Oldscout448

Just remember ta old sayin " Ain't gotta outrun the bear, just outrun you"

I'm a little confused here is it a question of the feasibility of the project or a question of the scout not being active in your troop or a question of not having a leadership position? the one thing I do find troubling as the scouts priorities if he only has 5 months until he ages outhe really needs to drop pretty much everything else and get on the ball

My name is old scout and I have on camping problem at all. Denial is not just a river in Egypt. My boys are chasing my camping count, but at 450 or so I think I'm safe for a while. I did lose the elevation record last summer by about 5,000 feet when scoutson #1 went climbing in Tibet.

Yep, I've done one or two, and coached a dozen or so. As others have pointed out it is usually done when it is especially meaningful to the scout receiving his eagle. In fact I think the only one we have done for an eagle who had not spent years on the ceremonies team, he was the chapter chief.

I'm up near frederick md, but it's possible we might meet at Goshen sometime. Meanwhile, ask away!

Oh, I still have boxes of that stuff. Somewhere.

I have been making popcorn and reading this thread for days now. It's better than most tv shows. Although I must say the Beavers style of writing gives me a headache. But if you start another one I'm gonna need to run to Costco and buy a bigger box of popcorn

Well it looks like I gotta eat my words, I got a check in yestersdays mail for about $70 for what I spent on last months ordeal. That's a first. As it's my 34th anniversary I guess I'll take my wife to a fancier dinner than pizza hut.

It just took a bit over four centuries

Hmm, I would venture a guess that I spend $100-$150 a year of stuff for the ceremonies team. Arrows, belts, glue, an old bow at a yard sale, a couple of gallons of k1 ...My chapter advisor is a good guy and says he will try to get the lodge to reimburse me, but in 10 years of doing this I've not seen a penny yet. I also buy treats for ' my boys' whenever we do a ceremony, cookies, cokes,etc. Which is my treat to them so I neither ask for not expect any refund.

Have yet to see a green jac-shirt. The red ones are still spotted here and there, but are viewed by most as "old folks attire". Two scooters in my troop gave their sons the red jackets, the scouts thanked them ( a scout is courteous) then hung them in their respective closets and never took them out again.

42! Any other questions?

I thought hedgehogs didn't mind the rain!

A long time ago when I was 15 or so we lost a scout to a lighting strike at Phimont. We all wanted to do something anything at all for the family but we felt so awkward and helpless. For most of us it was the first time death had come so close. We had no idea what we were supposed to say or do. The family was very kind, even in their grief they reached out to us and asked if we would provide two scouts to stand beside the coffin during viewing hours. We had to do it in half hour shifts because every scout in the troop demanded a turn. Krampus from some comments you made in the past I

Back in the dim ages ( '70s) my troop did a 50 miler on the AT every other year, during Easter vacation. In the VA, Md, PA. sections I tagged alomg with scoutson #4 on a 75 mile Philmont prep hike in 2015 so I guess I know something about the middle i\of the trail. never have hiked the southern or norther ends The thru hikers I chatted with over the years seem to think the trail in skyline drive is the best for nubies as well as very pretty. I would stay away from Maine until your scouts have a few hundred miles under their belts. OLd scout

The SPL has the job of overall coordinating the patrols, helping the PLs, and planning troop campouts. He may / should enlist the help of one or more other scouts, but the ultimate responsibility is his. Exclusive of medical forms, driving etc. These are the adults to do. It is understandable that the SPL. is happy with delegating that's the easy way,but the job comes with that three bar patch. If he wants to wear it he needs to do the job. He will most likely need you to walk him through this the first few times

In a situation like that I would also be utilizing the 12th point as well !

Ok for some reason my comments didn't stick with the quote. I wonder if you live on my neck of the woods, untill 5-6 years ago we had the same type of " scoutmaster" if he decided you were not worthy there was no way you would ever be appointed patrol leader, quartermaster, spl. Or anything else. Eagle? Shoot you would be lucky to get star even if you had two dozen merit badges, and a gold honor medal.

Salamagundi? Does that mean something? Swalihi perhaps?

A little off topic, but I was thinking that it serving at Jambo would be a cool way to "pay it back" then I saw the fees. No way I could afford it. Guess I'll just have to go to summer camp with the troop, or maybe do a 50 miler on the AT

Would have counted it an honor and privilege to have been there as well. We memorized all but vigil as well, as none but chapter chiefs were awarded that distinction in our neck of the woods

In the words of a friend who has been on the lodge vigil committee for decades "You are a vigil when you do what a vigil does, hopefully the chapter/lodge recognises it and gives you a sash with a triangle on it. If not,carry on.

If we want to sit around the campfire here and tell tales of how it was in the old days ( for me 1974- 1982 ) I will gratefully listen and hand out the coffee and donuts, I loved being a part of something special, something hard, we did the difficult work, the dirty work, and we were proud of it. jpstodtexas you would have fit in well I think. We did much the same thing, a few differences of course, but the whole point was to make being tapped out something that the candidate would remember the rest of his scouting days. And the Ordeal the rest of his life. I remember watching

So brothers, can you tell me if I am overreacting? Last chapter meeting our chief reported that we had received a rather desperate request from a neighboring chapter for belp on their callout ceremony in 11 days. Their team was down to 2-3 members, and their adult advisor had taken the job only few weeks earlier. So the scouts decided we should help, and have a joint callout, and if anyone from our chapter couldn't make it we would do another callout at our camporee four weeks later as was our original plan. All this was published in our district on line news letter as well as our cha