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My Reflection Pt#1
Within Wood Badge and any training, there is a Stop, Start and Continue section. It is also called Rose, Buds & Thorns at the Troop level. After many courses there is a 360. This is my Start,...
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It’s the Program Reflection Pt#2
My original plan for being the Cubmaster was for just two years and then become the Webelos Den Leader for the remaining time. My goal was to get the Pack on course and pointed in the correct path and...
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Infastructure Reflection Pt#3
Every Scout Unit has a Committee. The Pack is no different. The BSA National Website has this to say about a Pack Committee: “A strong pack committee will have members assigned to such areas as...
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How to Train a Leader Reflection Pt#4
There is just so much to know about being a Den Leader that it can really be daunting. I so wish I was a Vulcan and could Mind-Meld with the incoming Den Leader. One of the better sites, though a...
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JOTT and National Trail Days
In the coming Months there are two events that EVERY SCOUT GROUP should take part in. The first is Jamboree on the Trail. It is on May 11th. I have written about this event many times over the...
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The Scout Rank
With anything, there is a starting point. In Cubscouts, it is the Bobcat Rank. It’s the rank that helps the Cubscout start to understand the culture of Scouting. He continues on this path with much...
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Ticket Update 2013
In looking at posts from last year, I found a post about my 2012 Goals that I created. These are based around my Wood Badge Training. I realized that I have not communicated an update for a very...
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Three Years Later
Several years ago while I was going through Wood Badge, the BSA had the 100 Year Celebration Patch that could be earned. It became a ticket item for me. I knew it would be a good thing for the...
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A Scout is Kind
This weekend was the Pioneer District Camporee. It was Elliot’s first Campout with T432 in Boyscouts. For several reasons overnight, Elliot did not have a good morning. I had to teach ITOLS and the...
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Girl Scouts and Jamboree on the Trail 2013
Today was the 16th Annual Jamboree on the Trail. It is a World Jamboree for all those in Scouting. I have written about JOTT before. This year, due to my retirement from Pack 221 I had a few hour or...
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A Fishing Conversation
Today was a good day. Debora and Rachel were off at Girl Scout Camp for an overnight. That left Elliot and I to ourselves. Saturday was about Baseball and Iron Man 3. Though Baseball got canceled...
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The Membership Vote
A vote will be held today about the future of the Boyscouts of America. It centers around if the BSA should allow the LBGT Youth in as members. I wrote a blog post in July 2012 about my feelings...
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Circle of Friends
With the passage of the vote that was held to allow the LBGT Youth to officially be in the Boyscouts of America, there are a lot of hurt feelings of my fellow Scouts and Scouters. This is hard for...
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BSA Swim Test
This past week Elliot and 19 other Scouts from the Troop went to the local swimming pool and worked on the BSA Swim Test. All the Scouts passed the BSA Swim Test. 7 Scouts also worked off their 1st...
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#worldscarfday 2013 is August 1st
I first became aware of World Scarf Day several years ago. It was just before the World Jamboree in Sweden. Since then, from what I have seen, it’s been catching on slowly but surly within the...
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Shocking!
I love Thunder and Lightening Storms! Usually I am in a Cabin in the Beartooth Mountains with a fire going. Usually someplace safe. The photo is from the Harlowtown, MT area of my home state....
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Paracord 550
This summer I took on a new fun hobby. Using Paracord to create lanyard, key fobs, bracelets and other items. I have always been fascinated with knots. I know a few knots and use them often. Most...
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COMIT 95 in 15
Earlier this year, March to be exact, several Scouters got together at the Council offices and talked about how WE as Volunteers could get those who need to be trained, trained. There were about 20...
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Connect
You have seen the Introduction to COMIT 95 in 15. Here is the Connect part. Filed under: postaday
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