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Thanks for the suggestion, been using the black Sole inserts. I would feel safer walking barefoot down the street than in a house with Legos.

http://patch.com/massachusetts/chelmsford/boy-scout-create-install-solar-powered-irrigation-system-0 Tyler Fleming's Eagle Project is a solar-powered, computer controlled irrigation system for a community garden of hos own design. He hopes to raise $1000 thru Gofundme. https://www.gofundme.com/xjtbasek I am impressed!

Well since the scout uniform is optional and assuming you do not call it a "scout uniform" etc , I see problems only at Council/National activities. - attending a Jamboree, Philmont, other BSA HA with a Council. Councils are usually insistent upon uniform. No uniform no go. I would not buy the new Centennial uniform and Council would not accept my old Made in USA uniform. I did not go to Jambo. - Council "leader" training NYLT, Wood Badge this is where the uniform police nest. I think a scout without official uniform will be allowed at NYLT, but his patrol will be punished at uniform

I think he did fine. He is probably the envy of all scouts. Next stop, how about a Boy's Life cover with Thor and Eagle Tristin Budzyn-Baker! 15 minutes of fame and a lifetime of service ahead. I predict more good turns by this young man.

Decline or accept the reward? This would make an interesting EBOR question. I thought he was already an Eagle but some reports say not yet. He and his family may need the money.

If he be worthy, a scout is worthy in trust.

When Australian actor Chris Hemsworth left his wallet in a Los Angeles restaurant, 17-year-old Tristin Budzyn-Baker came to his rescue. "I looked up at my mom and was like, 'ma, do you know who this is?'" he recounted Monday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (H/T Mashable). "We found Thor's wallet." Instead of pocketing it, Budzyn-Baker tracked down Hemsworth and returned the wallet full of cash. "I expected it was going to be empty, and all the cash was in there" Hemsworth said on Ellen, sitting beside Budzyn-Baker. In return, the teen scored his family some tickets, a stack of wash

Well if you are suspected of wearing sandals and are stopped, say you are on the way to the showers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e-ZM-NXKOU

"Higher headquarter types" fare worse as they attempt to replace firearms, vehicles, weapons, blimps (loved that loose Army JLENS blimp in PA only the Amish were unaffected), aircraft, ships, ...software

Backwards, Navy gets their new stuff from Old Coast Guard. The Navy is dumping their "blueberries" (NWU, the blue digital cammies) for the CG ODU. http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2015/06/14/navy-downsize-nwu-utility-coveralls-frv-cnp/26235269/

Wait-a-minute. I thought servicemen bought their uniforms at base exchanges. Those base exchanges are for-profit so there must be a mark-up?

Wow "A full Army combat uniform costs $102.04, according to the Army. That includes coat, $41.86; trousers, $42.43; patrol cap, $7.41; riggers belt, $3.73; T-shirt, $4.48; and drawers, $2.13." Made in USA http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/01/army-combat-uniforms-camouflage/28314895/

Spot check on Scoutstuff for "Made in USA" Nalgene bottles Moccasin kits Lodge pans, skillets (some Lodge like LId Lifter is not USA, IMO scouts should blacksmith and sell lifters at camp!*) Thorlos hiking socks Thermarest sleep pads, pillows I would like camp Scoutcraft to step-up and add making your own outdoor gear. "Make a useful (temporary) camp gadget" is getting old. Our scouts love to make "keepers" - knives, arrows, poncho (Clint style), add zipper pouch to their pack,... Back in the day, camp had a "shop" for woodcarving, woodwork, and artsy-fartsy. Busy place on rain

US military uniforms are required by federal law (Berry Amendment) to be 100% domestic material with all manufacturing done in US. Not that the Defense Logistics Agency has always followed the law (some apparel orders were made in China until publicized) or spirit (manufacturing done by low wage US prison labor). https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL31236.pdf http://www.ncto.org/industry-facts-figures/textiles-and-our-military/

US Postal workers uniforms are Union-made in USA. http://www.skaggspostal.com/scripts/items.asp?itm=ELB+270&next=1&allot=0 and ... they are less expensive! But let's drink the KoolAid that no US manufacturers can be found for button shirts, pants. US made t-shirts still can be readily found, lets go with that until a US manufacturer starts making scout uniforms again.

If those "standards" exclude a subset of Catholic kids - public school, home-school from the start, then those standards need tossing and not those kids. My $0.02,

Well some progress anyway. Back in the day, public school Catholics, like myself, were not permitted to join the church troop or play CYO basketball.

School sports is a conundrum for home-schoolers. Most states have "Equal Access" to public school activities but then many state/regional sports conferences are private groups with their own rules (sounds familiar) and yet practice and games are on public school property. So far, state courts have mostly ruled in favor of school districts/sports conferences setting eligibility requirements. Seems discriminatory to me, I see more legal and legislative action ahead. Meanwhile kids showed up for town Little League. No one cared what school they attended or their grades as that is stil

Congratulations. Where, when, where, how often are your meetings? I like the "real" scout neckers.

New Executive order? http://talkobamato.me/synthesize.py?speech_key=4063dd2f306d4726a17ce93082991dea

Would that the BSA treat ALL of us who are over 18 as adults!

Well there was at least one MAJOR change to YP in the last 12-16 years. Initially, we were told to first report abuse incidents to the Scout Executive even though there were examples of how that had failed. It took a few years (lawsuits) to change, but finally call police first! IMHO, YP training for youth educators/coaches/volunteers will likely become state regulated and replace CO, Little League, BSA ... YP's. Like a driver's license we will need to take a training course (just once!), pass a test, issued a photo ID , and pay a registration fee. Maybe it will be an endorsement on a dri

Thanks. I couldn't help but notice have well beehaved members were during the hive's stay in I&P.

Hillsborough, NJ Boy Scouts from Troop 1776 who will soon become bee caretakers once the Queen Bee and her colony are settled into their hive. Members of the Hillsborough (NJ) Rotary built the park compound where the hives will be located and protected by an eight-foot fence. Scouts are busy working with the Rotary to refurbish and paint the compound's utility building and the slats that form the hive framework. Eventually, the hives are expected to produce sufficient honey to cover yearly costs. More at link. https://www.tapinto.net/categories/news/articles/hillsborough-rotary-turns