DLChris71

I have no doubt that is the case. This being our first year and a lot of contradicting information rolling around we'll just have to smile and participate regardless of the outcome.

@Scoutnut: I can see that POV. So the situation is that my son has done requirements 2 and 3 for the weather belt loop, but not 1 (draw a poster demonstrating the water cycle). This he could do realistically in 30 minutes or less. Since it only takes a week of recording weather data to earn the weather belt loop I think we'll just redo the work in June rather than use his March data.

Re: "screwy April activity" Leaders guide: http://www.capefearcouncilbsa.org/images/stories/pdfs/2012%20Camp%20McNeill%20leaders%20guide.pdf I'm not sure why Bears go to Spring Resident camp as Webelos. Maybe because Fall camp offers less Webelos specific activities? Of course maybe it's a typo about Bears going as Webelos. It's not in the leader guide but is on the registration form: http://www.capefearcouncilbsa.org/images/stories/pdfs/2012%20Spring%20Cub%20Camp%20brochure.pdf The bit is in the box "Special Notes" which is under the pack list. Of course it says they

I'm not familiar with your situation but there's no rule against recruiting year round or waiting for Fall Roundup to add scouts to your Pack. So if you're low on current Tigers future Wolves then see if you can do a presentation to local 1st Graders. Usually your source for future Den Leaders come out of shared leadership in the Tiger Dens so I would guess your in a difficult position.

Buff huh... Yeah I got one of those for Christmas, not sure if it's small, but the one I got looks much smaller than the ones the scouts are wearing. Pretty nice piece of gear, but I've not had the opportunity to wear it on a real frigid day.

The main reason is because that on the uniform inspection sheet for Scouters it says that neckwear and hats are both optional. And as stated by another poster modern neckers from supply are not large enough to use in first aid as triangular bangades and thus except for cooling or display purposes.

I was in that RT with Scoutfish, me being the biggun DL from Pack 732 at the end of the table. I'm glad you spoke up about the issues you brought up and I was glad to second you on them. In fact I think I was the person that brought up the question (BALOO v. IOLS) in the first place because I just didn't know for sure. But I was glad everyone got the matter settled straight before we all left. I knew the IOLS - Tiger connection was out as I was "requested" to go through the G2SS to see if we could use canoes at a Pack event (nope).

As long as the zombie thread has been resurrected I had two comments/questions. #1 My son is a Bear Scout and will be going to Webelos. He has had a lot of fun earning several belt loops. But once we got into B&G (our pack had it March 29) we started looking through the Webelos manual. So he's got several requirements for a belt loops completed, Weather for example, with all of his work documented. Loops are a family sided award any way, especially in our pack. So my ethical dilemma is this, would it be ethical or unethical for him to sand bag on reporting completion of belt loop requ

I have to admit I love my scout pants so much that I wear them out of uniform...zip offs and all. And with the exception of a bad estimate on my youngest son's leg length they seem pretty tough.

In my opinion, in regards to the original question, I think that in the short term your troop should organize a PLC leadership retreat into the woods to hash out the issues. It's one thing for the SM, ASM, etc. to talk to him but it's another to have their leadership peers talk to the SPL. Really there should be an airing, among the boys, including the JASM about what they see as a problem and how the SPL is effecting each of the other leaders in doing their jobs and come out with some concrete expectations. And this discussion needs to be done away from the adults. The goal is not to bro

Most of the boys in my den have earned this belt loop. It wasn't my choice but they were very enthusiastic about it. My son even brought up the video game rating system recently and he is much easier to deal with now as far as balancing games vs. real life demands. Of course it's my goal to get all the boys to work on hiking, map & compass, and some of the more scouty type belt loops.

At our CO all the chairs used at Pack Meeting are folding chairs that are in turn stored on a giant cart in a closet. At the end of the meeting our chaos is that parent/kids clear the room or stick around and help out with putting all the chairs back into closet. If you want to talk to the CC or CM you have to help clean up the room or stand around. Usually, with out any prompting, a lot of people from Tiger to Grandparents get involved or clear out. I think the main thing is to have a closing activity where the kids can be helpful to the program and just not occupied or left to the

Nothing is ever permanent. I love West Virginia but you never know what will happen over the next 10 years. Who knows what goodies will be endowed to BSA, giving them an incentive to move major events around.

As a novice to this popcorn thing it occurred to me that if you split a large case into a bag with 2 bags of microwave popcorn you would get your price down to about $5.00. I mean I buy GS cookies, liking the PB Sandwich Cookies, but I know that quality/quantity wise I'm better off buying Nutter Butters. So I'm doing it to support Girl Scouts. So the question is whether there is a prohibition against splitting cases of popcorn?

Is that an open invitation to come see your AoL I get to see one at Moores Creek I guess on Saturday night but it sounds like it will be a cool event at your Pack even with the falling out.

A pack scarf actually sounds pretty cool. Especially if it were cut big enough to be used as a triangle bandage. I don't think the scout store scarves can be used in that fashion unless it was a really tiny person.

I wear the BSA uniform head to toe, and I make sure that my sons also have the full cub scout uniform head to toe. When my sons got into scouting I passed on to them something my grandfather always told me, "don't do something halfway". We're the kind of family where clothes get handed down and around. I've got socks and shirts older than my sons and each year I get perhaps 1 pair of pants and my wife, she gets a new dress so infrequently that I wonder if she times it with the World Cup or the Olympics. We splurge more on our sons who get something new as they need it or not necessarily

My CC sent me the info on getting the DL knot, which I have been keeping track of. To me the requirements are things I should be trying to do to be a good DL. I don't think it would be a detriment to drop TDL and WDL knots. I'm not a DL to get knots or patches anyway. Though I would be a very happy camper when our district reschedules BALOO. I do hope to one day get a West knot...actually I'd like my entire den to get the West knot, just not sure if you can do bake sales and car washes to earn the total amount (for the boys to get it...I would just have to pony up)

Real camping is on a peak? Nah, come off the mountain and visit the Croatan National Forest where following a trail can be canoe optional, that thing rustling in the bushes...could it be a bunny, a deer, or an alligator, and a summer breeze could be a hurricane or the mosquito swarm But to get back on subject, here in NC some of the race tracks offer camping before and after races. Some of them like Rockingham Speedway do free camping near the track. For a big event it would be difficult (crowded) but for some of the smaller races it would be reasonable.

Your e-mail to the pack was probably a shot in the dark and it might have hit a mark. Someone that read it might have gotten a twinge but may have some doubts or may need an encouraging nudge. Of course the fact that you don't know who's all twingy doesn't help you out. If I might ask, are there any parents or Den Leaders that regularly attend Pack Committee meetings. Any Den Leaders that go to District Roundtables or have taken Baloo and IOLS. I'm not familiar if a CM can view the new online training through myscouting.org but if so is there anyone attached to your pack that has recently

To be fair to that thread I don't think that it is a matter of did CS Leaders go out and get the training, put in the time, and effort. It's seems to me more of a matter that in cub scouts the program is geared heavily into family interaction. That is until Webelos a parent is interacting with their child and grading them on the standard of "do your best". At Webelos the program transitions to the parent as a coach/mentor and requirements are signed off by a WDL or assistant. In these situations though the program is still family oriented and the WDL will hopefully been with the same group of

The Blue and Gold award with BSA Family written on it is the basic award, given when a family completes 2 activities in each of the 5 categories. The other patches are awarded when a family does an additional 2 activities in a given category on top of the 10 completed and correspond to the category that the family completed the 2 additional activities in.

Scoutfish writes: "It's not that much of an issue in my district. In my council? I honestly don't know." Maybe it's because I'm so new but like Scoutfish says it doesn't seem to be a major problem in our district. I think perhaps some people just have their heads twisted around some issue that they can be dismissive. I guess there are people out there who could get some ego boost out of being a Super Scouter. Most scouters in our area are too intent on putting in a good effort to worry about prestige. When we do pop our heads out of our own issues at a District or Council even

Cool. I was going to Lenoir Community College for a while and hope to swing by Cliffs of the Neuse one of these days. Of course my ancestral home is Louisiana and you just can't get any boudin here in NC, but I've lived here in Wilmington for over 20 years after a few years living and surfing in Nags Head in high school.

Like the last few posters I finally was able to get registered today after visiting since the Fall of 2011. My name is Chris, I'm the father of a Wolf and a Bear. My son's Wolf Den Leader decided to withdraw from the program with his son at the start of December. We were given the choice of shutting the den down and merging with another den or having one of the parents step in. I was a 2nd Class Scout in the 80's and I'm currently going to school in my 40's full/part time as funds allow, so I had some time to dedicate to the program. I believe that if there is an award to accomplis