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  1. RememberSchiff
    Ok then, let's keep it Courteous and Kind. Thanks.
  2. RememberSchiff
    Good point. Webelos, back in the day (here he goes), was a shorter program perhaps for that reason, as was Cub Scouts. A 5th grader Cub started his last year working on Lion (Wolf-Bear-Lion), at the end of the year you worked on Webelos/AOL for a short time. The requirements were learn the BOY SCOUT OATH and LAW, salute, hand sign, motto... If Boy Scouts interested you, you joined a troop where you learned your Tenderfoot skills. When you think about what preparation does an 11yr old need to join Boy Scouts? None, no experience required. Same is true for his adult leaders.
  3. RememberSchiff
    I have wondered why OA was not purposed with teaching the old Wood Badge course. Sort of full circle, OA promotes Scout camping so why not Arrowmen teach new adult leaders?
  4. RememberSchiff
    I have answered all your questions as best as I can.
  5. RememberSchiff
    How is this any better than a cell phone or sat phone? It provides more intel, giving rescuers more situational awareness to commit proper resources in a smarter way. I guess we agree to disagree.
  6. RememberSchiff
    Let's stay focused. We were given a working cellphone and cellphone network at the start of this discussion. Who initiates the distress call, is it the hiker? What if he is incapacitated? What if he is dead? Say the hiker has medical IoT sensors in his clothing to chain medical data via a working phone whether the user is conscious or not. So data is returned and shared, the hiker is at this location and has this pulse, temp, BP, respiration rate or he does not (He's dead Jim). The weather is getting worse, do you dispatch a SAR team ASAP or do you wait until the weather clears and
  7. RememberSchiff
    Depending on what IoT sensors in use, it can give you intel beyond just the location so your response is more appropriate (smarter).
  8. RememberSchiff
    See the links I provided above as a start. Look at this tech as adding more functionality to current phones, etc. For example, medical vitals data (from clothing sensors) is added to the chain so rescuers can respond accordingly. If real-time is not available, then last known chain data could be useful. My understanding is blockchain data can be shared more readily for alerts to those nearby and family. Would I buy LLbean clothing with their stated purposed IoT sensors? No.
  9. RememberSchiff
    I guess we agree to disagree again.
  10. RememberSchiff
    Huh? GPS blockchain systems and devices already exist. SAR has been finding lost hikers via the hiker's smart phones for some time. https://www.coaspire.com/blockchain/ https://futurefive.co.nz/story/g-me-launches-blockchain-backed-gps-device/
  11. RememberSchiff
    Thanks for bringing to my attention. As you can see posts have been moved to this new topic. RS
  12. RememberSchiff
    Well I suppose your boots could sign off or not on a 5 mile hike. I wonder if L.L.Bean will provide data to Search and Rescue?
  13. RememberSchiff
    L.L. Bean Inc. wants to test the combination of blockchain and Internet of Things technology to understand how people use its outdoor gear. In a test due to begin this year, L.L. Bean plans to ship a line of coats and boots with sewn-in sensors that send data to the public Ethereum blockchain platform. The retailer is building a data tracking and analytics system to use customer data stored on Ethereum. Loomia, a Brooklyn-based technology company, plans to provide sheets of flexible circuitry to embed in the apparel, along with a small hardware device that uses near-field communication si
  14. RememberSchiff
    @FireStone welcome to scouter.com
  15. RememberSchiff
    Installing a competent scouter as your Council Advancement Chair, IMO would be a better solution.
  16. RememberSchiff
    Many? Where's the training? If there was one member who pulled that crap at a EBOR in our Council, our Advancement Chair would educate that person rather quickly about Eagle advancement policies and procedures.
  17. RememberSchiff
    Ray Aldous joined in 1943 when he was just 11 years old after being pushed by his father who was a war veteran and scout member himself. ‘It keeps me as fit and as healthy,’ Mr Aldous, from Luton, said. ‘I still keep active and I am still pretty much involved with the town. Mr Aldous was honoured by the Queen in 2015 with an MBE for services to Young People and Scouting. (MBE is Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Scout salute - RS) He said: ‘When I was notified by Buckingham Palace and received the MBE for my services of the scout movement.
  18. RememberSchiff
    The fundraising form is not for expenses, those are listed elsewhere.
  19. RememberSchiff
    I take it, the hotel is for American tourists?
  20. RememberSchiff
    You (scouters) can ask questions and vote at a National meeting? And the meeting is outdoors, not in some hotel?
  21. RememberSchiff
    Most of our scouts continue to self-fund or family-fund their projects, just like the old days. No fundraising paperwork needed. That budget determines the project selected which is a different approach from the project specifying how much funding needs to be raised.
  22. RememberSchiff
    Proper pancakes with chocolate spread or nutella? No wonder we revolted. We wanted freedom to cover our pancakes with maple syrup. I cannot recall a Fat Tues before Valentines Day so I have to get Mrs.Schiff her sweets today. Already bought her some GSUSA lemon cookies which the Girl Scouts kindly placed in a Happy Valentine's Day bag.
  23. RememberSchiff
    All of a sudden, I am hungry for pancakes tonight! Any recommendations for a scout pancake dinner tonight? Here's one possibility. http://messenger-news.com/2018/02/07/local-boy-scout-troop-host-pancake-supper/
  24. RememberSchiff
    @ScoutMaster1068 welcome to scouter.com. Which requirement is this?
  25. RememberSchiff
    Those deadlines could easily change. I predict a huge PR push ahead of Jambo. Again just my guess as to what is coming.
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