David L. Perkins

Never heard a thing up to and including today.

I just sent a message last night to orders@scouter.com and it was returned! I resent it to: customerservice@scouter.com. David L. Perkins

I have been a C.O.R. for 14 years. During that time, I have also held the position of Cubmaster, Den Leader, Webelos Leader, Pack Committee Chairman, Pack Committee Member, Asst. Scoutmaster, and Troop Committee Member. 1. Take your pick. Certainly, the C.O.R. sjould always be a Committee Member of the unit(s) the Sponsor is responsible for. Beyond that, your active role in the Units only enhances and benefits the Units directly. 2. If you are referring to the Scout Unit's budget, only one. Also, asfar as the Sponsor's budget is concerned regarding the Scouting Unit's portion of

I was Advancement Chairman for our Troop for 9 years. But that was four years ago as the new Boy Scout Handbook was coming in. I will give you my opinion on your questions as the only guidance I can offer. 1. A Scout should know he has a responsibility to provide service work as a benefit to his community. He also has a responsibility to cover his costs for his participation in a Troop and owes service time to his Sponsor Organization. However, advancement should only require attendance at meetings, campouts and other Troop activities that are designed for the Troop membership's

I would refer you and your friend to one of the last requirements for advancement of any rank; Show Scout Spirit. With this in mind, I would ask you if I were your Merit Badge Counciler, "What do you think you should wear to show me Scout Spirit?" Granted, Merit Badge Councilers are not grading you for any advancement requirements, but all things you do that apply to or involve Scouting should reflect your pride in being a Scout and offer you an opportunity to show your Scout Spirit. How can you be proud of the fact you are a Scout and have completed a Merit Badge or advanced in Rank and N

REspect is a hard thing to get and sometimes it is not what you wanted once you have it. If you have not had Junior Leadership Training, one of the best lessons init teaches how to deal with difficult Scouts. Which is what it sounds like you have. I would first start paying attention to my job and concentrate on being a LEADER. The best way to do that is to lead...using the 12 points of the Scout Law, the Scout Motto, and the Scout Slogan, you can not go wrong. Then, as I referred to the JLT class, learn to use the "question". Instead of trying to tell people how to or how not to....

Just a guess but you might try Amazon.com or some place like that that handles recording/music where you could search their data base for a recording of the Air Force Choir singing this song. Good luck! This is a great idea!

First, you might want to go along with the "Theme" being used at the Banquest - if there is one. If there is no Theme, you might want to go along with the IDEA that the Blue and Gold Banquet is a Birthday Party for Scouting - celebrating the anniversery of Scouting in the USA. Birthday parties are always easy decorating - with the Cub Scouts making the Center Piece fortheir table, place mats for every member of the family, and name plates. Good luck! As we say, "Keep it simple/make it fun!".

Please contact a friend of mine: Jerry Nickols - volscout@aol.com He has a collection of old uniforms, patches, scarves and other Scouting items that he has donated to needy Scouts, sold to Scouts and Scouters, and traded, even on the internet. He is expecting your e-mail. Good Luck.

Your recycled material fits in very well with Scouting's purpose of environmental awareness. It would help Cub Scouts, age 7 to 11, and Boy Scouts, age 11 up meet certain environmental requirements for Cub Scout rank advancement and Merit Badges for Boy Scouts. You might want to flip through some Cub Scout books and the Boy Scout Handbook and Merit Badge book at the local BSA supply center. Special patches are allowed on the right pocket of a Scout's uniform shirt. Special pins can be worn but we try not to make a habit of it. They are great for collecting, however. Your intent and

Our funds, which are generated by Scouts in our Troop fund raiser, are available to each Scout - according to how much he raised, for all ligitimate Scouting activities. This means, Campouts, summer camp, re-registration cost, other Scout camps like Sea Base, Council trips like Colorado Ski Trips, Philmont Training, Philmont hiking trips, etc. The one requirement is that checks are only issued to the organization, not to the Scout. And the money will not exceed the amount available to the Scout - the amount he earned in the fund-raiser, less any money already consumed in other Scouting

I am a member of the National Association of United Methodist Scouters. Our purpose is to encourage all Methodist Churches to support BSA units as Charter Partners, and to help provide meeting space for Cubs, Boy Scouts, 4-H, Campfire Boys and Girls, and Girl Scout Units. This support is offered without any requirement to become involved with the church, but instead offered as an outreach of each Methodist church to it's community. I would encourage all units effected by this loss of support from the school system to contact your local Methodist church.

I'm sorry... if this is a Cub Scout question, the following might be helpful: Cub Scouts love to wear their uniform, even if it is a shirt. At the lower levels - Tiger, Wolf and sometimes Bear, they love to wear them to school on the day of their Den meeting. They also like to be recognized as a Scout when teachers are looking for someone to lead the Pledge of Allegience or do a flag ceremony. So, in addition to school, the Den Meeting, the Pack Meeting, and any Scouting event such as - Christmas Parade, 4th of July Parade, Cub Scout and Tiger "go and See" trips/tours, and any even

Try this web site: http://usscouts.org/awards/knots1.html Good luck.

I fell that as a "starter", these shirts are alright. However, the first problem is that by definition, the word "uniform" means all the same. And while I know that all of your Scouts will Look alike in the Troop - the first time you attend a District event or campout/outing/exercise with another troop, your Scouts will feel "different" regardless of what you say, what the Other Scout leaders of the other units say, etc. They will fell different and that is not good. Lord William Baden Powell wanted to create a "Level playing field" for the very rich and very poor boys he started with and

I don't know for sure what you are searching for in the way of an answer but here is some information. A Scout should wear his full Scout "Class A" uniform for all Troop meetings. Our Troop also wears Class A uniforms when going to and returning from Campouts. Also, Boards of Review, Courts of Honor, Church, and other "Formal" settings and occasions. (Class A - means Shirt, Belt, pants/shorts, socks, dark shoes/boots. Scarves and hats(out side) are optional.)

The Trailer can be registered to the Troop using the Chartered Organization tx exemption number, provided they are a tax exempt organization. Our charter org. is Winterfield United Methodist Church but the Troop paid for the trailer and all other equipmewnt we have, which is considerable. The connection between the two of you is they hold your charter and you own the trailer. We have no problem with this in Texas. Logos to me are simply unit preference.

My Troop uses Troopmaster 2000. We have found it quite useful and mostly all encompassing for our general record needs. We have it on four Scouter personal PCs with one being the advancement chairman. Only his can be accessed and the others are only updateable with new loadable updated copies. It seems worth the money. We just finished re-chartering and it was very helpful.

The answer is simple and is found in the history of Scouting as founded by Lord William Baden Powell. As the story goes, England had two classes, rich and poor. Lord Baden Powell wanted to form a group to help these lazy, misguided rich boys and the very poor, totally unguided street kids. The first principal is to create a level playing field. An atmosphere where everyone is EQUAL. Everyone is ACCEPTED and can readily be seen as a MEMBER of the organization. The answer was used army uniforms. Matching shirts, pants, leggings, boots, belts, scarfs and hats. Regardless of their back

You might ask them if they KNOW the Scout Oath, The Scout Promice, and the twelve points of the Scout Law. If they can recite them correctly - ask them why they are not using them as their guide for how to "live their lives" and "How to act in any situation, in or out of uniform". They need guidelines in their lives and they will constantly push to broaden them. They need to understand, from someone they see living this way, that they can NOT broaden these principals, these guidelines, these Laws of life. Ask them how their thoughts, words, and deeds conform to and are examples of thes

One of the most important tools that is taught in Junior Leadership Training (JLT), which all of the new young Scout leaders in your Troop will need soon, is the method of using the "Question" instead of instructions or orders to control any situation... like arguments between Scouts on a campout. Using this method, you can lead the discussion and guide the creative juices of the young Scouts by asking questions which will cause them to think along the certain lines you have initiated. An example could be if the conversation has drifted to talking about what someone did on the last campo

The Books mentioned previously are great starting points for new Scouters at the Boy Scout Level. Also, your son's Scouting Book may have the answers to your questions. Our Troop Committee gives each new family a set of paperwork to review. The first page is a letter outlining the rules that will govern their son's behavioir and how the Scout leaders will determine if their son is having problems or causing problems regarding his behavior. The guides that are offered are: the Scout Oath, the twelve points of the Scout Law, the Scout motto, and the Scout Promise. Then we remind the par

We use our prime activity as a means to set us apart from the other Troops in the area. We do a lot of rock climbing and repelling. Thus, we use a inexpensive "D" ring for certifying that a Scout has passed the basics. Then, special pieces of cord (various colors and sized), tied in climbing knots are used to designate each climb a Scout has attended. (Each climb is at a different height). Also, different colored tape is wrapped aroung the shank of the "D" ring to indicate having mastered a certain climbing requirement, like tying a Swiss seat. All in all, they are very not-worthy when w

We have some situations somewhat like what you are looking for. For advancement up to and including 1st Class, we sometimes have a senior Scout, say Star or Life, on the B.O.R. along with three Scouters. They can sometimes ask very interesting questions, and some like to ask questions they themselves were asked long ago. For older, higher rank Scouts, Star or Life B.O.R., we might have a Troop Guide (who has finished his time as SPL) or an Eagle Scout who is now acting in the Position of Junior Asst. Scoutmaster. In this last example, he is treated as an adult in the Troop and is n

As already stated before, our Advancement chairman usually introduces the Scout to the Board of Review and covers how he has met his qualifications. Then, only if no other ASMers are available, would he sit in on the B.O.R. the main reason is not to shun him but because he is already doing so much work - and we have SM2000! By the way, he would certainly NOT sit in on his own son's B.O.R.