Actually there are only councel rules about sheath knives and no scout in general rules. They are not actually any prohibitions against carrying sheath knives and if they are worn and used correctly then it should not be a problem. In my troop we always teach the boys the proper way to carry wear and use a sheath knife and a folder, I live in Germany and the laws are a bit different because some of my boys and I even carry things that arent always necessary but have their uses, like I always have my switchblade because I love it. Some of my boys bring a sierra saw and every now and then (with approval of parents) we have 3 day airsoft gun battles. I know that is usually looked down apaun in scouting but you should see the boys faces when we do this! And no believe it or not no scout has ever been hurt worse than a scrape or a bruise from falling over or tripping. We do all kinds of new things. At Ramstein air base they have rescently built a new PX(post exchange for civillians) and it has the rec center in it with a giant climbing wall. And yes I do find it worth it to make a 3 hour drive to spend two days of camping and climbing just so the boys can have fun. I know this is a little off topic but you all should take it under consideration to do new things every year and when you find good ones stick with it. Another good thing is to have an ASM 3 or third assistant scout master who is not older than 25 and can mix with the boys and talk to them and tell you what they tell him about how they like the campout or activity. If he has a bad report just dont do the activity anymore because the boys wont have fun! time to sign off for me I hope this helped.
BSA Knife Policy
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Actually there are only councel rules about sheath knives and no scout in general rules. They are not actually any prohibitions against carrying sheath knives and if they are worn and used correctly then it should not be a problem. In my troop we always teach the boys the proper way to carry wear and use a sheath knife and a folder, I live in Germany and the laws are a bit different because some of my boys and I even carry things that arent always necessary but have their uses, like I always have my switchblade because I love it. Some of my boys bring a sierra saw and every now and then (with approval of parents) we have 3 day airsoft gun battles. I know that is usually looked down apaun in scouting but you should see the boys faces when we do this! And no believe it or not no scout has ever been hurt worse than a scrape or a bruise from falling over or tripping. We do all kinds of new things. At Ramstein air base they have rescently built a new PX(post exchange for civillians) and it has the rec center in it with a giant climbing wall. And yes I do find it worth it to make a 3 hour drive to spend two days of camping and climbing just so the boys can have fun. I know this is a little off topic but you all should take it under consideration to do new things every year and when you find good ones stick with it. Another good thing is to have an ASM 3 or third assistant scout master who is not older than 25 and can mix with the boys and talk to them and tell you what they tell him about how they like the campout or activity. If he has a bad report just dont do the activity anymore because the boys wont have fun! time to sign off for me I hope this helped.