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Now Camping states he mis-calculated it is to be OCT 21st, not May 21st.. Can't give up on his dream of world annihilation Oh, good, I'll be back from Wood Badge, and able to throw a party.

Silly idea all the way around, merely creates a status symbol only obtainable by the wealthy. Most families do well to get a scout to one base. The only accomplishment this represents is tapping the parents deep pockets. Add a requirement that the scout raise all the funds for the trips, and it would be a valid award.

Way to go!

I hate cargos on the front, and polyester ... Did we rehie Oscar De La Rente?

Was the troop founded by an attorney by chance? Id start over for sure. My goal would be bylaws that can fit on the front and back of on sheet of paper. A quality parent guide, not more than four, or five pages long. Id make both electronic, with links to key resources, and email them to save trees and money. You could follow up with a parent orientation meeting, where you offer to answer any questions.

Based upon your Scouting experience please answer the following questions 1. Does your Troop actively recruit 2nd year Webelos Cub Scouts? Yes 2. If it does what methods are used and what is the approximate success percentage per method? We host two camp outs a year for this purpose, attend the district Webelo to scout weekends, with displays. We also make it known that any Webelo, first or second year, may attend any meeting, solo, or with his den. We provide Den chiefs, and offer an open invitation for any Webelo 2, with parent, to attend any non-high adventure event wit

You can't double dip, using the same time for den leader's knot, and cub scouter's knot. Typically: den leaders will earn the den leader knots that fit with the positions they have held; the CM will be working toward unit leader award of merit; the trainer working on the park trainer award; Committee members will work toward the cub scouter award. It's possible for any cub scout leader to work on the cub scouter knot, must don't if they are in a position that offers a specific knot, and do not already hold it.

Welcome! I hope this will be a two way street, I'd love to hear about scouting in the UK.

At eleven years old what does a boy know about sexual orientation? All young men can benefit from scouting; none should be excluded. Our English brothers appear to get this. We should follow suit. We are still in the business of building character, instilling values, teaching citizenship, and developing leaders, arent we? If the young men who come to us are not in need of what we offer this all becomes one big slumber party with cool patches

Im an ADC, and can tell you this issue is common. Commissioner is the 2nd oldest adult scouting position, and we still serve a very important role. Grats on stepping up. As far as being effective, stick to one, or two, Charter Orgs, and make sure they are near your home or work. If there is an org with a full scouting family, meaning Park, Troop, Crew, thats perfect. The key is dont spread yourself thin, all units need service, but you can only do so much effectively. Complete your basic training, asap, and get to Commissioners College, it will help. Start slow, get to know your unit leaders

Welcome back, glad to see ya stepping up and pitching in. As far as the uniform, a MB instructor has to register, and can wear a uniform. the fact that the uniform is vintage matters not at all. Once uniform, always uniform. Heres the key question, do you want to restore the uniform for display? If its for display, put it back the way it was when you were a youth. If you intend to wear the uniform see the BSA Insignia Guide. As an adult what goes on the uniform, and where in some cases, changes quite a bit. If you wear the uniform, it must be with the correct insignia for your current p

Tombitt, your intent is good, but youre not seeing the whole picture. Let me ask you this: Is your son allowed to have is cell phone in school; in his classes at school? Is your son allowed to bring his phone into church? Heck, is he even allowed to have it on in a movie theater? There are times and places for everything, and camp is no place for a cell phone. The homesick scout example above is a good one. There is an obvious distraction factor, and a less obvious issue undermining authority with mom and dad one button away man that would make youth leading anything a major headache. In as

Interesting, I'm glad I didn't have this issue. Ive bought every eagle variant since I earned my eagle, the 75th, the current, and the 100th. I even was allowed to buy an old stock 70s eagle badge, but that was many moons ago. Maybe its because all the staff know me, and are sure Id not sell an eagle badge on ebay. Maybe its because Im not a unit scouter, no one even asked why I wanted it. Frankly, I cant see making this difficult for an eagle scout; what if he has multiple uniforms? I also cant see anyone deserving of the eagle award selling it on ebay.

Im a firm believer that when scouts are involved in any activity that puts them in the public eye a full uniform is in order. The only exception would be an activity the will damage, or destroy, the uniform. The uniform is a source of pride, and a strong recruiting tool.

Stosh, you are correct in stating the US Code does not prescribe how the flag is to be folded. However, there is a traditional way of folding the flag, and a correct way to show respect. Although our goal is not the emulate the military in all matters, there is nothing wrong with following an example of honoring those who deserve it, through the flag that binds us to our forefathers. With all due respect, our military, that of the United States, began, and has returned to citizen soldiers. We The People protect this nation and defend its people, in uniform when needed, and support bec

Your cant do list is the fabrication of lazy leaders who do believe in the program or the scouts. There are two choices here. You can either encourage the current adult leaders to get up off their duffs, and pull their heads out of their rears, or find parents who believe in the program and scouts. Welcome back to Scouting, and good luck, those boys clearly need you.

Thank you Tampa. the problem with getting hooked, is getting off the hook, lol. I was a scout as a youth, 8 to 21. I volunteered as a Commissioner and OA Chap Adviser before my children were scout age. After that, 13 years of Girl Scouts with my oldest. 3 years of cubs with the middle child, wh did not stay in the program. a return to commissioner service and District service, until my youngest gotm involcd. My youndest is fifteen years younger than my oldest. Now I'm juggeling several hats, looking my heads to drop them on, and have spent 33 of my 43 years on the scouting trail. D

Yes, of course your son can be in the program.

What bothers me in the original post is a nice, high-quality tan shirt. To me this says, Im too good for the BSA uniform, not I cant afford it. This is why I made the Uniforms are uniform by design comment. One purpose on the uniform is to remove status symbols that are not an intended part of the program. I recall back on the early 80s, army surplus stores had lots of tan short sleeved shirts that looked just like the BSA shirt, except for the cut of the pocket corners. Many boys wore these shirts, due to hardship, that was an acceptable stop gap. Going out and buying a thousand count Egyptia

Bovine, as I read your post Im convinced your troop is making a darn good choice! You care, you see whats right, and want to make it happen. Webelo scouts camping as a den is a very good idea. Not only are there requirements to cover, they need to start getting ready for Boy Scouts. Be very mindful of the rules that apply, these young men arent Boy Scouts get. Visiting with troops, and camping with them should be encouraged. If possible, do this as a den, and go to several troops. Encourage the boys to go with a parent, outside the den. This is the best medicine for you as well, camp wit

Maybe the program has changed too much. Yes, we could strive to become in sync with the current generation, and clearly are, media pocket on the uniform? My point is offering the youth more of what they have doesnt make sense. To succeed you have to identify, and fill, a need, or want, that is not being addressed. This was true with BP wrote Scouting for Boys, and its true today. Whats also true is the void that we filled in 1910 is the same void that exists today, because we have stopped filling it. Pick up Scouting for Boys, read it, remove the non-PC content, and restate it in a way t

We are who and what we are, and as such were valuable to the program. I dont try to be anyone other than who I am, a semi-reformed hippie, who likes riding his Harley, and hanging out with mother nature. The underlying thing is, I care about my children, as well as youth in general, and do give a crap where things are going. Sure, the scouts laugh about my lack of fashion sense, and my love of the dead musicians club, as they say I dont listen to music from any living artist. Heres the thing, these kids adopt my retro crap, retro sounds better than Vintage. They will sing Old Rocky Top at the

Having letters was never required, but if I were the scout in question, I'd provide the letters with teh ap. No only does this look good, it removed potential road blocks.

The only new uniform I know of, is an update of the high end uniform worn mostly by pros. Dont bother with that one. As far as forcing you to buy a new uniform to participate, Id not stand for that. BSA uniform policy is made by two groups, National Council and a units Charter Org Local Council is neither. With my unit I wear the current (centennial uniform). When in other roles, Ive been known to wear vintage pieces, and just picked up a arrow and rings vintage explorer shirt Im going to setup and use. Once uniform, always uniform.

85-90lbs, you do know there is a max pack weight, correct? Your Ranger will shake that down to size for sure.