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Gogators, Greetings! If I may suggest. If the other Troop leadership adults are concerned about who should discuss the proper uniforming with this Troop Committee member. And also, without pointing her out directly, here is a suggestion. Baschram645, stated maybe provide her with an adult inspection sheet. An excellent idea! But if no one wants to be the bad guy, which it already sounds like, why not hold a Troop Uniform Inspection. That is the true purpose for the Inspection sheet. Email the uniforms sheets out to all members. Ask everyone (Youth and Adult) to co

Fellow Scouters, Greetings again! kb6jr asked if anyone had new info, or if not, what our opinion is. Well no, I don't have any new info on this. So my opinion. I like the new switchbacks, as well as the current uniform slacks. I like the idea of the new relaxed activity shirt (I haven't purchase one yet though), but not to replace the current uniform shirt. Just as an alternative. As for outdoor activity programs. I have camped feet from my tailgate, camped on the beach, camped on a mountain ridge and I have also hiked a few miles into the wilderness. Sometimes I

Prairie, and Fellow Scouters, Greetings! My thoughts have been said already by Beavah. But if I may echo, my own ideals. The way I see it. There is nothing you, I nor anyone can do to get boys back into Scouting. It is their choice and their family choice. Again, the way I see it. Bottom line. The boys come for fun. The adults come to get character, citizenship and education for their own sons. I truly believe Scouting is the best program, which delivers a well rounded program. But there are other programs too numerous to list, that may deliver exactly what a family

AD, Greetings! Gee..this is getting deep. I never thought I'd be Posting on a topic like this. But Hey, I've had a 30 mile hike and a 50 miler (which was actually 56 miles). Four of the days were in the wilderness with a latrine (or KYBO) at the beginning of the week, and the most beautiful looking latrine at the end of the hike. Quiet often we refer to the Handbook in this forum, even on this ocassion the LNT was quoted, but we rarely refer to the Fieldbook. Gern seemed to hit the nail on the head with his comment. Sorta like, would you care to answer nature's call in

I'm still wondering if that "charming voice" ever emailed the CR National Camping School schedule. The "within minutes" had turned into "an hour ago" when Robert last posted. lol C'mon Central Region staff.. Chop, chop!! Scouting Forever and Venture On! Crew21 Adv

FG and Fellow Scouters, Greetings! You asked. So how do your units handle monthly campout planning and annual program planning? How involved are the adults, really? Is there anyone out there willing to admit that the adults actually run their "boy-led" troop? My experiences are similar to our fellow posters Scott and SST. Before our annual Troop Program Planning and monthly PLCs, our Troop has obtained all the school calendars, federal and work calendars, and the Council and District calendars. You asked how involved are the adults. I would say, we are very involved in

DD, Greetings! You offered a difficult hypothetical situation. WOW! While I have not seen this occur in Scouting, I have seen this same situation occur twice in a two separate community-based organizations. The outcomes were not enjoyable. But I have not seen this in Scouting. These are my views, and I am not speaking on behalf of the BSA. I would reply by stating. There are at least six adult positions within a Troop. IH, CR, SM, AS, CC and MC. If you are not invited to be a Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster, you would probably be invited to serve on the committe

FB and Fellow Arrowmen, LOL. I would rather give it the analogy of "staying afloat" or "treading water" rather than "going down". While not a premier Chapter program, and no crowds of Arrowmen beating down the door to attend our Chapter meetings. There is a meeting, there is an agenda, there is a mission and goal. They are just not "Earth Shattering" lol I'd encourage your Chapter Arrowmen not to give up the ship. Just to fall back on the very, very basic OA tasks. If you're more willing to state your Chapter is "treading water", I'm right with you brother!!!

FB, Greetings! I can certainly empathize. Scouts and Scouters only have so much of an available calendar, before their evenings and weekends are totally filled up. Over the years, I've been a constant but background member of some strong Chapters and Lodges (and some not so strong Chapters and Lodges). Equally, like I'm sure most of our fellow Arrowmen and Scouters, I am or have been a member of community-based groups, social groups, church groups, whew!!! I know Im getting over committed, when the boss my wife has to schedule an appointment on my calendar. LOL. Jokingly, but m

Robert, Greetings! It has become more difficult to find the NCS schedules. I suspect due to learner availability the regional schedules have become more fluid over the years. So the NCS courses are probably announced with shorter lead times. Attached below is the Northeast Region website with their NCS schedule for 2007. Enjoy your time at NCS! Scouting Forever and Venture On! Crew21 Adv http://www.nerbsa.org/program/campschool/documents/2007%20Res%20NCS%20Brochure.doc

Brian and Fellow Scouters, Greetings! To answer Brian's question, I would state the Range Officer certification would require a field part, in addition to class room setting. Some Boy Scouts programs have risk. The shooting range (shotgun, rifle and air rifle), archery range, and waterfront, all have some risk. Believe it or not. There are accidental shootings and drowning nearly each year. Again, believe it or not, thankfully outside of Boy Scout camps, but on rare occasion youth and adults have been killed or permanently disable with one shot from a BB gun, striking the

CA_Scouter, Greetings! If I may offer my opinion. A sale of Major League or even Minor League memorabilia may be a good idea for a fund raiser for the Troop. Taking it from a sale, to a raffle or auction seems to violate BSA policy. Again... my own thoughts. The Sale is a great idea.. The Auction is not so good an idea. One of the first requirements is to fill out the Unit Money Earning Application and see if the Chartering Organizations approves and then the council service office approves. Here is the link to the form. http://www.scouting.org/forms/

Enri and Fellow Scouters, Greetings again! Some of my fellow BSA Scouters could probably comment in better detail, but I'll give it a try. Enri, here is a discussion of how BSA Scouts will be attending this summer. As BSA units are getting prepared to go to the World Jamboree in Hyde Park, England this Summer, they Troops and Crews are coming from four (BSA divided) geographic regions of the U.S.. The 2005 BSA National Jamboree Troops had 36 youth and 4 adults in each Troop. But I believe the BSA (regional) Troops attending the 2007 World Jamboree will be at about 60

Eamonn and Fellow Scouters, I do not want to hijack this string and not intending to sidebar the conversation too far from Eamonn's original string. But... Eamonn stated "There really is no real Eagle Promise or Pledge." As my family prepared for my oldest sons' ceremony, we looked at many scripts and ceremonies, and found two, maybe three Eagle Scout Pledges. It was a big event for my son, we had a great ceremony and afterward a dinner, DJ and dancing for the teens. As my son, wife and myself wrote and re-wrote the script, ceremony, dinner and party. The days countin

Fellow Scouters, Greetings! My family would certainly love to attend the 2007 World Jamboree. I've been invited to serve on the International Service Team (yeah, I know, who hasn't?), but my goodness, even the IST cost is also very expensive. My beloved wife, has offered to sell my BSA patch collection on ebay to cover the cost of our trip. I tell her those patches are more sentimental value than monetary value; so we will have to consider the 22nd World Jamboree in five years... lol Possibly I believe my family will soon be purchasing a day pass to walk into the Natio

T-126-FDExplorer, Greetings! I would imagine the Fire Explorer patch would be sold thru the National Supply Center in Charlotte, NC. Usually, if you call their 800 number they can view items by name or BIN/UPC number. Item No. 04032A Look at the patch under the Learning for Life webpage. Then look at what's new? and then click on Online Resource Catalog. It is called the Fire/Emergency Services Exploring Emblem Patch. Although intended for a career exploring uniform (provided by your Explorer Post), it could probably be worn in the temporary patch location (centered on t

Fellow Venturers, Greetings again! This topic of Venturing Honor Societies have been discussed and brought up before. Without repeating too much of what has already been posted. As usual, we have a lot of experience in Scouting and only a few year of experience in Venturing in the forum, and had some excellent topics and opinions. I certainly enjoy the insight from my fellow Venturers. I would like to share two thoughts on Honor Societies. My first thought. This has often been stated before (and I wish I was original is saying this.. lol), but what does the Nation

MsSnowman, Greetings! Most of our fellow Scouters have quoted the G2SS. So you've seen the BSA policy statement. Inside the G2SS, you will usually see normal print and bold print. The bold print should strictly be followed, while the normal print are safety guidelines. Essentially to have a safe program, and ensure no accidental injuries occur during any event. Similarly, when the Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters invite the Committee (and sometimes other parents) on trips, this is to ensure there is enough adult leadership. The Scoutmaster and Committee, usually entru

GWD, Not exactly. However, the Local Tour Permit is a planning document. It is so that you plan a trip, excursion, or event safely. (Sometimes even on the other side of town, driving to another location, during regular meeting time). If the Committee Member and Tour Leader's signatures at the bottom of the form attest that all the drivers are legally licensed and insured automobile operators, then the Committee Member and Tour Leader are liable. The Council is only processing to confirm that a unit has adequately planned their trip. It reassures the leader that all

Lisa, Greetings! You're son is not alone. Many Scouts lose their handbooks. (Although, not a Boy Scout handbook, I too have often lost keys, wallets, money, my marbles, etc) It is difficult for a youth to remember his handbook at all meetings, plus uniform, plus homework, plus school, plus chores. A handbook could easily be overlooked or forgotten. This is what I "preach" in my units. I always recommend to my troop parents to purchase a second school backpack. Maybe even brightly colored. I ask them not to use the same school backpack they take to school,

Eagle1984 and Fellow Scouters, I would concur with OGE. That Red Cross does not sell blood to hospitals. Here is from the Red Cross FAQ's Why does the Red Cross sell blood and blood products that are given freely by donors? The American Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that supplies almost half of the nation's blood supply by working with more than 4 million donors and 3,000 hospitals. We rely on the generous gifts volunteer blood donors provide us. In order for the Red Cross to make that gift available to patients in need, we must collect, store, test and process the b

Jaffolder, Greetings! I would expect duplicate medals are possible to purchase or obtain with the proper credentials. God and Country medals are awarded by the individual's denomination. But duplicate medals would probably be available via www.praypub.org. The Eagle Scout Medal is a restricted item. I would expect it is possible to obtain duplicate Eagle Scout medals with the appropriate credentials. Obtaining the duplicate may take some paperwork and verification to affirm you have earned the Eagle rank and were previously awarded. Depending on where you are now and w

Hillis, Greetings! There are a few resources out there. I've attended a "Ceremony" class in 99 as a refresher. Boy!, there are alot of things you don't pick up as an Ordeal candidate or Brotherhood. I have recently found a powerpoint title Symbolism in the Order of the Arrow, created by "Tray" Murphy of Nawakwa Lodge. There are probably a few other sites out there that provide exactly what you need. But the Nawakwa site and Tray Murphy's email contact on that page should be a good start. http://www.nawakwa.org/php/ Scouting Forever and Venture On! Crew21 Adv

Fellow Venturers, Greetings! If I may offer my own opinion (or opinions this may go on for a while, lol). Please take them with a grain of salt, though.... The basis of the Venturing Program seems good and sound to me. Five different programs for older teenaged youth to pursue. The biggest pitfall of most Venturing units, are when they become just a social group with no planning or agenda. Even working with older youth may become slightly a chore. They have some creative and great ideas, but even with Officer Briefing, Officer Seminar, and VLSC, they have littl

Bing, Greetings and welcome to the forum! Probably the first question everyone will ask you, have you been thru training yet? Most of the training, currently, (in my own words) consists mostly of safety and financing. It wraps up briefly with the advancement program and manuals. Monthly program ideas come in the way of Roundtable, Scouting Magazine Program Helps, and Boy's Life. As I have moved thru the programs with my boys, and have both attended and facilitated training. I always comment on the various attention span of the youth (my own is pretty darn short).