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Growing up, it was always Mr. First Name. Except 1 SM whom we called '"DOC" Last name as he was an MD. Those 18-20 year olds that stayed around, depending upon whom it was , would either go by Mr. First name too (usually the younger guys) or last name only (those they grew up with) Except one guy. He was THE FIRST NAME LAST NAME! He left the troop before his ECOH, going into the USAF. He was one of my SPLs while I was a PL, and really was a great mentor. Lots of sayings he used, I used later on when I was ASPL, and even today.He came back 4 years after earning Eagle and had his ECOH.

Troop has a designated meeting nite, 4th Monday of the month. Scouts have until the 3rd Monday to notify the SM he wants a BOR.

You'd be surprised at how little awkwardness there is. Besides, what other position is there for 18-20 year olds to be in a Boy Scout troop except as a Merit Badge Counselor, a district position.

I too was an 18 y.o. ASM. I jumped through the hoops to get "trained," although like your son I could have taught the courses. Despite all the training, knowledge, skills, and abilities, it was hard for me to make the transition. Yes working with the younger Scouts helps a lot. I've found young Scouts have a puppy-like devotion to the older ones. The older ones may be a challenge as they are use to him being a peer. But for me, I had to be reminded multiple times and be mentored multiple times that I'm no longer a Scout, but a Scouter, and I need to act like a Scouter and not a Scout. Yes,

Actually 2 were 16 year old juniors and one was a sophmore at an early college HS. The two 16 year olds had Civics as freshman, and they didn't know a lot of the MB material. the Sophmore will take Civics/poliSci next year.

MBs serve a variety of purposes: make sure Scouts have basic life skills, intro to hobbies and future careers, etc. Now I'm not a fan of "paper pushing" MBs, but after my experiences this weekend, I am deeply upset with the public school education system in my neck of the woods, and am glad Citizenship in the Nation is required. NONE of the 4 Scouts I was working with this weekend, 3 of whom were supposed to have taken Civics already, could not give the background on the origins of the Revolutionary War, didn't know what our grievances were, and did not know that there were 3 coequal branc

My old DE, who is now a FD in another council made this comment about the rule change and the judge's blocking it: how many DE's have already either lost their job, or received notice that they will be losing their job, over the executive order?

True. I say the law school divorce was worst because it came completely out of the blue. The others had some inclinations as they were having problems, and in one case, the DE gave up the job to work on the marriage only to still have it fall apart. Even my wife was giving me signs of frustration with the job before the ultimatum. Long story short, I do not wish the job on my worse enemy,

Don't know if they are available over here or even in production anywhere. I asked a buddy who worked at Philmont a number of years, and he doesn't think it would be feasible there. http://www.io.tudelft.nl/onderzoek/delft-design-labs/applied-labs/ambulance-drone/

I told you the ultimatum my wife gave me. One long time pro I worked with was married to wife #3. After I quit, I found out she separated from him within a year. 2 coworkers got divorced because of the hours. One of my DEs told me the reason his wife divorced him was the job. By the time he did something about it, it was too late. Once divorced, he came back. Worst story was a DE I had who put his wife through law school. As soon as she graduated and passed the bar, he was served divorce papers. On the flip side, if you are young and SINGLE ( emphasis) it can be a great starter job.

To quote the Ninth Doctor, " RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!" As a former DE, I can tell you it is extremely stressful, no matter where you go. And if you get a lousy boss amplify your worst nightmare a 100 fold. In the 22 months I was a DE, my council went through 9 DEs, a field director and finance director (both middle managers). I stayed around for 6 months before going to national supply, and they went through an additional 3 or 4 DEs. My replacement was one of those who left within 3 months. Shortest term as a DE was about 2-3 weeks. Guy was in the emergency room with the neighbor who brough

One of the guys in my Sea Scout ship got sent home from jamboree for destroying about $3000 worth of gear. I knew the story, but not who it was until an incident with the Ship and his mom told me. Mom backed up the adults. Had to send another "Scout" home for assaulting a leader with a tree branch. That was touch as the adult defended himself and did make contact with the "Scout." Mom supported the "Scout," despite the fact that the "scout" assaulted the adult in front of the entire troop and other adults. Incident at a camp I worked at involved a "scout" whose parents refused to pick

Agree with NJ. I've met only 1 individual who received a religious award that was not of his faith. This was a respected council level Scouter who worked to get a religious community more involved in Scouting, and help them set up a council committee for their faith. The faith community thanked him by awarding him their adult leader recognition. It was a surprise and humbling experience for him.

Don't forget James E. West Knot. ( And yes I saw a Cub Scout with one! )

Here's a little history about the Tiger Badges, and oval Webelos Badges. From August 1982 to about early1990s, Tiger Cubs as they were called were not officially part of a pack. Their uniform consisted of an orange tshirt and full tiger paw iron on decals. At the end of the school year, they received a square "Tiger Cub Graduate" patch that was worn on the right pocket, and could be worn with the "Progress Toward Ranks" totem, essentially covering it up. At some point the Tiger Paws had cut outs in them to correspond to the activity the Tiger earned. Major problems with those ( the iron

Policy has been around a very long time. Earliest I remember is 1998. And it's been in the Guide to Safe Scout, Shooting Sports manuals etc for as long as I remember. That said, on the Cub Scout level, one definition of a district/council event is 2 or more packs together doing the same activity. I know there has been talk having a Shooting Sports Day for all Cub Scouts in my district for some time. Just don't have the staff.

Well I'm off the hook for this weekend. Not only did only did 1, yes ONE, person sign up for Wilderness First Aid, causing us to cancel, only 4 people registered for ITOLS. So training chair talked to staff about not showing up. We had more staff than participants.

Maybe the system seems rigged because the Execs are influencing the big buck donors because the CORs are not doing their job and representing their units at the district and council level? Yes I knew an SE who got the folks he wanted on the executive committee, but there were no CORs attending those meetings. IF CORs would be active, would represent their COs and units, it can make a difference. Question for ya, if you are so anti-BSA and have another outdoor program with your CO, Why don't you tell the families they need to look elsewhere for a unit, or allow the unit to find a new ho

We had one Scout attempt suicide a few years past. He was extremely active and wonderful Scout. However his personal life took a dive with his parents' divorce and mother's remarriage. Scouting was his out, his way of relieving pressure at home etc. But his grades suffered. It was when Mom took him out of Scouts because of his grades that he attempted suicide. Thankfully he failed and got help. If memory serves, his psychologist told the mom taking him out of Scouts at all was a mistake. Eventually he got back involved, and transferred to a different troop when the mom and stepdad moved.

As someone who has practically begged CORs to get active, I respectfully disagree. I think it reflects on the CORs. Especially when I had units complaining about lack of representation on the district and council level.

Know it all to well that few, if any CORs attend district and council meetings. But I do not think it is because of the deteriorating relationship. They either A) Do not know they are part of those committees, or B) Do not care. True story, when I was a DE I actually went to every single IH per the charter agreement. Not only to introduce myself, but also to inform the His that their CORs are part of the district and council committees, representing the CO and its units. No COR ever showed up. Tried to get the Pack's COR, who obviously is the problem troop above's COR, to get involved whe

In my experience units without a UC, even a lousy one who is only seen at recharter time, do somewhat better than the "rugged individual" units. The units I've seen while appearing OK, have problems, usually major problems. I've mentioned the troop that doesn't use the patrol method, outdoor method, etc. that frustrated 3 UCs (one UC a member of the CO, one UC a den leader with the CO's pack, and one UC who was a MC of the troop prior to leaving the area to take care of a dying mother and coming back to the area) and ran off a 4th UC. Another example would be a pack that created a "B

Sorry you feel that way. Question I have now is, why do you use Scouting? Why not use another program or create your own?

One thing I completely forgot is COUNCIL DIVISIONS AND MERGERS (emphasis) We have in my neck of the woods several troops that have had their numbers changed over the years as the result of separating from a council and merging of councils. Oldest continually chartered troop has had 3 or 4 different numbers in it's 104 year history as a result of creating a new council and merging councils over the years. One troop locally has been in 3 councils and has had 3 different numbers as a result. BUT they have been around since WWI.

Again, I think you do not understand the concept of a Unit Commissioner. They are support personnel, not members of your unit(s). Their job is to help, coach, etc the units' leaders when they need help. They also are responsible for visiting units to make sure everything is OK, and try to forestall problems before they explode. if I remember correctly, you are a COR. You do realize that you are a member of both the district and council committees? You do realize that if you do not like the UC(s) assigned to your unitsyou can request a new one?