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There is lament from time to time in these internet rambling the lack of understanding "patrol Method" in its fullest granduer (and it's attendant Court of Honor- no not the one hijacked by adult well intended but misguided- the other Court of Honour owned by the lads themselves which covenes anytime a few scouts gather to palaver things great and small) There are legates who from the long green or red line can provide such knowledge but they keep being driven off by forces and policies following agendas (follow the money and the new aristocracy but thats another story) Local scouti

"Oh, the magic of the campfire! No unkind feeling long withstands its glow. For men to meet at the same campfire is to come closer, to have better understanding of each other, and to lay the foundations of lasting friendship. "He and I camped together once!" is enough to explain all cordiality between the men most wide apart, and Woodcraft days are days of memories happy, bright and lifelong." from 2 little savages...America's own boy scout hand book by e.seton all scouting is local MCCET PMTNPO OWL

Your suire it's the Council Executive and not a subordinate at the district level??? Assuming this is a SE or SDE or DE flexing pecks and If your a registered player..(any position) except an ASM in which you take this to your SM first put your particulars in writing and send via registered mail marked (personal and confidential)signature required to the Council President and the Council Commissioner. State hour case Document with corroboration your grievances Offer up a desired outcome Sign it Get the support of other who have been mistreated as well.

Remove the overbearing "adult shadow" well meaning but misguided pseudo leadership. Hold scoutmasters and commissioners to their commissions. Actively promote patrol activity with boy led adult supervised outings. Insulate Boy Scouting from the "cub scout" notions of shock and awe. Insist on regular Scoutmaster-Parent-Scout conferences to evaluate and renegotiate if needed the agreements of membership (play the game or stay home) Relegate BOR to "evaluations of the program provided by the Scoutmaster" rather than star chambers for dividing and conquering the scouts.

musings reading the language of sec 30902 one might suspect that the congress was out to corral parlour scouting tendencies already sprouting in Europe and other adult deviations like classroom dicta , etc just a thought all scouting is local MCCET PMTNPO OWL Sec. 30902. Purposes The purposes of the corporation are to promote, through organization, and cooperation with other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues, using

musing easy is as easy does simple give them more of the floor, give them some ownership after all RT is a service a Unit Service provided by the District Commissioner and his RT staff. Scoutmasters won't come if RT is a bully pulpit for the district committee and a lackey of the DE....and full of committee types (no offense) try 30 minute breakouts into 5 to 8 scouter groups to discuss a topic d'jure (you provide) and at the end of 30 minutes ask all if they want 15 more minutes (all hands rise) leave the announcements and handouts at the door to be picked

\There is only "play the game" agreed to at the intitial scoutmaster-parent-boy meeting or go home and dont come back until your ready to play the game. If "then game" is not understood then a savvy scoutmaster will have to reschool parent and boy.... we are not in the discipline business We are in the new eyes for old problems business all scouting is local too many boy and so little time take them to the forests fields and streams while you still can toss them your old handbook and go catch your dinner when they enounter the spirits Earth Wind Fi

Weebs at Camporees are always problematic. But it the adult baggage that compounds the felony of mixin and matchin east and west which kipling says just wont work. As a long time district commissioner I always admonished program poohbahs to leave weeb attendance and other boy scout wannabees of age to the scoutmasters. Sure ,bully pulpit the SMs at RTs to "invite" the weebs as individual boy prospects (call up the parent) not as a weeb den with attending theatrical strings and adult detailia.... Use "new boy" patrol if you must ,better still sprinkle the new blood into the exi

The act is it's own reward....or words to that affect. The sooner adults are removed from the uniform including the professional staff but excluding the scoutmasters and commissioners the sooner scouting will retake its place as the premier boy character developing meme and old problems can be seen by new eyes of the future citizens of the nations. In the mean time it languishes in mediocrity and social quandry.... all scouting is local all else is vanity MCCET PMTNPO OWL

Decentralisation OUR principle of decentralisation is the accepted method for the administration of the Boy Scout Movement. Scoutmasters are given a free hand in the management and training of their Troops under the general supervision of the representative of Headquarters, viz. the Commissioner, whose business it is to see that the lines of policy on which our charter was granted are not departed from. These Commissioners also act as the representatives to Headquarters of local needs. For committees we substitute individuals as responsible heads of the di

musings adults are bringing serious evolvemental problems to a boy's game.... it must be stopped for starters Take all adult leaders out of the uniform except the Scoutmasters Keep all other adult poohbahs at administrative and invitational status only. Restore the Court of Honor to the PLC and patrol scouts. Dump SM conferences for boys Institute a mandatory annual SMC for parents and scout. Institute a bi-regional rotating camporee cycle so the hoi poloi of scouts can commiserate without bankrupting their family budgets. Purge, Reorganize and empower t

When they stop playing the game just send them home to their parents... we are not in the disciplinary or diagnostic business. Some of us may have the bonifides (for such) but most do not nor is the window of time sufficient...and other dragons If the issue is serious enough in the opinion of a savvy scoutmaster then a parent-child-scoutmaster redo is warranted to renegotiate "the deal" and bring back a scout who will "play the game" It is important not to create an impression of tossing the boy on the heap of losers and continue to be his advocate but with conditions of tryin

musings In light of many of the proactive posts especially the diagnosis of a boy in crisis and the warnings of accepting the consequences of a diagnosis long or short of the matter - consider the action of "sending him home" (the fact that his dad is there does only postpone and complicated the matter) the action of sending the lad home for "not playing the game" either the first time and each time should tip off the parents that something is not quite right and that something might be palavering with their child causing him to be sidetracked from a game he agreed to play (during th

When they stop "playing the game" of scouting they go home..... no more sleepless nights.... all scouting is local MCCET PMTNPO OWL

Welding gloves do just fine for most things "hot to handle" all scouting is local MCCET PMTNPO OWL

Probably wouldn't make much difference except top product sales.. So few actually make Eagle rank once a plum for high achievers who would probably do just as well without the badge.... but research what BP hoped scouting would mean to us , adult leaders of the right sort...it was not about filling the attaboy basket but merely helping those less favored in lifes settings to geta long on par with their more wel-born brothers (see Standardization of Badges..BPs Outlooks 1921. I may be presumptuous but I have read enough BP to surmise he would be mighty displeased with the misuse of

A Patrols name is a very carefully considered matter between thge scouts of the patrol and their Court of Honor (no, not that court hijacked by adult leaders for adult aggrandizement) ... It is a solemn trust and revocable only by the members of that patrol... Savvy scoutmasters have honored this tradition for decades.... Long live the Flying Spitting Space Camels wherever you are... let thnose with eyes see and those with ears hear... all scouting is local MCCET PMTNPO OWL

Make friends with a savvy commissioner (choose one wisely)...ask your district finance chairman for the latest finance report handed out at quarterly executive meetings (some of these are open to all members but your CR is a voting member and entitled to all this stuff.. You can research your councils IRS form 990 on variouse websites http://www.npccny.org/Form_990/990.htm (How to read form 990" http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/990finder/ (search for your council by its corporate name) There a many ways to get financial data (and be useful at the same time) including

Bravo Yes the world has a heck of lot more use for First Class Scouts than Eagle Scouts (no offense) Helping can be if the helper has an agenda the acts to mold a scout into some outward notion of conduct rather than nurture the scouts innate tellents and allow the stawarts Earth Wind Fire and Water to develop the lad from within Baden Powell , in his Outlooks had somthing to say about this in his Standardization of Badges (print this out, circulate sparingly) http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Standardization_of_Badges "Our standard for badge earning -- as I have frequently

The Chartered partner is responsible via the CR (and the CC if empowered by the CR) for adult membership standards for good order and discipline . Your council may intervene in matters of policy and leadership standards aka Standards of Membership. In matters of personal conduct (smoking etc) a savvy commissioner may advise to have a competent spokesman from the unit committee counsel (friendly chat) with the parent or errant volunteer and test the waters for a satisfactory remedy. It the target is a unit leader ( CM, DL, WL) then the cubmaster would be directed to attend this dut

YES...Patrols can camp or hikr withoout the adult baggage. and in most council TPs are not needed...its just another patrol activity.. BUT scoutmasters need to be comfortable with the patrols leadership, experience and competence... Its all about trust consult a savvy commissioner as DE are probably mis-informed or noy familiar with traditional scouting actvities Adults have hijacked so many of scoutings activities that patrols now have forgoten their ability to plan and execute theiur own activities... Patrol leaders ...take back your turf all scouting is l

You lucky scoutmaster With a "new" bunch of tenderfoot wannabees... Take them on a day hike with a brown bag lunch. Let them figure out the details of (whats a BB lunch, how to pack it and what else to bring -like rain gear etc) Plot out a 10 mile RT hike just out of harms way but plenty of places to cavort in feilds and streams... Obseve them csrefully and you will see the alphas and the epsilon minuses emerge... Make no judgements just observe Think about this and the developmemgt of a patrol and who the leaders should be.... Do this multiple times , try to lin

Tell your SPL you expect him to be 30 days ahead of the PLs and you expect the PLs to be 30 days ahead of the scouts... Never discuss these matters indoors or over the phone. Always counsel these nuggets of wisdom on hikes or in nthe camp setting... Play the game as seen thru the eys of a boy...this is not the time for MBA tricks and fancies of your professional or calling... You reinforce such notions during you SM palavers also done in the fiels or hiking trails...never indoors or over the phone.. Its scouting and its a game all scouting is local MCCET PMTNP

Removal of the Red Coat (AKA the Jac Shirt although I was alway partial to the Bmedji Huntimg Jacket in Red,myself ,more pockets) is prelude to putting the commissioners to sleep...Say it isnt so, Smokey... When the "Red Coats" are neutralized modern notions of scouting can be just around the corner. MCCET OWL

Removal of the Red Coat is prelude to putting the commissioner to sleep...Say it isnt so, Smokey... MCCET OWL