llukehart

When I joined the Troop 3 years ago the standard was (and still is) Mr./Mrs. from Scouts to adults and adult to adult in front of the Scouts. I picked up on how much better the boys behaved, and still being active in the Pack, took to calling all of the Pack Leaders Mr./Mrs. in front of the boys. Without requiring it, all of the other adults caught on and it has had a positive impact on discipline in the Pack. I believe most of the Cub Scouts were using Mr. and Mrs., but the adults using formal addresses between each other had an extra, positive impact.

Well, if nothing else, I'll teach them to read the info they decide to add to the recharter packages! LOL

Thank-you very much. I'll add this to our District web page and let the Council web master know about it.

The skit I came up with above could be entertwined with a second skit "Leave No Trace". The idea would be another patrol coming through their campsite in the opposite direction, picking up all of the discarded "junk" from the first patrol. If the "Junk" is electronics and other "good" stuff, the "Leave No Trace" patrol gets a bonus for their good deed of keeping the forest clean.

What, pray tell, is a "Red & White"? Here's an idea for a camping skit: The stage is set for a backpacking trip. Everyone overstuffs their backpacks and even carry extra items in their hands to the meeting point with the SM, whose pack is packed light. The SM explains that they're going on a ten mile hike and they should only bring what they absolutely need. A couple of the boys drop a FEW things, but keep the bulk. The SM asks if they've removed all unnecessary gear, to which the boys reply "Yes". The Patrol begins the hike and every so often one asks "How much further is it?" After hearing the SM's reply "We've gone another 50 feet (or whatever distance you want to use), so we only have 9 miles 5,150 (or whatever comes next) feet to go.", they remove another item. When you finally get to the campsite, all that the boys have left are the "REAL" essentials, which get pointed out to the audience checklist-style.

Has anyone heard of a "National Camping Award"? It was listed on a checklist in our Troop's recharter packet as something to earn, but I haven't been able to find anything on it.