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The EBOR is not for retesting. If the scout has the advancement signed off, then that's it. He's qualified for that advancement. You can not add to or subtract from the requirements, period. I don't care if the scout's little brother signed off on the blue card, if it was accepted at the troop level, then that's it. Once it's done and in the system, there's not a thing that you can do about it. If there is a question about a scout's ability or level of knowledge, or whether he actually did the merit badge, that belongs at the unit level and the Scoutmaster conference. Why, if there is

Update from the accident at Camp Old Indian last week. All but 1 boy are out of the hospital and doing well. The one still in the hospital is improving. They haven't woken him yet, so he does not know about the amputation yet. Pray for him and his family. Speaking with a friend of mine who works with one of the EMTs that arrived on the scene last Friday night, he said "My guy who was on the scene of the wreck said that ll of the boys who were able bodied were all doing everything they could to help. Holding oxygen tanks, IV bags, schleping equipment for the Medics, the whole nine. Sai

A young boy with porn is now something we report to the police. Really sad. This is yet another example of how our society is going downhill.

The scout from Columbia, SC is still in the hospital, and probably will remain there for a while. He is in a burn center with second degree chemical burns from gasoline over 60% of his body, and his left leg has been amputated below the knee. Despite all this, his condition seems to be improving, and his family, church, and the Scouting community have been rallying behind him. I have no information on the boys from Greenville and Orlando, but keep all of them in your prayers.

It has not been a good week for scouting in SC. Last week, there was also an accident near a summer camp in Society Hill, SC, where a longtime Scouter and current camp staffer was killed. And apparently, a troop from Summerville, SC got into a wreck coming home from camp. Everyone was ok in that incident. Really glad my son's troop made it home safely.

Last night, a vehicle accident occurred at Camp Old Indian in Greenville, SC, that sent 9 Scoits and 1 staff member to the hospital. Mostf the boys are ok, but a couple a still in the hospital, including one with serious burns and a leg injury. These scouts came fom Grenville, SC, Columbia, SC, and Orlando, FL. Please add these young men to your prayers. http://www.wyff4.com/news/local-news/greenville-news/Officials-Van-accident-sends-10-campers-counselor-to-hospital/-/9654794/15516240/-/62i3l0z/-/index.html

Again, it comes down to trusting the troop leaders. There was a virus going around camp. Ok. You were told it was going around, you were told some boys got sick, you were told that it was being taken care of. Did you not believe them? I'm not sure what more you would have wanted. If they were taking care of the boys, and they were recovering ok, then I don't see it as anything to worry about. I don't know what camp you're talking about, but the camp that my son is at right now had a stomach virus sweep through a couple of weeks ago. Boys got sick, throwing up and diarrhea, they res

Momof2cubs, Was this camp by chance in NE Georgia? To be honest, if you don't trust the troop leadership, why are you letting your son be in the troop? As the parent of scouts, we have to trust that the troop leaders will let us know when anything serious happens. My son is a first year scout, having crossed over in February. This is his first year at summer camp - they're at the camp in NE Georgia. I'm not worried at all. I trust the SM and other leaders. They are giving us some updates and pictures from camp on our troop Facebook page, which is nice, but if they weren't, I'd be

Why do we have to pigeonhole people? Why all the emphasis on rich, poor, black, white, etc? This is Scouting, and those kids are Scouts. Plain and simple. Nothing more. Why be concerned over whether a troop is made up of rich kids, poor kids, black kids, Asian kids, etc? They are kids, and as adult leaders, we should treat and teach them based on that fact alone, not how rich or poor they are. Yes, some troops and some scouts may be "more advantaged" than others, but so what? worry about your youth and giving them the best possible program that you can. Don't worry about what others

Tokala, I live in the Southeast as well - SC. Do what I do. Ask around, find someone who occasionally goes "up North" and have them bring you back a tin or 2. I have a friend who has family in Rochester, NY. When she goes up to visit, she always brings me back some. Another friend has to travel up to Canada occasionally for business, she also brings me back a tin. Ask around. I'm sure you've got people who are heading that way to smuggle some Canadian Goodness down to you.

Cross them over when they are ready. If they are ready in February, cross them over then. If they aren't ready, wait until they are. There's nothing that says you have to crossover in February. It depends on the boys and what they want to do.

I am all for shopping around. Every troop does things differently. I've seen many cases where a boy goes into the troop associated with their CO, decides that he doesn't like it, and drops out of Scouting. Not realizing that there's a troop down the road that does things more to his liking. When my son crossed over in February, we did not cross into the troop associated with our pack. I knew how the troop was being run, and I disagreed with their philosophy. They wouldn't allow a boy to start working on merit badges until he was First Class. They wouldn't allow a boy to get his Eagle u

I also have to disagree with BadenP. In our council, FOS contributions aren't what's considered for the DAM or SB. What's looked at is the overall contribution to Scouting by the person. The people who receive those awards in our council receive them because they deserved them, because they work their tails off to staff programs, training, and serve the boys.

I'd never heard of this award before. So I went searching. Here's the requirements: http://www.boyscouttrail.com/content/award/award-1063.asp

Our pack divided up the meals. The Webelos I's did Saturday breakfast, the Tigers did lunch, the Bears did Saturday supper, and the Wolves did Sunday breakfast. Saturday breakfast was eggs, bacon, and pancakes, Sat. lunch was sandwiches, Saturday supper was often BBQ, chicken, hamburgers, or various things like that. The boys generally did the cooking, with help from parents. The tigers had it easy, only having to hand out lunch meat, tomatos, lettuce, etc. Saturday breakfast was the more extreme, hence the Webelos doing that. Sunday breakfast was cereal and muffins, not too difficul

Our pack, which my son just crossed out of, did 3 campouts a year, all highly attended. We did 1 in October, 1 in December, and 1 in April. We're in South Carolina, but our Dec campouts have been known to get a little chilly. Our first Dec campout with our Pack got down to 28 degrees, but we always told parents to NOT use the cheap sleeping bags. Never had any complaints or problems. I can't imagine a council restricting the number of campouts that Cub Scouts take. That's ridiculous.

Back when I was a scout, we didn't have a push for First Class First Year. But I just pulled out my old Scout Handbook, and I joined the troop in Feb 1980 and was First Class in March 1981. Granted, some requirements have changed, and I haven't really compared rank requirements back them to now, but without a push, I think it's entirely feasible that a scout could be First Class in a year. I don't believe in pushing the Scouts, though. My son just crossed over a month and a half ago, and I've told him that from now on, his advancement is entirely up to him. I'm there to support him, I

As has been said, a lot of units don't have Unit Commissioners because most districts don't have enough to go around. But if you feel that you need a Commisioner, call your District Commissioner, and he will be able to help. As DC for my district, I consider myself the defacto UC for all units that don't have one yet, and I'm available to help them if they need it.

When my son transitioned to Webelos, we got him the tan uniform. Until he earned his Webelos badge, he wore the Bobcat/Tiger/Wolf/Bear diamond using the plastic rank holder. I'm not normally a fan of the plastic patch holders, but it was the best option to allow him to continue to wear his other ranks until he earned Webelos.

In Boy Scouts, advancement is done individually, not as a patrol. Holding back until everyone in the patrol has completed it is too similar to Cub Scouts, which this is not. Also, a suggestion, if you can afford to keep a supply of badges on hand, give the boys their rank badges at the meeting that they earned them, instead of waiting a week.

We got a hat and a t-shirt, and the option to buy a jacket if you wanted. They also came up with three different CSPs. Red border for participant and yellow border for staff - you got 1 red border one, and could buy a couple more, and if you were not on staff, you had the option to buy 1 just for completeness sake. The silver border one was not for sale, but when you complete your ticket and receive your beads, you were given the silver border one. I had the participant on my uniform. Doubt I'll put the "completed" version on, though. I'll hang on to it as a keepsake.

1) Organize and conduct a Council-wide Roundtable Commissioner's Meeting to allow all District RT commissioners to share ideas. 2) Attend Commissioner College and obtain my Bachelor of Commissioner's Science 3) Make a presentation at Roundtable on "working with Scouts with Disabilities" 4) Organize, promote, and conduct Den Chief Training in the District. 5) Clean, sort, and organize the Cub Scout Day Camp supplies, and find a better home for them. Finished my ticket last month, received my beads 2 weeks ago.

As a Unit Commissioner/District Commissioner, I've never performed a Uniform Inspection. I've seen it happen at a Pack I was visiting, done by the Unit leaders. I would NEVER walk in and tell the unit leader that I was there to conduct an inspection. I would only do one if asked to by the leaders. They are in charge of their unit, not the district or the council. That's a common misconception that I've found unit leaders have, that because I'm at the district level, I "out-rank" them. As far as I'm concerned, it's the other way around. I and my staff of commissioners are there to suppor

When our pack goes camping, we usually have 200-300 people. We charge $25 per family for the campout, which covers food, site rentals, supplies, etc. any additional costs are overed by the pack. Friday dinner is on your own. Sat breakfast is eggs, bacon, and pancakes. Lunch is sandwiches and chips, sat dinner is anything from hamburgers, BBQ chicken, chili, spaghetti, etc. sun breakfast is cereal and Danishes. Each den is assigned a meal to prepare, and a meal to clean up. Generally, the Web I does sat and sun breakfast prep, wolves as breakfast cleanup, tigers do lunch prep and cleanu

Blancmage - I've been hearing recently that our council, as well as some others in our area, are considering going with a different vendor than Trail's End. Should be interesting.