The Scoutmaster Minute

Here is a little video from our last camp out.Enjoyhttp://www.youtube.com/v/C5Sl2ga1eRY&hl=en_US&fs=1&Have a Great Scouting Day!

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The other night I was invited to speak at a local Cub Scout Packs Blue and Gold Dinner.  It was a fantastic event and based on the amount of little Orange and Blue hats running around.. Scouting is and will be healthy for some time.The Cubmaster asked if I could talk about the impact that [...]

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This morning my Troop and I stood in a snow filled gully.  The crisp mountain air and the smell of pine filled the air as our Chaplains Aide raised his hand in the Scout Sign, the signal for all to prepare for the Scouts own service.I stood patiently to the side as he read a [...]

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Baden Powell called Scouting a “Game with a Purpose”.  The idea in that thought is that boys, young men, well heck.. even us older men, like to play games.  There is something about the boy that moves him toward playing, competing, having fun.We need to remember this as we go through our process’s of Scoutmastership.  The [...]

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100 Years!!!  Today we Celebrate the Adventure!!!It is a great day to be in Scouting, no matter the program, today we celebrate  the Anniversary of the greatest youth movement in the United States and we look to the Journey that will lead us on an expedition to the next 100!HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA! [...]

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I do not want to kick the horse to death, every blogger out there has made a comment or had an opinion on the new Centennial Badges of Rank.. so here is my take..Short and sweet.. I thought at first that the BSA could have some up with something “Cooler” for the centennial year if [...]

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For those of you in the New Orleans area… I got this today.. thought I’d spread the word. Boy Scouts of America Adventure Base 100 to Visit New Orleans Take a break from the Mardi Gras festivities and come celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. Created specifically for the 100th Anniversary, Adventure Base 100, [...]

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In this show we discuss Leadership and how leaders are made within the program of the Boy Scouts of America.   Starting in Cub Scouts when the Scout learns the value of obedience, all the way up through adulthood, when the Scout manifests his leadership in his daily life. We also learn a little about a [...]

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Some of the principles that leaders need to know to be effective are: Honesty.  The Leader must always be honest in everything he does.  The problems with dishonesty are numerous, but when it comes to youth, they will eventually get caught up in dishonesty and will be called on it.  While it won’t seem to [...]

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