SR540Beaver 116 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 ......he's a scouter! The little beaver turned 18 on Saturday, had his Eagle Court of Honor on Sunday and his adult application gets turned in tonight when the recharter paperwork gets turned in. Link to post Share on other sites
Buffalo Skipper 13 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Congratulations! To him and to you! Link to post Share on other sites
WAKWIB 107 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Congrats to him! Now that he is a scouter, he can jump on these forums and set all of us old geezers straight! Link to post Share on other sites
SR540Beaver 116 Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 WAKWIB, He has known EVERYTHING since turning 13! I figure he'll realize he doesn't around his 21st birthday. Link to post Share on other sites
Lisabob 13 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 That's great! I hope he (and you) continue to find a lot of fun in scouting as he moves into his adult role. Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle92 110 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 He could be a Venturer though! Hope he continues playing the game, but this time by giving back to the scouts and helpign them along. Link to post Share on other sites
John-in-KC 311 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Since you are involved in the Arrow, I'd actually recommend he also be a Venturer, so that there's a clean run for the stuff he does as a youth member vice the stuff he does as a Scouter... The 18/21 conundrum does get to be a challenge at times. Sigh. Link to post Share on other sites
SR540Beaver 116 Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 John, Indeed it does. He is part of our Chapter election team and ceremony team and has been tapped as a Vice Chief for Vigil this coming November. He actually filled out Venturing paperwork a couple of weeks ago. Our CO had a small but active Crew until about a year ago when most of the actice kids left for college. So far, they have been unable to resurrect it. But to keep it chartered, they've asked a number of kids to at least register, which he did. He will be moving out of council in August to attend college, so while he will remain registered, his activity back home at least will be based on his availibility. Since they are allowing Venturers at the 2013 Jambo, he has considered being a three timer as a youth. Dad would prefer he go on staff since it is much cheaper. Link to post Share on other sites
Scoutfish 16 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Congrats! He is in an awesome position too: He is still connected to the youth point of veiw. Know what I mean, we can try all we want, but we will never have that same point of view or age mindset that the boys have. We are oklder, have matured and grown up. Not that it's bad to do so, but over time,we lose a bit of the connection to being that age. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Boyce 13 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Tell him I say he's fortunate (or just very intelligent) to be sticking in: I wish I had at his age! So much good stuff missed. . . Link to post Share on other sites
Old_OX_Eagle83 212 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Keep him involved. His life will likely get busy, and change fast. He'll need to put into practice what he's learned in scouting now more than ever, and there's no better way to hang on to those skills then to teach them too scouts! Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Boyce 13 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 You might want to point out to him that going to a scout meeting or event makes for a very nice break from the ongoing college scene: a breath of fresh air, a change of pace. Link to post Share on other sites
jr56 92 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 That's great. Welcome to a new fellow scouter. Link to post Share on other sites
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