eagle1971

FScouter, that would be easy to show by example. I am on the advancement committee and un-uniformed.

New member to the site. GREAT INFO! I do not want to be of the select group of "uniform police" but I must express my frustration with the way patches are placed and uniforms are worn. I didn't realize that while a young scout how much of what my troop taught and did for me still remains today as far as discipline, guidance, courtesy, etc. When a scout I thought at the time when the scoutmaster of troop required uniform inspections it was the end of the world. My mom took care in where the patches went and kept the uniform looking sharp. Today, my son has been involved with a troop that seems to have everything going for it. Excitement, adventure, camping locations that I only dreamed of as a kid. We have been in this troop for one half year and I'm ready to pull my hair out as far as uniform/patch placement. I didn't think I was that anal about it until I was at an Eagle BOR and the scout was asked why his sash was folded over his belt. Very intelligent boy, but his answer was "I don't know how to put it on". I showed the boy trying to be compassionate with his honesty. But what has happened to parents or scouts being aware of parts of the uniform or patch placement? We have boys in the troop, Stars and Lifes that are wearing their mile swim patch on the lower portion of the right sleeve. I know I have been out of scouts for a while, but this is ridiculous. I know it starts at the top with the scoutmaster as a role model, but how can the discipline be put back in the troop as far as how to wear the uniform/patches without stepping on so many toes? With templates provided in the scout handbook or off the internet, how can so many (other troops also) miss the big picture of what the uniform stands for? I do not want to embarass the boys because they have rightly earned their badges. As an Eagle, the uniform represents all that I learnedand achieved in scouting. Where do I begin? or do I?