nolesrule

Before I earned my beads, I wore the Troop 1 neckerchief anytime I was in uniform. But as a district scouter, I did not have an everyday necker anyway. Now, I always wear the beads, but I wear the WB necker and woggle only to WB events, such as dinners and beadings. I'd probably also wear it to CoHs and B&Gs. If I was in a unit scouter, I'd wear the unit necker when representing my unit (including CoH). If my unit didn't have a necker, I'd wear the WB necker at "formal" unit occassions. The WB necker would come out for WB occassions, including beadings at a unit CoH.

The requirement is to camp, not think about going camping or plan to go camping.

Oak, yes, obesity is a disability regardless of the cause. I should have been more clear that for some people, what they do about it is a choice (and that choosing to ride in a golf cart over walking would be, as my cousin's wife likes to tell her 2 year old "a bad choice") and for others it is not.

"But is being Fat a disability????" The answer to that is that it depends on the cause.

No, I don't think they enjoy patting people down in general. But an extra patdown here, an extra bag search there. Sending someone to the back of the line, rather then just having them go through again right away. Having a perceived position of power over the passengers and abusing it every now and again by inconveniencing those in their charge intentionally? It adds up and can stroke their egos, reinforce their perception of power, all under the guise of safety. Do I think it happens often? No, but it does happen. What's the point of a random patdown anyway? If you aren't profi

"As a frequent flyer, my problem is not with the kids, it's the idiot parents." First thing I do is let the people sitting in front of us know that if my kid is kicking their seat to let me know, so I can do something about it. It can be easy to miss, especially if you've got more than one kid. Not only is that being a responsible parent, but it let's the people around you know you're going to be a responsible parent, and puts them at ease.

JoeBob, don't give them any ideas. The GOP convention is here next year.

packsaddle, care to share which airport the stupidity took place so I can avoid going there? When I travel with my family, we usually get something extra from the TSA, just because we have two small children and we're traveling with so much stuff that sometimes we forget to take something out of the diaper bag or backpack that needs to be x-rayed separately. Every once in awhile, it's something stupid like forgetting to take off my watch or take my phone out of my pocket. Usually, they just send the item through the x-ray no waiting, but my wife once got a random pat down ("I hope yo

My attitude on uniforming... I care about my correct uniforming. I don't care about your correct uniforming. I will give Insignia Guide answers when asked questions about uniforming, and will only point out uniforming issues to others when conducting a uniform inspection or if it's something really messed up, like getting sleeves or pockets reversed.

"Forms should not need an FAQ and a full page of directions to fill them out. " Tell that to the IRS.

I've only ever met one UC that was no longer visiting units, and that was because his health would not allow. He passed away not too long after he stopped making visits though. Our problem is the opposite. We don't have enough, so that some ADCs are having to make unit visits.

Of course you can. But as a web-based software developer, I find that to be a poor implementation.

72, I've used it on my phone.... that's why I know I'd prefer a mobile-optimized data entry or an app.

I like the idea. I mean ...Aye!

UTVS is okay, when it works. Why the heck they decided to limit the comment fields to 255 characters, I can only assign the blame to some clueless DBA. Our Council Commissioner and the District Commissioners push the system hard. Essentially, anything that requires Unit Commissioner visit data (JTE, commissioner awards, our council's commissioner service CSP, etc) they will only count the visits that have been reported in UTVS. I assume national wants the visits recorded for statistical purposes. Personally, I wish they had a mobile version or a smartphone app. I'd prefer to enter i

Agree completely with Beavah and 92. And earning a certification or taking a class does not necessarily give you the confidence, permanent knowledge and experience to lead a rock climb, as Eagle92 points out. I'm a BSA Climbing Instructor, but I would never do more with it than help set up and running of the climbing and rappelling towers at our camp. Taking the Climbing Instructor training, more than anything else, taught me how much I DON'T know about climbing.

Was the math involved ever published for peer review? He probably forgot to carry the 1, or something else just as stupid.

If you have Quickbooks anyway and know how to use it, then use it. It'll do what you want. But I wouldn't necessarily buy software just for it. Like Basement said, it can be done with spreadsheets. I've seen some great treasury reports done that way. I'm treasurer for my business network organization chapter, and I use Quickbooks for tracking our finances, but only because I already have the program for 2 other businesses.

My Wood Badge patrol did our presentation on shooting sports, but I've forgotten most of the details as that was over a year ago. I'm sure there are others here well versed on what is and isn't allowed based on various levels of scouting and the training requirements.

"Talking to some younger folk at work (late 20s) and they said that comic books now are more like PG-13 with sex, rape, murder, etc. and not really appropriate for 8 - 12 year olds like back in the dinosaur days of my youth. Is there credence to this? " There's still plenty of kiddie stuff for the younger audience (Disney puts out some nice fluff comics about Donald Duck), but yes, the subject matter of many comics is more mature than in the 40s and 50s. For the most part, the mainstream superhero stuff (Superman, Batman, Spider-man, X-men, etc) is written for a teenage audience with

Well, I guess the "duh" answer would be to complete the required training. But that can range from taking an online training at MyScouting to a week or more at a BSA National Camping School. Without knowing what type of activities you are talking about, it's hard to give a more specific answer.

Oh, yippee. We get a new commissioner patch design too.

Got confused by the subject. A knot device is the little program area pin that attaches to a knot in instances where the same award/knot can be earned in multiple program areas. Some such knots are the youth religious knot and the Scouter's Key knot. There are devices for Cub Scouting, Webelos Scouting, Boy Scouts, Venturing, Varsity, Sea Scouts, Commissioners and District Committee. I guess if they wanted to cut back on knots, they could combine the different Cub program Den Leader awards into a single knot, and create a Tiger Cub device, so that the single knot could then be used with T

Someone posted in another scouting forum that Climb on Safely is being adjusted to provide a specific ratio of Qualified Instructors for an outdoor climb (not towers). The change will be similar to what is required at camps. 1 instructor + 1 instructor per 6 scouts. According to the post, it is effective immediately, though I have not seen any changes to published materials yet.(This message has been edited by nolesrule)

No, I don't think it's needed, but I do recommend it. I do think one should have at least a year of experience under their belt so they understand their role in the grand scheme of things. I think it makes the ticket writing part a bit easier.