Well, I thought I would let the dust settle a bit on the issue before I weighed in. And much to my surprise, there has not been a lot of buzz about the appointment of our 12th Chief Scout Executive. Wayne Brock was named the new boss this week and there really has not been [...]
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New Chief Scout Executive
Posted in blog, Journey to Excellence, Leadership on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
NOS
Posted in Backpacking, blog, camp skills, Camping, Character, Citizenship, Competition, gear, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Order of the Arrow, Patrol Method, respect, Skills, teamwork on May 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
NOS means “Not otherwise specified” in Military lingo. It essentially means that we can’t find a category for it.. and so it is with this post. It has been a while since I posted last, so here is some catching up and thoughts. I’ll start with the drama. Last week I volunteered as a ‘Guest [...]
Methods- Leadership Development
Posted in Advancement, blog, Character, Citizenship, fitness, Leadership, Methods on May 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Besides backpacking and teaching skills for the outdoors, my favorite subject in Scouting is leadership. I know that leadership is but a small part of Scouting, but leadership when done correctly requires the leader to be of good character. Leadership asks of the Scout to develop good citizenship, and of course being a good leader [...]
who’s it gonna be?
Posted in blog, Leadership, training on May 4, 2012 | 3 Comments »
First of all, thank you all for the congratulations and nice comments about my oldest son earning his Eagle Award. On behalf of John and the rest of the family, we are thankful and appreciate the comments. It’s been a helluva week around here and I have not made time to sit and write. I’ll [...]
Methods- Patrols
Posted in Character, Citizenship, comments, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Methods, Patrol Method, Scouts, Service, Skills, teamwork, Values on April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Patrol is, like the ideals, the foundation of the Troop. The Patrol is where the Scout learns citizenship, it is where they practice democracy, leadership, and teamwork. It is where they find companionship, life long friendships, and a place where they belong. The Patrol is unit of Scouting. Whether for work or play, the [...]
Methods
Posted in blog, Character, Citizenship, comments, fitness, Good Turn Daily, Ideals, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Methods, Motto, Oath and Law, Scout Law, Scoutmaster minute, training, Values on April 18, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Over the last couple of weeks Scouter friends and I have had numerous discussions about Scouting in our District. After the last Scoutmaster training session it became pretty clear that many Scouters have heard about the methods of Scouting, but do not really put them into practice in their units. Kind of like knowing that [...]
SMMPodcast # 104
Posted in Advancement, blog, Character, Citizenship, Ideals, Leadership, Methods, podcast, respect, Scout Law, Scoutmaster conference, Service, Values on April 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome back to the SMMPodcast, we dusted off the mic and got back to talking Scouting! We are trying out a new segment.. “The Mobile Thought”.. In this show, we talk about Reverence, Troop Elections, and Youth Leadership. Hope you enjoy the show. Let me know what you think. Have a Great Scouting Day! Direct [...]
Delivering the Promise
Posted in blog, Character, Citizenship, comments, fitness, Ideals, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Scoutmaster minute, Service, Summer Camp, training, Webelos to Scout Transition on April 13, 2012 | 5 Comments »
At last nights Roundtable I was pleased to see a great turn out in the Boy Scout break out. Last nights attraction was Camporee and what units can do to get ready for it. We had about a half hour left so I thought it would be worth our while to talk a little District [...]
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Captain Obvious
Posted in Advancement, blog, Camping, comments, Ideals, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Methods, Patrol Method, training, Values, Webelos to Scout Transition on April 25, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Earlier today I received an email from a “fan of the blog and podcast”.. his email is certainly appreciated and I am glad that he took the time to express his thoughts, but… I will not post the email here, but let me share with you the part that got me to write this post. [...]
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