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Kahits, Greetings! SageVenture does offer some great Venturing program information, resources and advice, as well as some cool patches too. I (and my Associate Advisors) proudly wear the green V, trained Strip. It does not seem to mock the BSA "Scout Stuff" red/kahki Trained Strip, but compliment the uniform. (Of course most of our youth who have attended VLSC wear the VLSC strip) Regarding the round green patch that you have seen. (And without my Venturing Leaders Guide infront of me). In the earlier versions, the crew could opt to create their own Crew patch to replace

CNY (et al) Greetings! I think your second question has been address, but your first question. Is this training suited to Venturing Crews? No. Good lessons for life, but not written for the Venturing Program. A few comments to add. EMB021 and OGE made a few good comments. VLSC is about an eight hour class, but the follow on is KODIAK about a 5 day trek. I've been requesting my own Council to conduct its first KODIAK soon. Bill E. at the Venturing Division, National Office stated that it may be done it the high adventure outdoors or in downtown New York, its very tr

Pack 330, Greetings again! Certainly sounds like your Scoutmaster did not break any rules or policies. Sounds like he may have had a good plan A, but did not have a plan B to fall back on. Hey, I think that happens to every Scouter sooner or later. Although his judgement may have interferred with the Scouts concentration, I don't think it hurt any of them. After your clarification, I hope your Committee Chair and Scoutmaster talk quiet often. I can certainly tell you... In any type of committee, while they don't always agree, it may be worth it to get the business on the

Pack 330 Greetings! I am not a lawyer and neither do I play one on TV... hahaha but..... You asked if there is any policy for who can stay in camp, and who may not. My expectations would be no. BSA Councils, are normally concerned about Youth Protection (rightfully so). But not on who (boys or girls, men or ladies) may camp. Many other organzations have leased BSA property, as long as they abide by the Camp Rules for Health and Safety. If it is BSA Council owned property, there should be a set of rules establishing by the Council/District Camping Committee.

PS, Greetings! Just like John in KC stated on just a little added embroidery.... At this recent National Scout Jamboree 2005, I received a Scoutmaster patch with an added embroidery "JAMBO - 2005" on the bottom. Before the Thank You... The first words out of my mouth, "Schaaaweeet!!" r/ Crew21 Adv

Akela in NY, Greetings! I believe it may now be discontinued, but there was previously an adult position called "physician". It had the BSA and Eagle emblem about a blue Medical Staff and snakes, on a twill cloth and blue border. On the adult uniform, Left Sleeve Position three. I have normally seen the Council Health and Safety Committee wear this, as well as the Camp Medic. I tried to find a good example on the web, but this is all I could see in a few short searches.. The issue/sale of the Physician patch was probably discontinued in the recent few years. I'm not

Greetings everyone! At Summer camp, but especially at Jamboree. We kindly requested fellow Scouts to walk thru our campsite gateway, rather than barging in between the tents, and right in the middle of reflection or training. We usually had an adult in the Jambo campsite at all times, and enjoyed meeting the other Scouts and Troops. But we asked our Scouts, not to allow other Scouts into the campsite, on the ocassion when no adults were present. As for Rules. For years, I have been trying to get my Troop to bring me my cup of coffee directly to my tent at 6:30 a.m.. It

Vince, WOW... I think I was the Cubmaster of your Pack about ten years ago!!! It sounds sooo Eerily familiar.. lol Especially being blamed for damages and trash left in the rooms that we never had keys for. I have even seen two churches which ended their charter with their pack and troop. They did provide a service to the community and had many Scouts. The units certainly thanked the churches for their service. But the churches' idea of an outreach ministry was not what they originally imagined. Both church boards voted to end their charter. (Personally, I think th

Bob, WOW! I've been around for a few years, and have seen both sides. "A High Performance Team" and on the other end of the spectrum, teams that were severly lacking. Scouts, just like many other social and service clubs, go thru "Peaks and Valleys". Many times, I have seen very similar circumstances. It is very easy to say let it be a youth led organization. But you need the right youth, at the right time, and for the right job. To compliment that, you need the right Scoutmaster and Assistants and Troop Committee. Without my Scouting library with me right now,

SMT99, Greetings! You have already been given some good advice, as well as direct quotes from the Guide to Safe Scouting. To me the decision and action is for the Committee. I have a few questions though. Is the "Bully" Cub Scout living up to the Law of the Pack? And, is it worth keeping one bully at the loss of a few good Cub Scouts? There is a line between who can benefit from the Scouting program and who the Scouting program is here to serve. All boys/youth can benefit, but our units should serve the youth that desire to be in the Scouting Program.

FG, Greetings! If I recall correctly.. (and without the all the resource literature in front of me) America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth, evolved from One Million Points of Light http://www.pointsoflight.org/ The Service to America program evolved into an agreement between the BSA, GSUSA and the Dept of the Interior National Parks Service. Two patches were created, one for Boy Scouts, and a similar for Girl Scouts. They were in a similar shape of the National Park Service Ranger patch (Arrow head shaped). I never saw the little red wagon patch (although I read about a

Greetings Everyone! As I began to review this post, the primary thing that came to mind was proper paperwork. (Then I saw what Ed Mori had stated. Darnit, you stole my fire.. lol) My 2 cents... Any unit conducting fundraising should submit the Unit Money Earning Application, via their COR, Committee Chairman, and the final authority for unit fund raising rest with District or Council Finance Committee. If the District or Council gave approval, shame on Council. If a unit did not submit the application. Shame on the unit. Was a Unit Money Earning Application, Form 3

Lynda, Just another FYI... The "Blue Card" or Application for Merit Badge (Form 34124 / 1996 edition) previously had Explorer and Post on the card. But was updated to Form 34124A / 1999 edition, to include the word Venturer/Sea Scout and Crew/Ship. Venture On! Crew 21 Adv

SWS.. Greetings! What do I use? Like everyone else, I like to earn respect and show respect. But can we I state my reply a little differently though? I work hard to prevent myself from saying kids and boys. It is more like preventing the temptation to use slang language, and call them kids. I try to picture them calling me, Hey Dude vice Hey Mr Crew21. I do try hard to call them Scouts, Venturers, Young Men, Gentlemen, Ladies, etc. etc. But we are all human. Even less than my ocassional foul language.. (which I probably just lost a corner off my toten chip an

Dana,(et al) Greetings! IMHO... Who has said that the Silver Award is less than the Eagle Scout Rank? These Scouters should visit a Crew and help advise or consult with a Venturer achieving their Bronze, Gold and Silver Award. That may the only way for them to see the value of the Silver. Regarding recognition and awards. Yes, we encourage it. I call it educational fun, of course BP called it a "Game with a Purpose". If we did not pursue a learning experience along with a leadership experience, we would still be eating pizza, going Go-karting every weekend, and list

Hereajo, Greetings! BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) The Guide to Safe Scouting Chapter I Youth Protection has a paragraph (I won't cut and paste because of size) but it allows the committees to decide if violations warrant unit membership revocation. This past weekend my Troop experienced some severe disappointments involving illegally purchased alcohol by one of our youth and shared with about four of our youth leadership (two are Eagle Scout candidates right now awaiting EBOR, one is awaiting his Eagle COH) The offending youth were driven home between 2-5 o'clock Sunday m

I thought about replying to this post.... ..... But I'm a little too busy right now. Scouting Forever and Venture On! Crew21_Adv

Lex, Greetings! Some of the OT stories (or parables) translate very well in to character and values, and probably somewhat relate to the Koran, Bible, and the Torah. Of course, It doesn't relate to everyone's belief though. I've used the story of David and Goliath and a little about King David for just a few Scoutmaster Minute (maybe more like 5 minutes, but not a half hour, or hour long sermon) during our campouts before. David and Goliath is the story of a young boy, which overcame a huge struggle. A great story for Cub Scout age. However, many years later, the sam

Kaji, Excellent question... There have previously been a few overseas BSA councils outside the continental United States serving U.S. citizens (and on a few occasions smaller independent nations which contract with BSA for a youth program in their countries). Modifications in military agreements and international business trade have changed our overseas councils over the years. In some remote locations, the youth and parent can apply to become Lone Scouts. I considered this for my children, while I interviewed for some overseas business positions, too far away from direct s

Woody, Greetings! Here are my two cents Girls in "Boy Scouts" does pose a pretty good question. I think that question has been discussed since 1910. I've heard hearsay that the BSA and GSUSA did discuss a merger in the mid 60's, but like some world politics, it never occurred. I would not totally credit that our "friends down under" have cornered the market on a boys and girls co-ed Scouting program. I would expect most countries worldwide follow this model. Of course, some other countries scouting organizations dont have a Cooking Merit Badge or Proficiency Badge.

As stated earlier, PDA has been discussed in Scouter.com and other scouting discussion groups. Like most everyone here, I take the advise and sometimes I like to share my own experiences. Hopefully, this will be both...... PDA topics do place the crew and advisors in difficult positions. I personally have three of my own teens, two in the Troop, one in the Crew, and one off in college. About myself even more, I have continued to tell Boy Scouts, Venturers, fellow Scouters and Parents, that I have everyone's benefit in mind. I am looking forward to everyone's success, not just my own,

Semper, Yes... You are correct... I thought that Harry Chapin was the lyricist and Cat Stevens had originally released it. But Harry Chapin wrote and sang the hit. Thanks Semp! Scouting Forever and Venture On! Crew21_Adv

dede, Greetings! There are plenty of songs out there to make a neat video to... A couple of good songs I would recommend. 1) "Oh My Child" by Vaihi. http://www.blackpearldesigns.net/vaihi-vaihi-my-child.html 2) Lucy and Linus (aka Charlie Brown Theme) by Vince Guaraldi Composer/Pianist. During a Troop Court of Honor many years ago, I have seen a video on VHS tape (which was made by the United Way). The video used Cat Stevens "Cats in the Cradle", and similar to the "Got Milk?" add, this video only had white words on a black background. The bottom line to that

Mark S, Great Idea! Do you think the untrainable Scouters would read the policy letter? lol I'm sorry... I just picture a few stubborn Scouters I have met. Scouting Forever and Venture On! Crew21_Adv

CNY, Greetings! I agree with most all of our fellow Scouters here. Achieving 100 percent is an excellent goal. But you will only get those to training that desire (or forced) to attend. (My thoughts are about three out of every four parents and new Scouters, or targeting somewhere around 75 percent per district and unit) From a small percentage, I have listened to fellow Scouters tell me about their college degrees, weekend leadership seminars, military training and hunting trips. This minority of Scouting adults and parents believe that their own experiences will shadow any