The more things change the more they stay the same… I am referring to the new Advancement guide of the BSA. You can download now at the Scouting.org or here is a direct link GUIDE TO ADVANCEMENT 2011. In it you will find much of the same policies and practices that have governed the advancement [...]
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Advancement Changes
Posted in Advancement on December 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
SMMPodcast #99
Posted in Advancement, Ideals, podcast on December 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Welcome Back, In this show we talk about a new Charter, My Son’s Eagle Award, and Christmas. The music at the end of the show is provided by the Reynolds High School Symphony and Winds Ensemble playing “What Child is this”. It is recorded live from their Winter concert. My daughter plays Clarinet in the [...]
Genealogy Merit Badge
Posted in Advancement on November 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As my son’s worked to earn their genealogy Merit Badge they learned a lot about our family and as politically incorrect as it sounds, Our People. My dad has become a real student of our family history, he has spent the better part of 2 decades researching, studying, and collecting information on our family and [...]
The Importance of Service
Posted in Advancement, blog, Character, Citizenship, Good Turn Daily, Ideals, Leadership, Service, Values on November 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My twins are 18 and are getting close to graduating from High School. The other night they brought home a form for documenting Community service. In our State there is a requirement to perform 8 hours of community service. I agree with this requirement, I think it, at a minimum forces today’s youth to at [...]
Inspiration
Posted in Advancement, blog, Character, Citizenship, Competition, Ideals, Leadership, Patriotism, respect, Service, teamwork on November 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The last couple of days have been days that were inspiring for me. Inspiring in a couple of ways, lets start with Veterans Day. Our High School held its first ever “Living History Day” on Wednesday. This was a day in which the entire school honored Veterans from all era’s. Inspiring because of the hard work [...]
SMMPodcast # 96 The Scoutmaster Conference Live!
Posted in Advancement, blog, Character, Citizenship, comments, Ideals, podcast, Scoutmaster conference, training, Wood Badge on November 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Welcome Back! In this show you will listen in on a class I taught at our Councils Program and Training Conference. This class is on the Scoutmaster Conference. I used the National Supplemental training on the subject and if you would like to follow along with the slides from the class you can download them [...]
PTC and not the Podcast…
Posted in Advancement, blog, Journey to Excellence, Just fun, Scoutmaster conference, technology, training on November 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I had the opportunity to be a trainer at our Councils Program and Training Conference.. PTC. I was asked to help teach a class on using Social Media and Websites with my Wood Badge buddy Adam. Then Jackie this years Coordinator asked if I would want to teach something else. I taught two sessions [...]
From Pinewood Derby to Eagle Project
Posted in Advancement, blog on October 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Today my oldest son completed his Eagle Project. It’s all over but the paperwork now… But today was a day of reflection for me. On our way to my Dads house to put the final touches on the project, John and I went to breakfast at the biscuits Cafe. We talked about college, the project, and [...]
The Light at the end of the Tunnel
Posted in Advancement, Backpacking, blog, Camping, camping. planning, High Adventure, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Patrol Method, planning, Skills, training on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight, under the leadership of the new SPL and a handful of Patrol Leaders and interested Scouts, the Troop finalized its Annual Plan. This years planning seemed to take a bit longer, but looking back at the last few years, the goal has always been to get it completed by the end of September. The [...]
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JTE revisited
Posted in Advancement, blog, comments, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Methods, Patrol Method, planning, Scouting, technology, training on January 7, 2012 | 7 Comments »
As with many of us we wear multiple hats in Scouting. First and foremost we wear the Dad (or Mom) hat, then the hat appropriate to our unit, like Scoutmaster or Committee Chair. Then there often times is some District level hat, whether that is part of the District Training team, a District event, or [...]
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