JasonG172

 

Regardless of how you feel about the girls, the restaurant or their work at the camp, the BSA muddied its logo and therefore its values by being directly involved with Hooters.

OK this is just an unremarkably dumb statement to make considering they already muddied their logo by letting gays in.  JMHO morally straight went out the window LONG ago.

Our Chucky Cheese does as well.  Not many fights, though. 

I believe if I remember correctly you live up north some eh?  Down here in the south we have people that just don't ever want to act right no matter where they are with their 10 kids and a Family Establishment is no exception.  Beer has been removed from 2 of the 3 establishments for this very reason. 

I know we have gotten off topic and it isn't on purpose.  For the records I see nothing with selling alcohol or the consumption of it, one of my local FOS supporters are a Budweiser Distributor.

 

Theoretically you might be correct, but in actuality that's not the way Cub Scouts works.  The Cub program runs from kindergarten through 5th grade.  Pack meetings all have the boys together.  It's the same for elementary school 6th graders (5th with AOL) hanging out with seniors in High School.  13 years in those two programs.

 

That's correct at Pack Meetings is the only time my scouts (webelos) have any interaction with 1st-3rd graders and even that interaction is merely just being in the same room.  We meet weekly and we have a totally separate meeting room for Webelos. 

Our school is different, every level is a different school

K-1

2-3

4-5

6-7

8-9

10-12

Yes our little town of 12,345 residents has 6 separate schools.

I have 1 Cub Scout Pack and I have 1 Troop in my area.

FTR I also the DC now.

Our Pizza Hut sells beer.

many years ago ours did as well, Ironically our Chucky Cheese in Memphis sells Beer haha.  There is a notorious video that went viral sometime ago where these women were all drunk and fighting. 

... she was in disbelief when she picked up her son and noticed him wearing a Hooters hat.

 

 

Differences between Mom and Dad

Really, where I'm from, the two go together as a 7-course meal, a six-pack and pizza.

We now only have one pizza "parlor" here in town and that's Pizza Hut.  We do have Little Caesars and Dominoes but those are sit down establishments.  Now when I was a Kid we had Pizza Inn and they did serve beer but they closed up many years ago. 

I agree it lasts too long. 5th graders, who could be 12 years old, don't want to hang out with 1st graders, let alone Kindergartners who might start when they are 4,

Nor should they.  Webelos should be totally separate from your Cub Scout Programs!  These boys are leaning how to become Boy Scouts.

So does our local pizza joint that charters a Cub Pack.

Never heard of such but I guess desperate times call for Desperate measures.  Our Local pizza places don't do beer.

Some would classify homosexuality, transgenderism, drinking, smoking or cursing immoral too. I wasn't sure how detailed you all get when discussing things, so was not sure what most would classify as immoral activity. I suspect all ends of the spectrum are represented here, so I did not want to single anyone out for their beliefs.

That's right anything in moderation is ok, even the occasional "objectifying" women.  I don't drink and I don't smoke anymore!  and I don't believe either are to be done around the Boys.  These girls where NOT in their work clothes.

One person is allowed to hold both CC and COR positions, and COs have reasons for doing that. 

Incorrect! 

 

   It just seems to me that Eagle is becoming a participation trophy or in this case a lack of participation trophy.

   Oh, to clear up one more thing. I am the outdoors activity coordinator on the committee. I wear 4 Mentor pins and the boys and I have a lot of fun together. It may not show in this post, but I am a sixty year old nut that likes to have fun! In 15 years this is only the second time I thought a Scout did not diverse to become an Eagle. I know it looks good on a resume, but it needs to mean something.

Thank You sir for your service 

I do agree with your hesitation.  I have a couple of similar stories going on myself and feel like some look at Eagle as a participation trophy as well especially from the females involved.

We did Neckers one year.  Totally Fine

The lady being interviewed probably already has self-esteem issues, its probably the only reason she's upset.

My thoughts

"If you don't like the Sponsors your local Council finds to support its programs then why don't you sign up as a volunteer and help"

The Philmont Leadership Challenge is the best thing Ive done in Scouting - highly recommend it to anyone who wants to take their WB/leadership skills up a notch.  SBR had one scheduled last year but it was cancelled for low registrations - hopefully they can turn that around.

 

Thank You for this information!  If I could do it this year I would but I have to wait till next year for more Vacation Time, I have already warned the Wife.

This is a failure of the other parents and the adult leaders in my opinion, not to mention the camp staff for allowing youth to charge devices. If you prohibit them for everyone then no one has them. 

 

In my troop no one calls home either. The adults take any home sick scout to the trading post for ice cream and we chat.

 

Electronics usage is an addiction for many of these kids (and adults). Cutting the chord for a week is not that hard if you apply it to everyone.

Yeap!  100% agree.  Since I didn't go with my "Chartered" Troop I found out via Text one scout was getting home sick and that his dad kept calling to check on him...he had his phone with him!  I immediately told the SM to take the young mans phone and talk to dad about it.  No phones no problems

No place there to stay instead of a Hotel Room?

I have a couple of youth in my Adult circle that are at Philmont now for NAYLE

Zaphod, I'd be curious to hear how he felt about the week as a whole once it's over. My son's first experience with summer camp progressed from a reluctant Sunday to an ecstatic Saturday. It's fascinating to me how one week can have such an effect on a boy, good or bad. (Hopefully good! ☺)

I agree!  My son recently just returned from his "1st Summer Camp experience"  He was nervous at first (I wasn't going to be going this time around) but when I arrived to camp that Friday he seemed to have adjusted well.  I wasn't really that worried, as a cub he had been to Kia Kima 3 years for resident camp. 

Well there was one on Ebay the other day but the price was more than I was willing to pay.  I am still in the Market for a Med Green Jac Shirt.

thanks

Hello my name is Jason and I am a Camping Addict!  Except in the brutal Southern Months of June-September when I do my best just to get outside and mow the yard.  After that I find myself in a hammock hear a spring most weekends.

1.  Should he attend or is it too soon (experience might overwhelm him)?

 

2.  If he does go to Summer Camp, any advise on how to get the most out of the experience.

 

 

Thank you

1. Depends on this Webelos leader and if he/she prepared him for Boy Scouts.  My son is a Scouter (1st year Boy Scout) and he was prepared for Summer Camp

2.  Trailblazer Program (if the camp has one) Swimming and FireSafety.  There is enough time for Merit Badges

I agree, I made my Daughter wait till she was 14 before she had a Facebook account.

I haven't seen any that young though but there is NO WAY I would ever accept friend request of youth scouts.

According to the BSA you aren't suppose to have "Closed" Social Media groups.  However everyone I spoke with about mine seemed to state they preferred Closed Groups, So I created mine as well as a Closed Group. 

Wasn't allowed to post this till now... we got involved in with your memorial day this year. There are American Girl Scout at the air base at Alconbury and each year they clean up headstones at the American military cemetery just outside Cambridge in advance of Memorial Day. This year we got asked if we would help them out. Photos here.

 

We weren't allowed to put anything up until now as the local TV news came down to film it and asked us to embago photos until the piece had gone out!

That's Awesome!  Thank You so much

What's the ripoff? Usually the price is commensurate with the cost to provide the activity.

He might mean that the lodge isn't being "Thrifty"

I want to but DANG.....everything is priced so high