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Moms who were fielding a very active GS/USA unit in our neighborhood retired. So we are a little behind in girls joining the pack. I’m starting to give those parents a warning that their daughters will need to recruit a critical mass for our CO to support them. The parent remain clueless that “family scouting”, “scouts BSA”, and “Scouting America” are just corporate doublespeak for the program of BSA4G that now operated in anddition to BSA.

So funny. When I was a PL, we raided our parents’ pantries for what we would need for the weekend. Each member was responsible for an item. Stopping at the store was usually a Thursday evening activity. My kids recently described me as “chaotic good.”

They didn’t beat Pitt football, but at least they’ll have more straight shooters!

You’re right. Networking is one of the great benefits.

Krone: This (NOAC) is the largest gathering of scouts outside of National Jamboree. World Scout Jamboree: hold my beer.

I hope this can be the case, but I’m skeptical that a broader-based ineligibility list will give us better data for statistical inference. The good news is that with greater market share represented by youth-facing programs with YP trained leaders, we should see persistent reduction in reports of abuse on independent health surveys of youth.

Have you taken PA’s course? BSA’s ain’t half bad in comparison. However, both just rattle off policy. I wonder if a better certification would involve role-playing exercises? That is essentially what makes life guard courses worthwhile. Obviously we aren’t gonna simulate victimization with YPT, but it might be possible to simulate a few victim responses, actually make that call to authorities, walk through reporting, etc …

If a national certification can be offered at camp, I’m fine with the transition. I was originally trained in ARC guard certification, then re-upped with BSA Guard. Our local pools honored BSA guard, so calling it “self-serving” is disingenuous. Guard certification serves the community. On the other hand, if instructors become hard to come by, fewer youth will pursue training. The nation’s waters could become more hazardous.

Seems like the proposed land could have all the lumber one would need to build some very stout shower houses. Ever since the one hidden camera incident, I’ve become incredibly skeptical of individual showers. (Admittedly, there are too few datapoints to draw serious conclusions.) Still, the property that’s been donated of the past 50 yearns has far outstripped the needs of the membership of many councils.

I talked to several erstwhile scouts at a D-day reenactment today. One (in his Luftwafa uniform) reminisced about World Jamboree and Philmont. He said the latter was extremely difficult, but that made it all the more memorable.

The main change is BSA membership decline. WOSM is no doubt feeling the pressure to raise funds to make up that gap. Introducing a program in a new country or helping neighboring scout associations is a costly enterprise.

From what I remember reading it was a BSA unit. I suspect it formed from the bottom up, pulling Japanese scouts and a few caring adults (perhaps even an officer on base) to make it happen. I’m sure any attempts by a BSA pro to start it from the top would have been rebuffed. It would be interesting to know how many other community interactions were made. Three years is an awful long time to watch a town spring up in your valley and not try to reach out.

Maybe for a campus that sits dormant for the summer, the ability to provide a week of housing and food (and perhaps local transportation) is a boost.

The vendors/sponsors must be flocking. They aren’t making that figure with registration fees.

Getting antibiotics as soon as you find out you’ve been bit is key. My citified docs wanted me to take a dose every time I came out of the woods! I guess if a doc ever forces the issue, I’d opt for a jab over perpetual doses of antibiotics. My buddy’s son-in-law was crippled from Gillian-Barr syndrome precipitated by a flu shot. So, I try to keep him in mind when I review vaccine outcomes. The most recent have been incredibly safe. That’s why trials like these are able to go forward. We just have to be careful about training folks to be on the lookout for side effects. I’m not sure if my logic is entirely correct, but I always tell folks who’ve reacted to a jab before to be very choosy about vaccines going forward.