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It would not surprise me to find out that your HR department person simply stated an opinion. Not likely that is written in any of their rules and so on. Could be wrong; but seems really an odd idea. I know in 25 years in management, we were never told to ignore such things. That applies to scholarship interviews as well; Eagle Scout was a positive factor in the review process.

I believe Clinton and Obama were only Cubs, and perhaps also G.W.; but they still participated. Of course, that has little to do with their adult lives, if they did not follow through more than a very short time, the value to them is diluted to some extent. JMHO

Our Methodist CO's minister spoke today about "pick and choose" faithful. What she said, while referring to Christians specifically, could likely be related to individuals in most religious groups. Her sermon started with a quote; "I would like $3 worth of God, please". You can imagine the following context; basically pointing out that "true faith" does not choose just what is easy and comfortable. The other thing she said, which I found unusual, was; "the scriptures do not chastise 'intellectual atheists'; but they do take part time believers to task" (or something close to these word

How come I am not having any luck blocking people? I followed the instructions, but they are still showing up.

Ed; If you are asking about the flag info and church, I showed the U.S. Flag Code reference in the post. The other was from a general discussion on a Googled site.

Paragraph below referring to Military use, Navy. Flag code. 175. Position and manner of display c) No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America, except during church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea, when the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church services for the personnel of the Navy. Another reference: A conference of "mainstream" Protestant denominations some decades ago concluded that the Christian Flag, if displayed, should take precedence in a church

When a "church flag" is displayed, it takes the position of precedence, since it stands for God. Most of the time, the church flag, if it is there, is on a higher level than the American flag, so it is not an issue.

Moderators: Please pull the plug, permanently!!!!!

The solution G.E. is really obvious; but for some reason, no one wants to make it.

Yes Sherm, you could join the team; you just would not be allowed to swim. Help with timing, shallow water exercises, and so on. Nothing says someone cannot do things out of the water, or in shallow water, as a member of the team.

While we have a few here that simply will not accept anything as possible, I find this whole thing to be the proverbial "smoke and mirrors", whether referring to the LDS, or the related subject. Parents "in" the program have "chosen" to be here; and it only makes sense that most of them chose with at least "some" agreement that this was acceptable to them. The people, for the most part, that continue to harp about the Gay issue are outside the the organization; though there are a few apparently here that are not happy, and have an agenda. That is a separate discussion of course. As far

Young flatulators have more stamina I fear.

http://scout.org/en/information_events/news Lots of interesting stuff going on outside our little world.

Scouting on Tiananmen Square We, Scout Association of Hong Kong are lucky to have the blessing of the Chinese Central Government Liaison Office in Hong Kong, and have their utter trust and confidence in conducting scouting activities in China in scout uniform. These functions are under the invitation and with full support from the Chinese Government and the All China Youth Federation (another name for Communist Youth League in external affairs). We were provided with special pass, train and transport arrangement. It speaks so much of the close cooperation of the two youth bodies. Eve

Beavah; You seem to have forgotten the new doctrine: The majority no longer means anything if it is deemed "politically incorrect".

Because of the sets of supposedly controlled and restricted centennial patches showing up on eBay, National issued "very strict" dictates regarding following the letter of the rules on these types of items. I was told about this action at Jambo by one of the National Supply people with whom I was working. So, that is what I meant by "some greedy" individuals ruining things for others. And, as pointed out by someone else, local people might be more flexible with people they are confident will not misuse the items for personal gain. If anyone, with an Eagle card, could buy restricted i

"The sky is falling!!" "The sky is falling!!"

Does not matter which rank it is; paperwork is "supposed to be" furnished to support it. And yes, part of the problem is just that; too many people have been buying them and then trying to profit from them on eBay. It only takes a few greedy idiots to make things more difficult for others.

From a coal mining site newsletter in November, 2009. Do I read this correctly; the mineral rights are part of this? That could be much like the income from the Philco Tower. Massey Energy Co. said today that it worked with the Boy Scouts to transfer mineral and surface property rights to the land that was acquired for the new Scouting site. Additionally, Massey Energy pledged a $500,000 contribution to support construction of the project.

Here in So Cal, if the fire hazard is at the highest level, you can have no fires period, including liquid fuel stoves and lanterns. Gas stoves have to be canisters. Makes it very limiting, and make overnights far less enjoyable. For backpacking, it is okay, other than not having any fires after dark, which curtails much evening activity. Only so much you can do with battery powered lights. Better than burning the forest down though.

You smaller critters need to watch out for those swooping eagles. And, I'm going to work my ticket if I can.........

Not sure if this is the real place to put this, but certainly is related. Just got off the phone with a contact at Vandenburg AFB on the central coast of California. Was trying to see what we could do as a unit there on a weekend trip. The nice young woman told me that they no longer offer weekend tours to scouts or other groups; supposedly due to staffing issues. But, there was a time when you never had a problem staying on base, often in the gym, or some specific area set aside for youth groups, which generally were scouts or similar organizations. At least she was able to confirm t

OGE; That is a matter of opinion.

Pack; I can guarantee, you will know. Try catching piglets to castrate them, while the mother is in the pen. Keeping her occupied long enough to grab them a few at a time is an adventure to be sure; and she lets you know her feelings very loudly. The same goes for catching a 300+ lb hog to ring it, so it will quit rooting the gardens. When you finally corral it long enough to get the ringer on its snout, you think its previous noise was minor. Fun and games on the farm.

Yes, it does appear that there likely are a number of high profile type patches that may very well be "made up" ones. Right now on eBay, one guy is selling one that supposedly is real that says "I saw the president of the United States". I somehow do not think this is an authentic issue, as there was no sign of it until a week after the event was over. The same guy is also selling a "black" staff medallion which is supposedly authentic. But, it was never offered in the catalog as far as I know, and also I do not remember seeing it offered in the TP. I bought the official event one, so kno