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  1. I remember doing Semaphore as part of one of my badges but I'm not sure if its for Communication Skill Award or the Signalling MB. I know it was fun and it led me to pick communications as my field when I joined the military in the mid 80's. Technology may have outpaced the Semaphore and the Morse Code but what happens when Technology fails. Last Fall Camporee, We had Semaphore and Morse Code as part of the patrol competition. Of Course, units were given a 2 months heads up on what to expect. The young Scouts loved it. It was exciting to see Scouts spell out a message that onl
  2. Dcarleton, Welcome to the forum. Thanks for the info. I'll see if council can send us a copy this way. Matua
  3. Still waiting on reply for my application's approval. Hope to see ya there. Matua
  4. I believe it's a good idea. We've been doing it for quite awhile now. Our SPL and JASM's are encouraged to attend Unit Leaders Meetings, and Roundtables. It helps both sides understand each other better. We've opened the idea to our Venturing Crew as well a couple of years ago. It has worked well with no complaints. Our District started to encourage units to bring their SPL's and Venturing Officers for Roundtable. It is slowly filtering to the units and a couple of Youth Leaders did show up. The only draw back is as Eagledad stated. The Time and Structure is usually no
  5. Here's the website to Aloha Council: www.boyscoutshawaii.org There is a book called the "Hawaiiana" published and printed by Aloha Council. It has Hawaiian History and Culture, chants, games, cooking methods, etc. The book is sold at the Council Office. It's for Island Scouts working to earn the "Hawaiiana Medal". It may help in your quest. Matua
  6. Thanks CubsRgr8. I'll have to get my DE to check if Council has the new info on this. Its a new Sports Award. Medal looks cool. Matua
  7. Congratulations FloridaScout. Well done. Matua
  8. I was updating our Advancement files on Troopmaster under Scout Management for the Venturers updating their information, when I ran into the Venturing Quest Award. I don't remember it being there before. It may have came down on the last patch from Troopmaster. We looked at the requirements. It looked interesting. Have any of the Venture Leaders or Venture members seen what this award looks like? It's not in my Venture Manual but then again my manual is old (1997 edition).
  9. It takes to check every thread when I pop in and out every once in a while. We have 20 members this year. A quarter of the membership are girls and they hold all the key leadership positions. We have an age range 14-20 years. Average age is 17 years. There is currently 1 advisor and 4 associate advisors with help from many friends of the unit helping out when needed. We've been Chartered Since 1997 when we were first chartered as an Exploring Post. Our main interest is High Adventure with an Emphasis on Search and Rescue. That may change. We do the Annual Chris
  10. Yes, It's really a pain in dealing with council. But I've worked hard in the last year to mend the rift. We have a District Scout Office here in Guam. It's sort of like an Outpost. We help service Pacific Basin Scouting which consists of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia. BUT, Our District acts like a Council. We work with other Scouting Associations in S.Korea, Japan, and Taiwan in providing year round camping facilities, scout exchanges, and home stays. Next December 2004, I'm helping to coordinate
  11. Hello Captainron14, Guam is part of Aloha Council in Honolulu, Hawaii. I'm in the Chamorro District of the Council. Our Council has the Longest Day within national. Since the day starts with us and the Federated States of Micronesia and ends when the day ends in Hawaii. Our OA Lodge is "Na Makapuni O Lawelawe 567" it was a merger of three lodges in the 1970's. It means "Islands of Service" in Hawaiian. The chapter I'm a part of is the "Acho Chapter"(Rock in Chamorro). As for the Local HCS, most of youths have worked on the requirements. We plan to take concepts from both
  12. Commandopro, It takes alot to admit when one is at fault. I give credit to you there. This is one Scouting Site that is unlike others on the web. Most posters have already posted what I would have said anyway. Like many posters, Dave not only has helped Scouters, Scouts, Venturers in the mainland but many others in the world. I pray that you'll be able to help us volunteers on the Forum when we need answers to some of our professional type questions. With that said, here's my personal welcome to the Scouter Forums. The Cyber Scout campfire. Pull up a log, grab some
  13. Welcome WAKWIB. Hello there TA, Welcome Back. We are in the process of establishing our own local Honor Camper Society. The Venturers in my crew have come up with different requirements for each Honor Level. We are still looking into MOS sites and have borrowed some of their positions and duties but will localize it here. Our Local OA chapter is defunct. Council will not send us any lodge patches until we are organized again. I don't blame them. Our membership is nonexsistant. Most of the OA members have moved on to other youth and sport programs due their disappointment with
  14. Good Job Eamonn. Your mentorship is paying off. Scouting is based on relationships. How well we relate to others builds the oreganization. As for the "MY" troop debate. I never understood why some leaders won't take ownership of the program. If we have to argue over semantics, I'd rather go camping with MY scouts and MY troop than to waste my time over some thing that will not help me help my scouts. There are bigger problems out there that need solutions than to bicker over who actually owns the troop or scouts or programs. Does it really matter? I may not actually own
  15. We're planning on heading to the Philippines in December 2004 to the mountainous province of Kalinga to do a 50 miler of which 30 miles is White Water Rafting and 20 miles is Backpacking. Some of my Venturers want to expand on the trip. Matua
  16. My impression from the site is that Fred Burham taught and mentored Lord Baden Powell on the Skills of scouting while in Africa. Nowhere does the site cite any credit to Burham for starting the Boy Scout Movement. This is my understanding of the History: Of course, BP took that knowledge and wrote books for British Soldiers to learn those same skills that he was taught. It wasn't until He got back to Great Britain after Mafeking that he discovered young boys reading the same Scout Manuals meant for soldiers. Later, BP took a diverse group of Boys to Brownsea Island.
  17. I had to do this at our Troop Office, but here's our numbers. How many boys registered? 15 How many boys active? 10 How many Patrols? 2 Does your troop go to summer camp in or out of Council? Yes, we camp in council. Does your troop go to Dist/Council Camporees? Yes Does your troop support FOS? We started last year after it was explained to us what actually FOS does. Does your troop sell Popcorn? If not, what are your fundraisers? No, We stopped this year due to our orders are not always correct from Council the last 6 years. We have an annual clean-up an
  18. Unfortunately for us here, we get the show a week late on cable TV. So it was tempting to see what others wrote in regards to Lill on the show but I tried hard not to open this thread until after the show "Aired" here on Sunday. Many of my Scouts and Venturers watched the show from the beginning because there was a Scoutmaster participating. I, myself caught a couple of shows, especially the last two. Like any show the producers and editing staff will only show what will Sell. So we watched what they wanted us to see. As per Lill and the Scout Uniform and Ideals, I'll h
  19. Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year to all on the Forum. Matua
  20. Happy Birthday Dave!!! A day ahead and still late. Better late than never. Matua
  21. Merry Christmas to everyone on the Scouter Forums, posters and lurkers alike. I pray that you all have a Blessed Christmas and a Very Blessed New Year. Let's remember that we have Jr. Leaders who post on theses forums as well. There maybe those who just lurk around just to gather information for their units. Our replies to one another sets up our example of how we treat others in public. Is what we do here a reflection of what we do at home or at our Troop meetings or campouts? Do we teach our Scouts to do the very same things that we post here? Although many of us h
  22. Thanks All of you who posted. This will help alot. I'll go with the consensus here and agree with a General Criteria. I'll bring this up on RT tonight and had over a copy the DE and Advancement Committee Chairman. I like the idea of the other awards mentioned. I'm sure to bring those up in the RT. Thanks, Matua
  23. I, too, pondered the logic on parental signatures since 1997 when I started a Explorer Post before we transition into a Venturing Crew. It's true that it doesn't make any sense. The Two programs are different just as they are different from High School clubs. As a leader though, I wouldn't take a chance on leaving on a trip without a signed Parental Consent Form on a Venturer or Scout who is under 18-years old. AS for National's Proclamation, I don't know about that but it doesn't make sense to require Parental forms on Venturers who are 18-20 years old unless they are mentall
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