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Prove it Biblically.

Council losing the Scout's paperwork isn't the Scout's problem! I wonder what they would do if a Scout gave them a floppy?

The Scoutmaster can't take back a rank once it is earned. I would look for a new unit.

Why do National Scout Shop stores not let troops pre-buy badges? It seems like a silly policy. Probably to prevent units from just giving them out!

We didn't do popcorn either. We sold other food items. An incentive. How about you won't have to shell out any money for camping trips for the rest of the year if you sell xxx!

I have the same quandary as Bando?

Sounds like a local requirement to me! And not necessary.

What Jeff said.

I think entitlement is taught at home not school.

Boy Scout isn't a rank.

Thanks for the page quotes, allenj. That's basically what the scoutmaster and committee are doing. The scoutmaster has signed off all the requirements himself and isn't being "given" the badge as BrentAllen eludes to. He's earned it under the guidance of the troop during outings and participation directly with the leader of the troop. jhankins, How long has your son been registered as a Boy Scout?

Then they are skirting the system and awarding your son a badge there is no way he could have earned. Here are the Tenderfoot requirements 1. Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it. 2. Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch. 3. On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrol's meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating together. 4. a. Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope. b. Demonstrate you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch. c. Using the EDGE method, teach another person how to tie the square knot. 5. Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost. 6. Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag. 7. Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan. 8. Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag. 9. Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one. 10. a. Record your best in the following tests: * Push-ups * Pull-ups * Sit-ups * Standing long jump * 1/4 mile walk/run b. Show improvement in the activities listed in requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days. 11. Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them. 12. a. Demonstrate how to care for someone who is choking. b. Show first aid for the following: * Simple cuts and scrapes * Blisters on the hand and foot * Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first degree) * Bites and stings of insects and ticks * Venomous snakebite * Nosebleed * Frostbite and sunburn 13. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. Discuss four specific examples of how you have lived the points of the Scout Law in your daily life. 14. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. 15. Complete your board of review. There is no way he could have completed #'s 1, 2, 3, 8 or 10 since he became a Boy Scout! Doing things like this set a dangerous precedent for future advancement for all boys in the Troop.

Here's the key to this. To earns anything as a Boy Scout, a boy must be registered as a Boy Scout and a boy can't be registered as a Boy Scout and Cub Scout at the same time.

It is not stated that it should be turned in ASAP regardless of the boy's eligability. If the boy was not yet 10 years old would you still turn in the application? What if they were not willing to live by the Oath and Law? Which of these requirements are optional? They are joining REQUIREMENTS, not "things it would be nice for you to do after you join, when you get around to it". Just because troops treat it that way doesn't make it right. Of the one difficult requirement the pamphlet states: "Youth Protection Joining Requirement: For your son to join a Boy Scout troop, he must complete the exercises included in Section II of this pamphlet." If the boy isn't 10 years old, no I would not turn in the application since he isn't eligible to join Boy Scouts at that age. None of the requirements you listed are optional. I never said they were.

If you mean "As soon as the registration form is turned into council" then you would be correct. The unit leader should not sign or submit the application until all the requirements have been competed. Yes I meant into council and the form should be turned in ASAP regardless if the requirement for the Boy Scout badge are complete. 3. Complete a Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian. No where is it stated the completed form is to be held until all the other requirements are met.

Does this mean Irish priest could be drunken homosexuals?

They are JOINING requirements that are done BEFORE he becomes a Boy Scout. The Scout Badge shows that he is a Boy Scout and he is not a Boy Scout until they are complete. The boy will be a Webelos until they are compete or his registration expires. While the AOL does not meet all the joining requirements, the remaining ones are trivial. Yes they are joining requirements. As soon as the registration form is turned in, the boy is no longer a WEBELOS, he is a Boy Scout.

It seems pretty obvious that the Scout Badge (not rank) requirements are met by a boy who earns his AoL, and during the AoL/crossover ceremony the boys were given their Scout Badges at that time. It is just that the Scoutmaster came up to me later and said he thought he screwed up, that the boys should have been given the Tenderfoot badge right away. I told him I didn't think that was right but would certainly look into it. A boy is not required to earn the AOL to join Boy Scouts. The Scout Badge requirements are to be done as a Boy Scout, not a Cub Scout.

Scout Badge Requirements 1. Meet the age requirements. Be a boy who is 11 years old, or one who has completed the fifth grade or earned the Arrow of Light Award and is at least 10 years old, but is not yet 18 years old. 2. Find a Scout troop near your home. (To find a troop, contact your local Boy Scout Council. The Council name, address and phone number can be found on BSA's Council Locator Page.) 3. Complete a Boy Scout application and health history signed by your parent or guardian. 4. Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance. 5. Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute, and handshake. 6. Demonstrate tying the square knot (a joining knot). 7. Understand and agree to live by the Scout Oath or Promise, Law, motto, and slogan, and the Outdoor Code. 8. Describe the Scout badge. 9. Complete the pamphlet exercises. With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet "How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide". 10. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. Turn in your Boy Scout application and health history form signed by your parent or guardian, then participate in a Scoutmaster conference. As you can see, there is a little more than just having a Scoutmaster Conference. AOL is a Cub Scout award, not a Boy Scout award.

Another one of those Scouting myths. Boy Scout isn't a rank.

I think you are reading the G2SS incorrectly. When they say hourly rest stops, they mean rest stops each hour not an rest stop for an hour.

Why not South Central PA Council?

I know the difference is minimal, Gags, but every little bit helps.

If you are using more than one DO, you can stack them! After you get all your coals in place, wrap the stack with aluminum foil (shiny side in). This gives you the chimney effect.

Here we go again adding to the requirements! There are no age limits on MB's.