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Thanks to everyone for the good advice. I have talked with the boy about this and informed him that I can't get his Eagle paperwork without the documentation to support it. He did have his handbook at Monday's meeting. However, both myself and one of the ASM's noticed some rather rapid scribing in the book during the summer camp discussion with parents. Everything, is filled out up to life and the Eagle MB's with initals but after witnessing his scribing I have my doubts as the the authenticity. Especially since the Old Troops troopmaster records match the council's. I don't want to ques

OGE I was initially the same the he could possiably lost a few cards. I mean I had 38MB's and only had a few cards after my mom threw out my Scout stuff while I was in the Navy. I didn't think about the counselor angle though thanks. Em neighboring Council is highly unlikely as the nearest is about 60 miles East of us and at the time he was in from his home was about 100. However, I'll bring these up to the lad.

Ditto the others. But I'd like to have the problem my boys do not seem interested in inviting their friends on outings although they say gee I wish Jimmy was here. To which I say why do you think he is not. Usually get a shrug of the sholders. To witch I add in my Scoutmasters minutes voice Is is perhaps he doesn't know of the fun you have in Scouting?

I have a new lad in our Troop who has realized, perhaps too late, that leaving Scouts was a mistake a couple of years ago. He will turn 17 in May and he tells me his goal is to complete Eagle. He said he was Life and had accumulated 41 MB's. Told him it would be a busy year to get it done but with hard work on his part that I would help him as much as possiable. I contacted his previous Troop in another town same council. The new Scoutmaster of this Troop happens to have been my woodbadge counselor so we know each other well. Seems the old Troop records only indicate First Class and 3 M

I guess I shouldn't feel bad that I have no stars. Wait I was a Life Scout so therefore I would no longer have Stars having successfully passed that rank! Life for life you know.

Hmm I'm registered in both. At GS camp training I was the only man. When they found out I was a Scoutmaster and Life Scout guess who gathered all the firewood and started all the fires. I had to bunk in a cabin a 1/4 mile down the road we were all adults. This doesn't happen in BSA. I have provided first aid training during GS encampments for several years as an ER nurse and have herd several comments from other female leaders similar to "what's he doing here." Also, I have found that the general conseus from many in the PC world for GS and BS is the following "Why would a man want

Well it's official our newest DE (1 of 3 in the past 4 years, this one lasted 6 month) has notified us he has resigned effective Sunday, 2/15/04. It's getting to be recruitment time for Troops with School visits to be arranged etc. I did the work last year for the new Troop night and was hoping this new DE with experience would help this year but alas alone again. What can I expect from Council as far as help goes with recruiting since we no longer have a DE? Would it be better for the Troop leaders to conduct a school recruiting event or just let it go until the Council finds someone will

My uniform inspection sheets say only 1 star can be worn at a time. However, you can add years of service as this is the intent of the stars. Thus a new webelos (if in through tigers) would be eligable for 4 or 5 year pin (depending on when he crossed over). The backing however would be the Boy Scout backing if I understood the reading of the sheet.

Eagle our popcorn was awful. We have our own building too and it's nice about 50 years old though. We just discovered it needs a roof too. Perhaps the easter bunny will hop over and do that for us.

Santa was really good to the Troop I serve. A new 10 X 20 canopy, wood for a new Klondike sled and two 4ft. folding tables were in the quartermaster locker after christmas. As well as a new paint job in the room the Troop meets in and a furnace for the Troop building.

And might I add obviously not an English major at EKU. Nor a typist for that matter.

Hey Eagle EKU class of 88 myself. Wishe we has some of those benefactors for sure. We have been implementing boy led since starting the troop up this March. It's been slow going with all 11 year olds. They have needed lots of guideance. They just elected their first SPL (there decision to wait to get to know each other) but have had patrol leaders since they started. Two patrols (Eagles and Cobras). What council and district are you in?

I'm interested in what National has to say concerning LIL's admission that she lied and wasn't trustworthy. Her statement during the show last night clearly led me to the impression (and a message to her Scouts)that it's ok to live the Scout oath and law but only when in a Scouting environment. My Boy Scout Handbook list for the Scout rank "Understand and agree to live by the Scout Oath or Promise, Law, motto and slogan and the Outdoor Code." Several of the higher ranks list as requirements to "Demostrate Scout spirit by living the Scoat Oath (promise) and Scout Law in your every

1. Help the charter boys of the new Troop make first class by spring (currently about to make 2nd). 2. Recruit more boys for the Troop. 3. Become indepently wealthy so I can spend by time as a full time SM and not have to worry where the money is coming from for my family and the Troop. 4. Get more equipmetn for the Troop. Would love to have a dining canopy, and a trailer or bus Santa!

OOPS I missed a letter or two in my last post. I meant to say why wouldn't you count cabin camping.

I don't see why a Troop would count cabin camping. We have not done this yet but the PLC last week voted to look into one of the cabins at our Scout reservation. It's all about the outdoor program anyway. They boys still have a duty roster, cook,sleep in sleeping bags, carry a pack, collect firewood and chop it, we'll probably go on a hike and work on an outdoor skill or two. Everything we do when we tent camp only thing difference is the shelter. I have herd this at roundtable also. That cabin camping isn't camping cause it isn't in a tent. Then to use this logic neither is sleep

How do most of you count up the days? Our Troops new and have had 7 weekend Friday-Sunday outings since forming in March this year. We have been leaving Friday at5PM and return Sunday after noon at 2PM.

All these lyrics are great! Can you guys let us in on the tunes. Out boys hate to sing at campfires but once one gets started they jump in and actually have fun.

I wear mine squarely on the top of my head parallel to the ground. I purchased mine on Ebay. It's an official BSA 1944 model with the string chin strap and silk band around the top with the Scout fleur all around. It works great just needs a new hat band.

Thanks DS Navy vet here 3yrs 6mo VA-82 on USS Nimitz and Vinson(left some of the internal parts of my left knee on the flight deck on the Vinson during war game trials though). Needless to say I was patched up and sent home hobbling. The boys help me on those big mountain hikes though.

Scouts: Life with all merit badges for Eagle turned 18 before I could get a service project together. Offices: Quartermaster, SPL, PL. Adult: Tiger cub leader 1 yr, Den leader 1 yr, Cubmaster 2yrs, Scoutmaster 1yr thus far. Like Boy Scouts much better than Cubs less parent involvement (boys actually get to participate as their parents do not have to come). Woodbadge: Bears rock!

Man O Steele "As to the cost of the camporee -- I've had those discussions and had volunteers say, "Gee, the only expenses we had were the crackerbarrel and the patch. Everything else was done by volunteers." I usually ask them when the last time they rented a porta-john was. Or paid to have the dumpster emptied, or if they knew there's a fee for using the land. Those kinds of expenses aren't often thought about, but they are paid from event registration fees." The Scoutmasters handled everything you mentioned for our upcoming camporee. In fact, our new DE wasn't around during

Yarrow I'm a MB couselor for Dis Awareness and a disabled veteran. I think you are foucusing in the wrong area for requirement 3B and perhaps missing the point of the merit badge as there are many different types of diabilities besides physical. Besides no one can "force" a boy to join. The requirement is to seek out the disabled to join. This would inlcude invite someone to a troop meeting or outing etc to offer them the opportunity to join. The requirement is not to join. This requirement is more ment to have the scout become more aware of the disabled boys that they can get something f

On our last day at wood badge we were informed we were no longer in Troop 1 (sigh). Then when I recieved my beads and pink (yes it's pink!)neckerchief wihtout the Troop number on it I felt sad. Being in Troop 1 is unique and easy to remember. Also you can say "we're No. 1" and be correct, both actually and politically.