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Simple. You have a good scoutmaster and are in a troop that provides challenges and opportunities. Be glad you have the opportunity to grow. Make the most of it (and have fun!)

If you embrace the concept of "servant leadership", then doing what you can to get the scouts into a role like camp staff is exactly what you should be doing. Help challenge the scouts to grow and spread their wings and embrace new challenges. As the scouts get older, camp staff is a great option for them (and it sure beats having them bored to death being forced to do yet more merit badges they don't need). Things like OA Trail Crew are another great way to let older scouts leverage what little time they have left in scouting into meaningful leadership and service. One of the great adv

I'm sure those years of submarine experience gave you plenty of fodder for great campfire stories!

Sounds to me like a new Scoutmaster who hasn't earned his experience yet. Most Scoutmasters want to see the boys in their troops mature over the years and grow to take on increasing responsibility. That's exactly what camp staff provides. It's an increased level of responsibility and might well be the first time the scout has been away from home "on his own"....without even the comfort of his friends and scoutmaster to back him up. Most kids will get that when they move on to college, but for the scout working at summer camp, he gets the opportunity to experience it a little earlier.

More about the crash is here... https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-shores-boy-scout-speaks-out-about-fiery-turnpike-crash-near-orlando/

He's not the first to do it, but a Houston area Eagle scout became the latest to earn every merit badge available to him... https://abc13.com/society/houston-teen-earns-all-138-boy-scout-merit-badges/5358948/ I wonder how often that happens...

Seven scouts and four adults were traveling home from a camping trip when they were involved in an accident with an 18-wheeler. The scouts' vehicles were completely engulfed in flames, but fortunately, all escaped serious injury. Story... https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-boy-scouts-survive-crash-20190624-jvdsrcru4rhy7o5t7fnpklaq3e-story.html

Those stories about bears coming into camp absolutely terrify me. I can't imagine how people who've lived the experience deal with it....

Depends. Are you the kind of guy who will buy Clairol hair colorings as you get older, or the kind who prefers to wear his distinguished looking silver highlights with pride? Either answer might be right for different people.

What?!?! Your summer camp doesn't have coffee trucks? Ours does...

Police recovered the scouts' stolen trailer... https://fox4kc.com/2019/06/20/fox4-viewers-lead-police-to-stolen-northland-boy-scout-troops-trailer-filled-with-camping-equipment/

Well, if you're not saying it, then I will say it. This is a BAD idea.

I see where you're coming from. Yeah, for a whole summer, it's probably wiser to just bite the bullet on up-front costs and go for a nice REI jacket.

2 Points Just 2 points I'd like to make: 1. The Board of Review is *not* to re-test a scout. 2. If a person on the Board of Review is unreasonable, stubborn, or biased against a Scout, the BOR Chair person has an obligation to dismiss that adult from the BOR. (like every adult scouter, Committee members have an over-arching duty to enable scouts to succeed, not to put up obstacles to them). Why do I say that.... Point 1: See Guide to Advancement, section 8.0.1.1: 8.0.1.1 Not a Retest or “Examination” Though one reason for a board of review is to hel

I think you're a little hard on the Frog Toggs....I've had them hold up well for extended outdoor excursions and they're still willing to be dried up and folded for next time. An REI rain jacket is unquestionably more durable, but it's also many times the price of Frog Toggs. For the "in case I get caught in the rain" problem, I just pack one of those flimsy plastic Wal-Mart ponchos that have a Rollback price of 97 cents. Now *that* is the solution that's only going to serve your for the half hour downpour!

Hmmm. I'd like to see real data on that because it sounds completely upside down. A commissary window should be many times cheaper for the camp than a mess hall. After all, a commissary can be run on a much smaller staff, requires a simpler facility (essentially a small warehouse vs. a fully equipped kitchen), lower energy costs (no stoves or ovens), and less complexity (no need for prep lines, dishwashing areas, or serving facilities/staff). It's very hard to imagine a scenario in which even the best-run mess hall is genuinely more economical than the worst-run commissary... B

Hmmm. That makes me lie awake at night wondering, how are we, as scoutmasters, supposed to determine whether the dyslexic scout is fullfilling his Duty to Dog? It's a Ruff question!

That's fine if that's really what the BOYS want....but in too many troops, the adults never even presented the option and the boys don't realize they COULD opt to cook.

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Good attitude! There's no such thing as too much vigilance when it comes to supervising swim activities. It's good that BSA provides the Safe Swim Defense training, but it's really nothing more than an awareness course and it needs to be taken to heart by all supervising adults. I think this is an area where unit leadership should be encouraged to improve their "qualified supervision" level: take the Aquatics Supervision: Swimming and Water Rescue course, take the BSA Lifeguard course (or similar courses from YMCA, Red Cross, or other organizations). I would also urge adults not to allow

The Governor of Maine will be recognizing the scouts involved in this rescue during a ceremony tomorrow morning. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/06/19/maine-governor-recognize-mass-boy-scouts-who-saved-two-canoers/w7ueUD5i1IWtPNxo0HTveK/story.html

Sounds like a nice memento though. I might wear it with my Class B or my official scout camp Hawaiian shirt.

Ya gotta wonder about the moral depravity of someone who would steal from scouts. Sadly, I gotta agree with the folks who recommend the tire boots. It's cheap insurance....this little guy can be had as cheap as $50 on Amazon or buy it in person at a local tool emporium...

These are definitely used, but not always the same way by everyone. I looked up "SWAG" in the urban dictionary only to be confused by several definitions. Knowing what a cultured gentleman you are, I'm sure the definition you intended was: "A slang word originating from Shakespeare's use of the word "swaggering" in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." "What hempen home-spuns have we swaggering here, / So near the cradle of the fairy queen?"

A scoutmaster and his son were driving in rush hour traffic when an inconsiderate driver cut them off in traffic. The scoutmaster leaned on the horn with all his might, but not so much as a peep or sigh was heard. The scoutmaster pulled over, popped the hood, and fiddled with the wires for a few minutes. "Were you able to fix the horn?" his son asked. "Yep," the scoutmaster replied, "Beep repaired."