Scoutmaster Teddy

I came back from lunch and looked for new items. They were all gone except for one. Anyone else experience this?

- Dean

A long-awaited update. I was tapped-out! Ordeal is August 11 - 12.

We voted back in the day on Webelos patches. It's been a while... :-) Is the Cub Scout Insignia guide linked above old? It shows the options on the pocket. Not stirring the pot here, just observing.

There are three different ways to have the left pocket, according to the guide. We chose the Large Webelos badge for my boys. Looks better, at least to our den. The boys decided.

A screenshot from the national meeting. Cub Scout.... Girls. it's coming. That train is rolling.

I have FaceBook friends who work at National. Being teased isn't nice. If there were exciting news, chances are we wouldn't hear about it from our council until Fall.

I read some brief FaceBook posts from the National Meeting that said "exciting news!" But that's all it said. Anyone have the inside scoop on what the news is?

Tico Perez would travel to Commissioner Colleges on weekends. I met him at the Daniel Beard College of Commissioner Science in Davenport, IA a few years ago. 2009?? Anyway, he listened to what we had to say and gave a speech during lunch. Seemed to be a down-to-earth guy. 

Backpack to a remote site that isn't too far. Camp one night. Arrange for transportation out. It's not an out-and-return backpack trip, but it's a start.

A quick hernia check followed by an annual "digital exam" is what I get from my doctor. My son only gets the hernia check.

Thank you for the responses. I could swear that I found a Roundtable Guide recently with a monthly calendar that had themes for Cubs & Scouts. No problem though - I just gave the task of monthly themes to the PLC.

Dean

I have been to hell and back trying to find the list of Boy Scout Monthly themes for May 2017 forward. Does anyone have a link? My Google searches are coming up empty.

Thank You!!

Troop Web Host

I have left camp during the day. Sometimes because of an emergency at work (I'm a Sys Admin) and a couple times to take care of family business. We do make sure an adult is available all times. I visit the first year Scouts in the morning at their "Brownsea Island" adventure. Some afternoons I will put on my pack and hike the perimeter of the camp.

When I retire in 18 months I'll just take naps at camp and eat ice cream.

Found the answer to my own question. Bobwhite

Anyone know what critter he is?

OD Green not available :-(

So, I have entered the Merit Badges multiple times and they still don't appear on the advancement report. They are listed when you look at the Scouts account. Puzzling, but I'll leave it up to the National staff to figure out.

Any idea how long it takes for a completed Merit Badge to appear in a scout's record? I have a scout who has 10 days left before he's 18. I added his last 2 Merit Badges. They don't appear in his member summary.

Thanks,

Dean

I read that book when my son entered Cubs in 2007. It is  great read!!

- Dean

Thank for all of the replies and insights! I'm still learning. They are very much appreciated. I am enjoying the candor of the list!

Dean

Are we making our own rules? Or, are we reading the GTA as it is written, and proceeding accordingly?

You seem to want to ignore all that verbiage about not holding up a boy because of adults' shortcomings. You also seem to want to ignore the experience of folks who've seen how this stuff has gone on appeal. Isn't that akin to cheating?

 

Yeah sure, @@Stosh, but this isn't about the kid's 18th birthday and 7 years as a tenderfoot scout.

 

Lacking other information, this is about the adults not getting their acts together in December to help the boy avoid this situation.

 

Unless @, you all did tell the boy to line up his BoR, and he blew you all off.

@@qwazse I wasn't Scoutmaster last year. Our Asst. Scoutmaster/Advancement Chairman has been in ill health and passed away a couple days ago. I was left in lurch, but I'm learning a lot.

This is the only Scout we had in this predicament. After reviewing the newer requirements, I determined that it would not take much effort to "do the right thing" and delay the BOR. The Scout in question was a tad disappointed, but it's not the end of the world. (As a side note I'm not convinced he is really "gung-ho" about Scouting...)  

I feel better about the whole thing now. The next task is to reconcile Troop Records (handwritten) to our Troop web site (on Troop Web Host) to Council and National. Wish me luck!

Dean

I have a young man who finished all of the requirements for Second Class before January 1st EXCEPT for the BOR. He's a two-sport athlete and wasn't available for a while. Does he have to complete the new requirements?

Thanks!

What's keeping you from joining the OA now? Your nomination does not count against the numbers. Have you camped 15 nights in the last 2 years? (I'm betting that you have camped 15 nights in the last year ) Have the committee submit your name!

No reasons I can think of. I've only been Scoutmaster for two months, but yes I have enough camping nights. Maybe I will be nominated, perhaps I will not. I just want the boys who are OA to be involved and have an adult to get them to events. Too much sash-and-dash going on.

I may have upset a few folks by missing events to staff a WB course twice in the last three years. WB is frowned upon, as if you are collaborating with the enemy at Council. (LOTS of ancient hard-feelings the locals can't let go of).

We usually leave the selection to the scoutmaster.  He usually considers who has been there the longest and helped the most that is not in OA.  Then he asks them to see if they are interested and would they go through the Ordeal.  Essentially, the scoutmaster is looking for something that is fair and will be used.  

I am the Scoutmaster but I'm not an OA member. Interestingly enough. I fumed-out as a scout and have been back in Scouting as an adult for 7 years, 3 with the troop.