scouter-mom

At first reading (I've been following this post for a week), I thought perhaps my gut reaction was because I am a mom. (I am against using push-ups as punishment or as a consequence for unwanted behavior). I think that push-ups as part of a PT program is fine. Push-ups used as stated in the original post (punishment, consequence, coercion) are poorly used. It is a use of power. Many youth do not have the leadership skills and intra- and inter-personal skills to lead without using the power issue. If we have adult leaders in that same boat, I would hope that they would recognize t

Caveat Emptor: How sad. Really! Worse is that I am not terrifically surprised. In every group or gathering of humans, there seems to be a percentage of robbers (or worse). In 2001 (at Jamboree) my older son was actively trading patches. His container of patches was sitting on the picnic table top. He was leaning against the table top, so the container (labeled with name and troop) was just slightly out of his view but very close to his body. While he was distracted by a trading transaction, some one "lifted" the container. He was very hurt by this, especially that it would happen

This is in reply to the comments about active recruiting at Jamboree. My older son attended the 2001 Jamboree. He had many conversations with the military perssonel running some events (in spite of missing a few days due to his sub camp being quarantined). At the time I read a comment from the military as being:"What, young men that already wear uniforms, like patches, advancements, and work at being physically fit? Yes, we want them!" My son never recieved phone calls from that source, though. He was 16 then. The local Marine recruiting office "worked" our high school band thorou

This is third hand, as I spoke to a mom whose son is at Jamboree. He explained to her what was happening Wednesday afternoon and evening. Many scouts traveled (walked from their sub camps) a long way to get to the arena where the President was to speak on Wednesday evening. The boys had to pass through metal detectors and were not allowed to bring anything with them into the secure area, not even water bottles. They were told there would be water there. I don't know if her son recieved any water, but our troop seems to have weathered that afternoon/evening without incident. I haven't heard