Armymutt 142 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 When I realized that my second council's Wood Badge course this year was taking places on weekends I wasn't scheduled to go home, I contacted the course director to find out if there were open slots. He said he had a wait list 13 deep and had gone through 8 or so. The chances were highly unlikely. Well, around 10:30 on Wednesday, I got an email offering me a slot. Got a green light from my wife and my boss for the Friday, so I'm off to Gilwell - well, sort of. I suspect I will have some personal issues with referring to anyplace outside of the lovely hilly green area with "Hitler's only gift to Scouting" in the Epping Forest that still holds my Victorinox Swiss Army Ranger knife as "Gilwell", but I'll manage. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mrjohns2 458 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 14 hours ago, Armymutt said: Hitler's only gift to Scouting What is the backstory with Hitler? Link to post Share on other sites
Armymutt 142 Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 22 hours ago, mrjohns2 said: What is the backstory with Hitler? In WWII, a German bomber dropped 2 bombs on Gilwell Park. Over the years, the craters filled with water, eroded, probably got dug out a bit, etc. They are used for canoeing now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sentinel947 1204 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Enjoy! 7 years after I attended Wood Badge, I finally have my schedule and commitments align to where I can be a Trainer this year. Only 3 weeks till Course starts. Link to post Share on other sites
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