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There are several tug of war games listed here, http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/Games.pdf Go figure :-)

"Merit badge counselors must be registered or else "the boy is wasting his time and council will reject the merit badge." A council can if it chooses based on what is in the Guide to Advancement. 7.0.1.1 Qualifications of Counselors People serving must maintain registration with the Boy Scouts of America as merit badge counselors and be approved by the local council for each of their badges. There are no exceptions. 7.0.4.6 Once It Is Earned, Its Earned Once a registered and approved counselor has passed a Scout on requirements for a merit badge, it cannot be taken away. I

"is attending district committee meetings even in the COR's job description?" Yep (see bottom of page 10), http://www.scouting.org/filestore/commissioner/pdf/33118_WB.pdf I would love to see more participation all the way around from the COR's. Most Units I know are left to fend for themselves with little to no help from the Charter Org. Getting them to attend the District Committee Meetings I Think would be a step in the right direction.

Hi Basement, I guess we will agree to disagree. I can certainly tie a knot and and build a fire, and so can my 15 year old Life Scout son who is finishing up his Eagle requirements as we speak. One does not have to be 17 years old to be an Eagle, or the requirements would say so. I have seen many a 17 year old who lacks the maturity of some 11 year old kids I know. Any Scout who stays engaged and helps train new scouts in the Troop masters the skills after learning them. That is how I learned, and that is how my son has done it. He plans to stay in the troop after his Eagle (his

I like how Andy summed it up, http://netcommissioner.com/askandy/2012/08/issue-324-august-11-2012/ (This message has been edited by ADCinNC)

"Rarely is the Pastor the final say in a Church. There are usually governing boards that have the ultimate authority, including firing the Pastor." That is very true, but the IH is almost always listed on the charter as the Pastor, so he would be the final authority in regards to the unit.

From the Fieldbook of Commissioner Service, "Commissioners must not be registered as unit leaders. Although some commissioners may be registered on a unit committee because they have a child in the unit or because of previous personal history in the unit, their principal Scouting obligation should be with commissioner responsibilities." We talked about this at commissioner college and I was told that it is not a good idea (see above quote from the fieldbook, that was what was told to me. I gave up being a Cubmaster to be a commsissioner just so there was no conflict of interest (I di

Food for thought... http://www.scoutinsignia.com/camo.htm http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0510/d-lett.html http://scouting.org/filestore/council368/Camping/WhatToBringToCampPersonalGear.pdf http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Media/InsigniaGuide/02.aspx "Clause 4. Prohibition of Alteration or Imitation. No alteration of, or additions to, the official uniforms, as described in the official publications, or the rules and regulations covering the wearing of the uniform and the proper combinations thereof on official occasions, may be authorized by any Scouting of

While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of six months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility: Venturing crew/ship. President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, boatswain, boatswain's mate, yeoman, purser, storekeeper, Webmaster, or Leave No Trace Trainer. http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/eagle.aspx

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dg98, I was told the same thing until I pointed out this faq, http://www.scouting.org/filestore/mission/pdf/ResourceGuide.pdf, which states that commissioners and district personnel are counted regardless if they are multiple registered. #13. COMMISSIONER SERVICE: Every person registered in an 80 position code is counted, even if that person holds a multiple registration. #16. DISTRICT LEADERSHIP: Every person registered with a 61, 62, 64, 75 or 79 position code is counted, even if that person holds a multiple registration. Since the faq did not require the primary r

Hi E92 As an DC, I do not use any unit leader as commissioners (other than committee members, and not for their own units). What I am trying with unit leaders who want to do more is something I am calling "Unit Mentors", where I can pair a Cubmaster or Scoutmaster with a struggling unit to "mentor" that one unit. They do the same job as a commissioner, but only are working with one unit and no more. This way they are still able to focus on their primary job, their unit, and not that plus 3-4 other units. It is still in the beginning stages, but I am hoping to use this strategy until

There is the "Official Uniform" and the "Activity Uniform" (see the pic of the scout in the front section of the current Scout book wearing a troop t-shirt). See this article form Scouting Magazine 2006: http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0605/d-lett.html "First, when referring to uniforms, Class A and Class B are military terms that are not used in the BSA. The correct Scouting terms for the two versions of the uniform are "official uniform" and "activity uniform." Although less formal, the activity uniform is still considered an official uniform, and therefore it is appropriate

"unit leader: The adult leader of a unit is a Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Coach, Advisor, or Skipper." http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Media/LOS/All.aspx In Commissioner College, we discussed this topic and were told that any direct contact unit leader should not be looked upon as a Unit Commissioner. This would include Assistant Scoutmasters, Den Leaders, etc. Unit Committee members are not excluded, and I have asked Assistant Scoutmasters to be Unit Committee Members instead. Yes, I realize the reality of it all, and there are people doing both. I think that is part of the problem,

Sablanck, Thanks for your willingness to volunteer both at a unit and district level. I would like to caution you about being both a unit leader and a commissioner. Actually, you are not suppose to do both. The Admin. of Commissioner Service manual says "Commissioners must not be registered unit leaders". I am a District Commissioner, and I make it a point not to ask anyone currently serving in a unit leader position to be a UC. On the other hand, I will ask them to be a Unit Mentor to one unit only, and they do not wear a different position patch. I know there are plenty of people

"Ah but they do elect their future PL by electing their APL." No, not really. From the Scoutmaster handbook: "Each patrol leader appoints an assistant patrol leader to serve with him" Becoming an APL should not be a guarantee to be a PL, just like being an ASPL is no guarantee of becomimg SPL.

"The members of each patrol elect one of their own to serve as patrol leader. The troop determines the requirements for patrol leaders, such as rank and age. To give more youths the opportunity to lead, most troops elect patrol leaders twice a year. Some may have elections more often." http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/PatrolLeader/s1.aspx APL Should not be elected, but appointed by PL. Journey to Excellence FAQ's In requirement No. 4 on the troop scorecard, what is meant by youth officer elections? Every troop should hold elections for the position of patrol leade

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/Leaders/DenLeaderResources/DenandPackMeetingResourceGuide/PackMeetingPlans.aspx

I guess I should have read that a little closer...lol. Anyway, In the two councils I have been a part of I have never seen a cub wear it on the pocket, only below. I will defer to the insignia guide on this one, which states below the pocket. If a cub wants to wear it above and is using the diamonds instead of the oval, then I can say that would be OK, but I myself think it looks better below the pocket. Anyway, if the Cub is moving to Boy Scouts, they would then have to move the AOL (tan shirt of course), so might as well just put it below the pocket.

The Arrow of Light, once earned, always goes below the left pocket. http://www.scoutstuff.org/media/content/docs/pdfs/34760.pdf

From the Eagle Application: "Scouts and Venturers who have completed all requirements prior to their 18th birthday may be reviewed within three months after that date with no explanation. Boards of review conducted between three and six months after the candidates 18th birthday must be preapproved by the local council. A statement by an adult explaining the reason for the delay must be attached to the Eagle Scout Rank Application when it is submitted to the Eagle Scout Service. The Boy Scout Division at the national office must be contacted for procedures to follow if a board of review is

From http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/category/ask-the-expert/ Clarke Green had a question about advancement. Clarke writes: Many troops have adopted a policy that interprets the active requirement as attending a specific minimum percentage of meetings and outings. This seems to be in contradiction to the BSA policy forbidding adding or subtracting from requirements. Are troops permitted to add these percentages to requirements? The short answer: No. For the official reasoning, we went to Bill Evans, team leader of youth development for the BSA. Heres what Bill told us:

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http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/33748.pdf There is nothing in the requirements that I can see that states a Cub must first complete their rank before they can begin on the award. Boys should be working on their new rank as soon as school is out (or June 1st), so why wouldn't they work on this award at the same level as well. If a lad is still finishing his rank until school starts, then he can earn the award for the rank he is finishing, as he has not officially started working at the next level. Now, as far as awarding it twice (ie Webelos) that is up to the Pack,

That would be like the SM telling the CC that a committee member may not attend a Troop meeting, but they can have their spouse register as an Assistant Scoutmaster. I would politely inform the CC this per the BSA: No secret organizations. The Boy Scouts of America does not allow any secret organizations as part of its program. All aspects of the Scouting program are open to observation by parents and leaders. Since a Troop Committee Meeting is part of the program, The ASM can observe. The CC may not allow open floor questions from non-committee members, but that is another story