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Thanks for the advice all. Council advised me that the same BOR rules for Eagle apply to palms. Said Scout is going after 2nd silver palm to match his brother....

We did this as an October activity in a covered park pavilion with water source available. Worked out well, kids loved it. The biggest issue was keeping the scouts hands off the boats. Frequently the boats would tip and get hung up on the side of the gutter, kids would reach in to free the boat and "sorta" push it forward. Had to redo a number of races. Can you tie a scouts hand behind his back?

Simple question, can a BOR for a palm be held after the 18th birthday?

1. Teamwork 2. Confidence

JPS- Interesting question, one I have had to wrestle with myself. I was my Son's Cubmaster and am now the Scoutmaster for his troop. I am an Eagle Scout and had some great experiences as a youth ('77 Jamboree, High adventure trips, etc.) I have finally trained myself to stop saying "this is how I did it" or "this is what we did in my old troop" and substitute with "what do you want to do?" or "how or what does your patrol want to do?". The Scouts (and my Son) develop confidence as they discover and find their own way without us leaders constantly hovering over them waiting to pounce and fix things. Sometimes the result is not pretty (down right messy at times) but it is worth it to see them conquer a problem in their own style. A far as mentoring my Son goes I always take a deep breath and say "slow down". I became an Eagle Scout five days before my 18th birthday and enjoyed every minute of it. I keep telling him that Scouting is not a race (and ultimately, it may not be for him). Nobody is a better Scout because they have more merit badges or acheived a rank at an earlier age than somebody else. I try very hard to let him choose his pace and experiences, i.e if he doesn't want to do it then he doesn't have to (campouts, service projects, meetings, etc.) sometimes it drives me crazy but it is HIS Scouting experience NOT mine.

ScouterPaul- Thanks. It looks like a great start! I will pass out the two pages on Patrol flags at tonight's meeting to get the Scouts thinking about it.

We will be working on patrol flags in the coming weeks and I am looking for examples on the web. I can't find any! Anybody know of resources, internet or otherwise, for patrol flags?