Adam S

As District Training Chairman I am torn about this. 1. Cub Leaders for the most part are "tourists", their sons may end up in Boy Scouts but typically they do not hold a position outside of the committee if at all. I do not mean this in a bad way at all, it just seems to be how things happen. They seem to know this and tend to not want to invest time heavily in the training ESPECIALLY if they have only one son. 2. The Cub's parents are younger they are very in tune with technology, and online learning. 3. The Cub AND his parents are busier then we were as kids, they have time c

Is there any reason they cannot discuss the three boys, and then table their decision until they next day and make it on a conference call? Adam

Wouldn't BSA's policy against secrecy cover this. Assuming it is not a health or personal issue which requires privacy wouldn't ANY parent with scouts in that unit have a right to attend?

You put your kids in Scouting to become "good" people, what kind oflesson do they learn when the "grown ups" manipulate the rules... You gave them a chance to do things the honest way, escalate to the Charter Rep, if nothing comes of it look for another unit.

Picked up my Den & Pack Meeting Resource Guide and Leader Book, the first thing I noticed is the book is thinner, not fewer pages, thinner pages. (I read allot, I notice paper...) Overall they have a more "polished" feel, the books feel "designed" as much as written and the content is mostly recycled (Why throw out what works!) But this does not seem to be a case of style over substance, more that BSA publishing is maturing. The new content is more of a refinement in my opinion then revolutionary. My verdict, good job!

There IS Specific training for Committee Chairman, call your Council or District training chair to find out when they offer it. Adam

Kindergarten is a full day in our school district also. I am wondering if the Lion program is in response to Girl Scouts having a program (Daisy) at this grade level.

Eagle I understand that the women outside of Cub Scouting would want to have the same options. But then I realized I might be jumping the gun and assuming WHY they would want this option, being a male I am probably missing something. So why would they want the patch in a different location? 1. Undue attention from boys If the reason to wear the patch in a higher position is to divert attention from an area of a womans anatomy, then what does that say about how we are delivering the program. All the branches of BSA have oaths and laws which indicate they will be good and mor

ScoutNut, I quoted the book simply to do that... That said it is also BSA policy to not add or REMOVE requirements. It would be adding a requirement if they genuinely tried to complete an acheievement, but could not do so successfully and you did not give them credit. it would be removing a requirement to simply give the award... It seems a pretty easy line to draw to me "Do your best" That's the whole point of Cub Scouts right? I do absolutely agree that if you did not do the work you do not get the achievement.

I have spent the last couple decades as a Paramedic and firefighter and knots are an invaluable tool. Dozens of them, all the time! My favorite though, is the Boline. I have used it to bring people out of fires, to lift tools several stories and most importantly to get myself safely out of buildings that are becoming a hazard (relatively speaking of course) The knot is strong, reliable and most important you can learn to tie it on your belly, in several hundred degrees, zero visibilty and know it will still hold you! How can you hate a knot like that? If you ever want a great resourc

Page 18 of the Tiger Cub Handbook says "Simply participating in the activities and doing his best constitues completion." That is in BOLD in the book. So assuming they showed up and at least made an effort, they have earned their Tiger. I would make the very important observaion on wether or not they have at the least perticipated as it is NOT an attendance award. We all know that changing the requirements in anyway is not allowed so it seems that they all get the badge to me Adam

"Cub Scout leaders and female leaders wearing the official uniform shirt or blouse may wear one temporary insignia centered above the Boy Scouts of America strip." I suspect this is because you don't have CS leaders going to Jamboree's typically. The blouse rule is obviously because only women may wear the blouse, I suspect the Regular uniform shirt got the approval for both genders as it would be more uniform for a given unit to do one or the other assuming women would prefer to have the temp patch in the higher location.

Uniforms are NOT required BUT They are a METHOD of scouting That says to me if the boy has a Uniform he should wear it. Why do something if your not proud of it? Boy Scout's I am hard pressed to beleive anyone in scouting more then a couple years cannot afford pants OR that there is not a resource available to them. I know in our Council, most units have spare gear as well as a Council program for under privelaged scouts. I am really surprised by your examples of OA showing up in street clothes to an official function. They are the Honor Society of the BSA, are they not?

I have received that several times in the past, over this weekend and again this morning...

Having spent more then half my life working Fire and EMS I find it very hard to imagine why I would even put the idea of doing anything without the proper safety equipment on the table... (btw proper means a Skiing helmet, not a bike helmet or a motorcycle helmet or a construction helmet!) Several people have already pointed out WHY you need the helmet, so I won't. Simply put, looking to sidestep safety is about the worst thing a leader can do EVER. I imagie your winterfest is at a ski resort of some type, don't they rent helmets that are insulated or allow for proper clothing to be

Beautiful float but It's the BOY SCOUT 100th, not the Venture 100th, I would have liked to see the Venturers included but the focus of that float should have been the BOY SCOUTS... The Cubs with over 75 years got less "face time" then the Venturers, and as mentioned, the Sea Scouts who have been around considerably longer then 10 years were ignored.

Glad to see it will survive as a Council property, bummed about the summer camp closing though. Does this leave anyone else wondering if the the council is really having finance issues. Is this simply a holding pattern until they find a way to deal with all the nostalgic scouts and volunteers Best of luck in keeping your camp open guys!

You should make sure your unit is registered on http://www.beascout.org/ your District Exec should be able to help you do this.

I think denoting rank on a t-shirt is pointless, as pointed out rank is relatively temporary and reflecting it in shirt color or silk screen is silly. A tee shirt is for camping or work events, maybe a something for Patrol Leaders, but rank is pushing it I also think that National has better things to do then pushing licensed vendors who make quality Scouting tee's out of business, do they really need more money? Performance shirt - Not sure if I am a fan. The boys are already at an age where they are hyper-aware of their body image, to some the form-fit matters little, to other boys

Let me preface this by saying this is my opinion, guessing and conjecture Maybe I say something intelligent, but, if not, well... sorry So there is a bit more to this then simply "CNJ council is closing a camp" You need to talk about other camps in the area, the reality that their are fewer scouts, and that we are operating in a cruddy economy. So less scouts to begin with, who have less money to spend... It is easy for us to blame the paid scouters but lets be real; you cant pay for a camp people dont't attend and it just becomes a downward spiral. And let's be honest they all want to

It amazes me this still happens, moreso when someone is a BSA leader and should have been Youth Protection trained... http://www.bnd.com/372/story/1041246.html Added after original post: It sounds like they had no idea who she was? How can parents not know the unit leadership? I am wondering if this was the case or just poor reporting. (This message has been edited by adam s)

TY for the Welcome Sherminator You guys blew my mind!! First Aid MB is no longer required for First Class? How can you responsibly do any of the outdoor skills without having First Aid skills? Especially in todays environment, I was a walking scab until I was 11 or 12 so I knew basic things like cleaning and bandaging a wound. The kids now might as well live in bubble wrap and on the rare occassion they get hurt some of them are more worried about scars then surviving. Maybe it's me, First Aid MB was one of the seeds that led me to becoming a Paramedic, but those are critical sk

Just my 2 cents, While somethings may be used infrquently or done different today, there is no harm in learning an alternate method, at the least they learn a second way to do soemthing and if they are sharp they start realizing a few things 1. while some tasks get simplified, it is good to know a workaround in case technology breaks. Be Prepared! 2. Sometimes there are more then a few ways to do something, they might realize that sometimes there are a couple ways to think about something and still be "right" A great lesson in respecting others belief's As to knots in specific, as