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To quoute from a guide book for Salvation Army Boy Scout Troops. Any propertry acquired by the Scout Unit is considered by the Boy Scouts Of America to be the property of the Salvation Army and in the event that the unit ceases to exist shall be supplied by the salvation army to other Scout Purposes. From what I understand talking to Scouters from other national Scouting Associations this is true of most if not all National Scouting Associations. As for the troop number that is also the property of the CO and cannot and should not be allowed to go to another CO. We had this situation r

We have several cub packs help us with our bellringing during the Christmas season. THe kids enjoy it and it shows the community that Scouts are helping to make it better. Best of all the kids tell thier friends before their time and they stop by and the scouts use it as a recruiting tool.

Our background checks through the church goes back until the age of 18. Before that most records of juevenile behavior are sealed by the Court. We are also given the opportunity to challenge any incorrect information that turns up. Granted the process make take some time but it is worth it in my opinion. I am glad the Scouts are finaly doing something to protect the youth instead of just doing lip service to YPP>

It is just a sign of the times That we all have to be on guard aginst depravity.

To jump off the pagan bandwagon and back on to the original topic. In the Salvation Army there was a scout like organization called The General's Life Saving Scouts which was founded in The Salvation Army with the blessing of Lord Baden-Powell. In fact B-P tried to recruit the Founder of The Salvation Army William Booth as a Vice President in the Scouting movement. In the 30's the Life Saving Scouts became a member of the Scouting organization in their country. This is said to prove that even the Boy Scout's dont have the trademark on the word scouts

My troop is Registered to a Salvation Army Church and we are already doing the most extensive background checks we can. We welcome the Boy Scout screening as another step in protecting the youth. It just shows that the Boy Scouts are doing thier best to protect the youth entrusted to us and also lowers their liability in case one of the leaders does do somethig.

I know Mid Iowa Council still has some of the old films they put on Videotape. We used them at School Open Houses up until this year.

Fortunately Le Vogayuer the Boy Scouts do have the right to choose who can be a member and a leader. That right has been decided again and again by the Courts.

I remember being a Scout in the late 70's and early 80's and remember having to do this test for Swimming also. It isn't as easy as it looks and just wearing a PFD does make it easier. I would love to try it in the current uniform pants and see if they rip or hold up to the test.

We have patrol boxes and the rubbermaid tubs. I am really starting to prefer the tubs over the patrol boxes for several reasons easier to carry from trailer to camp site than patrol boxes. No stinkong legs to put on them and third point you dont have to worry about tipping them over.

To quote from the leadership application under leadreship requirements "The applicant must possess the moral, educational, and emotional qualities that the Boy Scouts Of America deems neccessary to afford positive leadership to youth. The applicant must also be of the correct age, and subscribe to the Declaration of Religious Principle, and abide by the Scout Oath or Promise, and the Scout Law." Webster defines oath as Main Entry: oath 1 a (1) : a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what

We have selected a new one we are going to be caled Two Rivers District.

The urban reach district I work with is being upgraded to a full district in its own right. We are happy with this decision as we will no longer be the stepchild of the council.

Having been with a troop in a urban district for 6 years now. Here is some good advice. One find the packs in your area start working with their leaders so you can have some rapport with them at crossover time. Two Most families in my area are single parents so we don't rely on them to much for the "traditional" parent roles. We have a great CO so we can do this. We keep them involved by newsletters and calls before any scout activity. Three do not worry about purchasing complete scout uniforms. A troop T-Shirt works fine if tyou need uniforms contact the council a lttle known facts tha

Rooster7, There were a few posts that seemed to be advocating that position in my opinion. I was just posting response to them. I think the reason most of us got involved in Scouting was that we thought we could make a difference in another persons life and still hold to it. The troop I work with comes from a neighborhood with a high number of single parent families and low income with a high amount of drug trafficking there in the past. We count as a success every boy that graduates from High School and goes on to college or career without using drugs. Hopefully, when the time comes for

So...people who don't think as you do, support NAZI Germany. Is that your point? What exactly to do you think posters are saying? I think you're going a little over the top. Let the personal attacks begin because someone voiced a opinion that is contrary to somebody elses. When I took debate it was considered bad form to imediately attack someone like that. No I dont think that just because they don't agree with me that they are Nazis. It just when people call for the abortion and murder of people that fit a certain profile this is exactly the same logic that they used to justify t

So, hey, let's save everyone a LOT of time - let's have somebody generate the criteria by which we can identify which kids we can ignore right off the bat, ok? This'd give us all so much MORE time for the easy ones and the ones we like! oooh, ooh, ooh - and let's start an mandatory abortion program for everyone who matches any profiles of personality types known to produce such children so we can nip THAT bud before it's even grown!!!! It was tried by a group called the National Socialist Party in a country called Germany. That is why so many of us are against the murder of people

First year as Scoutmaster just completed Scout Master Fundamentals and was told the troop was going to Estes Park Colorado for the Summer Camp. I have some expiernce in the mountains I have gone there camping a few times. Told the boy's to make sure they packed warm clothing because even though it was 80's during ths day it will get cold in the evenings. Also told them to bring rain gear some did and some didn't. THe fun part was everyday between 2:00 and 3:00 it would rain our tents were so wet that if you just touched them the water came cascading in from the material. Finally we had to move

I carry a leatherman type knife in my bag as well as a compass,rope,lighter,Flashlight, and first aid supplies. I know I am weird for doing this but I have at times needed all of it for some reason or other plus It takes the "Be Prepared" to the everyday. I keep the knife in a special pocket on the bag so I can remove it if I go into a area where it is prohibted. The only time the scouts carry a knife in my area are on outings again due to the fact that the schools will expel anyone carrying a knife to school. The other leaders carry knives to and we teach the new scouts to use them

One of the things we do in our troop is to cut down on sugar intake after dinner. This is easy by not alowing any snacks except for what is planned and sugar free cocoa. The Boys went camping in SOuth Dakota during the summer and one of their tents wasn't zipped up during the night and raccoons got in during the night while they were on a night hike and spread the Boy's pack all over to get to the candy he had in his tent and took it so they are pretty good about not keeping candy or snacks in their tents. Wake up is handled by the fact that the leaders get up and are having coffee and th

I remember a few years ago when a poll came out that said approxiametly 10% of all americans are gay and that they will exert a significant amount of control at polls. Then a couple years later another poll came out and said that the first poll was in error instead of 10% of all americans are gay it was actually less than 5% The only reason I bring it up is I don't believe everything I read until I see the questions that were asked in the poll. That is why they publish the questions in the paper for political polls.

THe scout must atend 2 out of 4 meetings in a month to be eligible to attend the outing or activity for the month. If they are involved in sports at school and we are informed by parents as long as they make the outings and are still working on advancement on their own they are still welcome to attend whenever they can. If a parent calls and lets us know that their son will not be at scouts we greatly appreciate it but we don't hold it against them.

When our COR was the acting SM he was registered as a COR and acting as the SM. He has since registered as SM and given up the COR position to his wife as she is the head of the CO now.

I dont know but we had the same situation where are COR was also our SM for a while. He still is the SM and now his wife is the COR. I think its works great we managed to keep a great leader involved in Scouting and one who is also a woodbadge trained leader. I know that the council here hasn't raised any problems with it.

Just a question as we are finally gonna have boys eligible for OA next year. How od they handle tapout and ordeal if the troop doesn't go to summer camp at the local scout camp. WE go to another camp every year that isn't affilated with the Boy Scouts.