wants to do. We are an High Adventure Crew so we do backpacking trips, sailing, snorkeling, rappelling, climbing, mountain biking, and other fun events. The crew helps the Troop and Pack in Training: First Aid, Outdoor Skills, and Leadership Skills. In another thread, the poster suggest that Air Scouting returns as a program for Venturing. It's up to the Crew.

Powerful Images. Matua

The longest I've had a Scout travel to meetings was 20 miles. That was in 1998. The Average now is 8 miles. The reason was our program was Fun and we actually did things. Unfortunately, Economics forced the Scout to drop out due to the distance. Matua(This message has been edited by matuawarrior)

Woodbadge is worth it. Some people may need a little more help than others. They're probably still on that first leadership style where the leader has to work with them closely. Others may not comprehend the whole vision and mission presentation. But that's alright, the Troop Guide just needs to work with them a lot more closely than those who "Get It". I still use the tickets in Business and other areas of my life. It makes it alot easier to organize and it reminds me daily of what I need to do. And if it doesn't work, I can always adjust it as they taught in WB. It's just anoth

Glad to hear that Dave has a new area to stomp around. I'm pretty sure that after the transition is over and he and Mrs Steele are settled that He'll be back. Once in a while we all tend to lurk around as before. Matua

I didn't have any problems with my tickets. I understood the Vision and Mission presentation. I know some of my patrol members had minor problems but it was worked out before the last day of WB. But then we had a Q&A period after each presentation. It seems that some of the participants in your situation really didn't understand the Mission/Vision Presentation and probably took that as the way to their tickets and confused it with the Goals. There probably should have been more clarification between them and their Guides and Instructors. I know in the course I went thro

Hello Terry, I think there is a bug in the system. I'm currently logged on but I have yet to activate the "Ignore User feature". There are times when certain posters would or not appear on previous threads in the archives or current threads. Example: on one thread FOG's post are no where to be seen. Then on another BW's post are missing. And I haven't even turned it on. Maybe there cancelling each other out. Matua(This message has been edited by matuawarrior)

Hello Scoutmom, I don't have problems with women in the BSA. I enjoy working with them. Each one of us is different and we bring special positive traits to the campfire. I have a Co-ed Venturing Crew which mostly leans towards the young ladies. I have moms in the Group (Troop-Crew-Pack)Committee. My SPL during Woodbadge is a great lady. Many of the key trainers during WB were ladies. I believe they should be and continue to be leaders in the organization. Matua(This message has been edited by matuawarrior)

Adrainvs, Thanks for the info. We had a situation here a couple years back with my home Church regarding the same issue discussed here. The military church members stated that the US Flag should have precedence as per the Flag Code. I sided with them since I am a veteran. I have seen it both ways as well. Our discussion was not intense but it did bring about a question as to who we prioritize first in our lives. In the end, We decided to let the Church Leaders decide. I agree that the Scouts should follow the Flag Code unless otherwise directed by the institution's Pasto

So does that mean the U.S. Flag precedes the Christian Flag (Protestant or Catholic)or any other denominational faith? I feel this should be left up to the Church where the event is taking place. With respect to the Flag Code, I feel God is Superior and His flag regardless of faith or denomination should be to the right of the U.S. flag. But as I said, I would ask the local Church Officials regarding their protocol where the event is taking place. Matua