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I forget his name but remember he was surprised by our camp fires and skits. I think he was accustomed to more and better Scout singing at gatherings. @@Back Pack My two years of high school German failed me, so translated online.

As a scout, we had a German, well West German then, ASM for Provo. Very low-key, cool guy. I saw this brief article about about a Springbok Scout from South Africa teaching sailing at some Mississippi Valley Council camps. http://www.thehawkeye.com/news/local/south-african-scout-sails-into-area-summer-camps/article_11f51680-6dc9-56dc-a986-9a621afd63ff.html

Does your summer camp have international scouts on staff? Seems less common these days.

January seems an odd time, midway in program year. There is increasing talk in my old pack to unofficially allow (more) girls to participate this Sept at start of the program year. Some do already, notably daughters of den leaders. Some went to Cub resident camp. Want to tell those moms their daughters can't participate? National's survey is becoming moot. Local units assume it is coming and will already have it figured out.

Me? Mostly interested in hearing about Maine High Adventure Camp and OKPIK programs if you were involved or experienced them.

@@nuwriter . Welcome to scouter.com . Could you tell us about your experiences working for two New England Scout Councils?

Some merit badge mills are touting themselves as "patrol method' camps in that patrols do their own patrol cooking. Camp Bell in Griswold Scout Reservation (NH) once was a true patrol method camp. Not only did patrols plan and cook their own meals but planned their daily activities as well. MB classes were not offered., rather activity area. Sure a scout might get some rank, mb requirements but no completed blue card at end of the week. Looking at the 2017 Leaders' Guide in appears to be moving towards a mill. Hope I'm wrong.

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@@aveline from the Garden State welcome to scouter.com

How about SCITELs , pronounced Skittles , SCouts In Training Ever Loyal.

Then would girl Cubs go through a different Webelos (We Be Loyal To Something Else ) to prepare for that "partner" program?

Yes in video, the "Make Scouting More Accessible" argument and examples stopped at Cub Scouts. After that, a separate and maybe equal argument was applied, i.e., a partner or parallel (in-house) program, family accessibility was not a concern. From slide Will we find a partner? Shared values Nationwide reach Robust, similar curriculum top award as significant as Eagle Create our own Program? parallel with Boy Scouting same program or adjusted for girls is Eagle top award? Parallel honor society (OA) Camping questions

@@MattR thanks for posting video. IMO, logical thinking appeared thin. Family Scouting, dumbed down over-complicated programs,and ever increasing restrictions/costs worries me more than girls, gays, and the godless. My $0.01

Ask if they will have to take the exit before the Cross-Over bridge?

It does seem inconsistent that camp staff, either by camp policy or troop preference, commonly does not sign off on S-T-SC-FC requirements, their core competencies (I hope ) , while merit badge blue cards they do.

IMO, it seems counter-productive to schedule "Making Scouting Accessible for Families" discussions during peak family summer vacation time - end of July, early August.

Whatever the change, I wonder if Councils will provide a resource pool of outdoorsy, scout-enthused women leaders for that coed 10 mile hike, canoe trip, etc.

I googled and had a little deja vu, all over again when I found this , complete with a link back to this forum. --------------- A commenter at the SCOUTER forum (for local leaders) posted about an email he received over the weekend about upcoming meetings to discuss future changes… that gave no indication at all about what those changes would be. I am pretty sure that what the [scout Executive] will be discussing at this meeting is the admission of girls to Cub and Boy Scouting. But it’s not like the letter actually says that or anything. I think many of my fellow nearby Scouters

I advise my scouts who are on the path to Eagle to 1. earn it before you start filling out college and scholarship applications (junior year) 2. earn it before National changes the requirements, e.g., Cooking MB.

Ditching is described in my old 6th edition handbook . We would ditch our tents where we could NOT select our campsite such as at a open field camporee with rain in the forecast. On the Camping Trail to First Class Keeping out of the Rain, second, third paragraph, p263 If you've pitched your tent on a small elevation or on ground that absorbs the water quickly, you'll have little to worry about Otherwise you may have to ditch your tent on the uphill side. The ditch need be only 4 inches deep and 4 inches wide Cut inside of ditch flush with tent wall. Place the sod you dig up at t

http://newsok.com/article/5556322 Short but interesting article. - 1909, the first OK Boy Scout troop was formed under a British charter as the BSA did not exist yet. - 1931, "Oklahoma had approximately six hundred Boy Scout troops including twenty-three African American troops and one Hispanic troop..." - 1932, "First Boy Scout Mounted Troop Is Organized." see link above for details.

Well according to his first paragraph, Mr. Stuckey, President of NLAS, did attend the May National meeting. He is a member of the Duty to God working group. NLAS also has a seat on the Religious Relationships Committee ... Do attendees sign a non-disclosure agreement? I learned more about the National Meeting from his newsletter than I did from my SE.

@@BCscouter welcome to scouter.com

From Lutheran Scouting Summer 2017 newsletter http://nlas.org/wp-c...SUMMER-2017.pdf (BSA) National Meeting by Wayne Stuckey, President NLAS page 6 "Online registration is now live for 78 councils. It allows Scouts to be registered and pay fees online. 4100 registrations have been processed in the last 3 months. Online registration is accessed from Be-A-Scout.org. "

From Lutheran Scouting Summer 2017 newsletter http://nlas.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Lutheran-Scouting-SUMMER-2017.pdf (BSA) National Meeting by Wayne Stuckey, President NLAS page 6 … Mike Surbaugh (Chief Scout Executive) – What is this in the news about girls? There has been a persistent pull within the organization to do something for young women, allowing them to have adventures and bond within a safe environment. Many studies say that young men and young women perform better in a same gender environment (but the studies are validated only for above age 11). Th