scoutldr

Those pubs you list could all be put in .pdf format (not editable), on a single CD and reproduced locally for about 50 cents a copy, and mailed to each unit for another 50 cents. It's no more difficult to ensure you have the latest edition of an electronic version than it is hard copy.

You're not going to win this one. Blisters can be a powerful teaching tool.

Nope, not a commemorative, just the latest in a series. The council has issued 5 design changes in the CSP since the R/W strips went out in the 70's. In this latest change, the design remained the same, just a new color scheme. An improvement, in my opinion. We also have commemoratives over the years, such as for 9/11, Camp fundraising, "Silver Beaver Association", etc. We've never had an Eagle CSP, but I'm working on that.

"Our practice is to give the cloth badges to the Scout the night they earn them. For Scout, that is the night that they tell me they have comleted the Youth Protection requirement. For all other ranks (except Eagle), it's the night of the BOR. We give cards & parent's pins at the COH. " Many Councils (mine, for one) will not sell rank badges without a signed advancement report being turned in. Therefore, "instant recognition" is difficult, if not impossible. The excuse given is that too many Units were stockpiling badges, and the paperwork never got turned in, resulting in many disappo

Camp Chickahominy...Colonial Virginia Council, Newport News, VA I know it's been sold to developers, but can't verify why.

My council just issued a new CSP. It has nothing on the back. Retail is 5 bucks. I have no idea what their source is, or what the cost is to the council.

FOG, some of those you mentioned are hats of the past. My understanding is that you can wear older uniforms, if serviceable, but cannot mix and match parts.

To be absolutely correct, one can wear the cub scout pin device on the religious square knot. If you then earn the BS version, you add the boy scout pin device to the knot. As an adult, I wear 4 service stars, yellow, green, red and blue. You were given wrong advice. As I recall, the only things that are troop option are neckerchiefs. (Used to be also choice of cap, but I don't think there are different official options any more.) If the troop has "elected" to not require scout pants, that's wrong, too.(This message has been edited by scoutldr)

All people are "created equal". Where you go from there is up to you. In our city, we have "magnet" schools and kids who are labeled "gifted". They know who they are and refer to themselves as gifted, and the other kids also have figured out that they are "not gifted", since they don't get on a bus at noon and go across town to the special programs at the magnet school. I find this fundamentally offensive, especially in a public school system. I believe that all public schools should provide the same opportunities to all students. If the parents want additional special programs for their

They can do whatever they will be allowed to get away with. According to dsteele, Councils are "autonomous" and if the Executive Boards want to do it, they can. Of course, if the volunteer leaders, trainers and Chartered Organizations disagree, it's a free country and they can vote with their feet. It will be very interesting, indeed. What infuriated me was that the decision was made without even talking to the Council Training Chairman or his committee (the district trainers who have to make it happen.) Not a good way to get buy-in from the stakeholders. I still think it's quite a c

In "my" council, all Eagle Boards are conducted by the unit committee with a District Representative present. Some councils still conduct BoRs only at the District or Council level. Your District Advancement Chairman should be able to answer your question.

"SERVICE STARS ARE WORN AT THE OPTION OF THE WEARER" What makes the stars any more optional than any other insignia? I checked the latest Uniform and Insignia Guide, and it is silent, except for a note on p. 42, which says "Service stars may be worn by all youth and adult members who have at least one year of tenure with the Boy Scouts of America...." I guess since it says "may" rather than "shall" or "must", it's "optional."

Just realized we haven't seen dsteele for a while and did a search. He signed off on Jan 14th. Somehow I missed that. Dave's honest, forthright and credible contributions to this forum have been invaluable to me, and I miss him. With the knowledge I have gained of the Pros, my own relationship with my DE has become more friendly and productive. I hope he's lurking....Dave, come back! Just an hour a week?????

"Then we have the people who KNOW that something is wrong but do it anyway. The 50 year old guys that I see wearing Tiger Cub service stars are a good example. I've asked a couple about it and they say that they know it is wrong but they want to show that they were involved with Tiger Cubs." I am willing to be proven wrong (and there is no dearth of colleagues here who are up to the challenge!), but it is my recollection that, in the early days of Tiger Cubs, both youth and adult partner were registered together as members of the Pack. Adults were then able to wear the orange service sta

According to the article, the family has requested donations to the Alex Plucknett Scholarship Fund. c/o Educational Community Credit Union 623 N Main St Jacksonville, FL 32202 Mike, if there's a Scouting related memorial fund that's different from this, please let us know.

You're overanalyzing, Fuzzy. It could be that there was a moose puppet laying around the studio from some other defunct show, and some stage hand said, "Hey, why don't you use Mr. Moose here!" Voila! A legend is born. As the good Dr. Freud once said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."

I left my troop at age 14 as a Life Scout and joined an Explorer Post at the urging of my high school buddies. I made Eagle 2 years later, due in no small part to my Post Advisor's foot in my backside most of the time. I was also Chapter Vice Chief, and my Post Advisor was also Chapter Advisor. He won the Silver Beaver, Vigil Honor and OA Distinguished service award. During that time, Exploring went Co-ed. The girls who joined were also Girl Scouts. As I recall, our Post (Fire and Rescue) provided first aid/ambulance service at all OA events and the girls were right there with us, althou

When you think of how quick and easy it is to lose a life, it's a wonder we manage to get our kids raised to adulthood, as I have been allowed to do. I am blessed. Why these things happen, we will never know. My intellect tells me that no loving, merciful God would allow such things to happen, especially when it punishes so many, not the least of whom are Alex's dad and brother, who tried to do the right thing. Like Job, I want to scream out and curse God. I don't understand. I want to understand. I pray to understand. Mike, please pass on our condolences. Your boys are in for a

I can sympathize with Eammon. I am getting of the age (get my AARP card this year!) where the bones ache and nature calls several times a night (compounded by too much hot coffee to stay warm!). Cold makes me just plain miserable. We rarely get snow here, and camping in cold, wet muddy conditions is about the worst I can think of. But that should not stop anyone else who enjoys it. Our "Freezoree" is in February. Just a weekend campout for anyone in the Council who wants to show up. The OA sponsors it and offers a special patch. Spring Camporee is in April, and the standing joke is that

Gotta watch out for those Momorms, though. I hear they eat Beagles.

Simple solution to the original question...if the Scout does not want to wear the flap, he just needs to quit paying his Lodge dues. The SM has nothing to say about it. Seriously, the SM needs to get a life and quit harrassing the kids over things that are not important. I have a bigger problem with the 75% of "Arrowpersons" who are elected, go through their Ordeal, and then we never see them again...but continue to wear the flap as if they are active members.

"The trainers out there deserve a lot of respect for what they do , sometimes because no one else will do it." Thanks for the compliment...and that's more true than you imagine. I have two people on my District training team...myself and one other who is willing to help, but just doesn't know the program that well to be cut loose on his own yet. There are a few others who will help out an hour here and there, but not full time. With that, we do all Cub and all BS training. Yes, I know we are not doing Cub Specific correctly...but we do what we can with what we have. Council advertise

So, these kids have to pay THEM for the privilege of working in the trading post? Reminds me of the time I was visiting a scout shop in another state and the lady behind the counter was telling me she was getting ready to leave for the Jamboree to work on staff...and her SE was making her use vacation time for the privilege. If it's for the good of the program, can't we at least give them Admin Leave? Sheesh.

In my eBay ramblings, I stumbled upon an interesting concept...a Venture crew is making up and selling "unofficial" square knots. Some that are being advertised are BSA Lifeguard, Historical Trails Award, Vigil Honor, Alpha Phi Omega, Wood Badge, etc. Some of these strike me as good ideas, and some (Wood Badge) seem redundant. Before the UP pull up to my house and demand to inspect my uniforms, I realize that these are not for official use, but I guess as Venturers, they are taking the "do your own thing" concept to new heights. They are also producing standard BSA square knots on differen

That was me, I think. I just said that memory is deep in my brain from when I was about 12 years old....I have no idea if it's true or not. I seem to remember that green was for youths and red was for adults and Explorers. If someone has a BSA Uniform and Equipment catalog from around the 1966 time frame they would be in there. Even back then they were relatively expensive...when you could get a complete uniform, including hat and socks for under 20 bucks.