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First year ASM here, and loving it!


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Sulla,

Welcome to the group! Sometimes our virtual campfire becomes a controled bondfire, but thats all good here.

 

I did not have the opportunity to serve as an ASM, as our troop dynamics demanded that I go straight from Committee Member to SM, but I can offer a simple piece of two pronged advice to any Boy Scout leader. First, we need to keep in mind Scouts is for the boys, and that if the overall program isn't fun, something is wrong.

 

Good luck, and keep us posted on how things are going.

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Don't know how long ago you were a boy, but there have been a few changes over the years.

 

- Complete all the training for your position.

- If you don't wear the correct and complete uniform, neither will the boys.

- When you feel the need to help the scouts, count to 10 before you jump in. Give the scouts a chance to identify the need and develop a solution.

- Pass off as much as you can to the boys. Then pass off more. You will be suprised at how they rise to the challenge.

- The only thing you have to know is "Ask your patrol leader"

- Make sure the scouts know CPR well because the most likely vicitms are the adults.

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