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Same here, SM and ASM's and some other adult leaders have or will meet that deadline. No spouses of those leaders and no other parents as of yet despite reminders . Hard to press them in Sept for one more hour with all the outings, fundraisers, Eagle projects, as well as school, family,... where they are helping and some of them have already taken another YP for school, church, clubs, and sports volunteering.

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Scout's honor. Ask him how he plans to square it. Maybe he will surprise you and say he has already spoke to his SPL or SM. Meanwhile find a nearby JOAD club where your son can learn archery. My $0.02,

Thunderbird Challenge Slated to be an annual event, the inaugural Thunderbird Challenge was hosted by the Boy Scouts of America and pitted four teams of people from local businesses against each other in competition for bragging rights and a plaque. ... “The idea of the event is to take people who are not necessarily affiliated with Boy Scouts of America (Pacific Harbors Council) and introduce them to our program and show them some of the exciting parts of scouting,” said Charlene Miseli, the development executive for the Pacific Harbors Council of Boy Scouts of America. “We say that there is no scouting without outing, so a lot of our emphasis is on outdoor activity and bringing different business teams out here to compete head to head in scout activities shows them some of the ways we use to develop our leaders in our program.” Overall, camp staff said they viewed the event as a success and three of the four teams went home with a trophy. “We’ve had a lot of fun, knocked off the rust and worked out some of the kinks today and we will absolutely be doing this event annually, said Miseli.” ?? Sounds like the way camporees once were for scouts - patrol method, patrol competition.

@ScoutmasterP welcome to scouter.com. We have not, worth considering. I would add the frequency of CO and BSA YPT recertification.

At the end, the leaders concluded that my son and another scout (along with other scouts) lured the kid into the wood with sharpened sticks and want to do something to him. Few weeks later, we are told that my son would be suspended for 6 months. Has your son apologized to his victim, his troop? If the SM followed procedure, he reported this incident to Council which would make joining another unit difficult.

There are multiple discussions ...time to separate. Here is one spilt. and the other (suggested by @ParkMan and @Eagledad I believe) Thank you for your patience. Sequencing errors are probably my fault.

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Effectively in terms of executing event or teaching scouts? Exploration in terms of seeking a balance between the two?

"At Girl Scouts we're always looking to be even more relevant to girls," she said. "But let me tell you, there's a mobile device in each one of their hands and we want girls not just to be users of technology but creators, inventors, designers. The world is being remade around data and we want girls to be part of that." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/girl-scouts-ceo-sylvia-acevedo-learned-from-selling-cookies/

Ok then, lets remain helpful and courteous. Thanks. @MattR , @desertrat77 @NJCubScouter

I have the same problem. The link http://centennialwoodbadge.com cannot be reached. Which could mean the address is bad or server down or ...

I agree. The day is coming when scouts return from a 7-day Philmont trek with 4 merit badges. Oh that will never happen... I thought the same about Jamborees.

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Thanks for the additional information but that's not for us.

Have we got a camporee for you guys ... Advance Camp - arrive Friday night and instead of conducting a bonfire as part of the camp, the Scouts will be turned loose on the amusement park. Spend Sat earning meritbadges ( a long list). Meals provided. No patrol cooking, no patrol competition, no patrol method period. One night camp? http://www.advancecamp.com https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/facility-rentals-lead-way-in-solano-fairgrounds-revenue-swing/

@HashTagScouts did you respond in wrong topic? David CO has not posted to this topic? Please ignore above, my mistake. Thanks @Hawkwin

Back on topic, IMO her vision of scouting bears watching. Is GSUSA becoming more of a college/work preparatory program for young women? Career focus instead of family focus?

From 9/5/2108 NPR interview: In the book (her new book Path to the Stars) , you talk a lot about perseverance. Can you give an example of something you overcame? I’ll tell you about my high school counselor. When she looked at me she saw a female, but she saw a Hispanic girl. And so she said, “girls like you don’t go to college.” But you know what? Water off a duck’s back! I showed her. So don’t let anyone dissuade you with words. Don’t let anyone say you don’t belong. Don’t let anyone do that. Being a rocket scientist was my dream, but everyone has their own dream. I hope girls read this book and get the message, you can live your dreams. ... What are some things you’re hoping to bring to the Girl Scouts? What does the future look like? Well, when girls are earning different badges they have all those job skills that are tied directly to what they’ve learned. So imagine, as you earn those badges, that a digital resume is created. So that when you’re going to an employer that you’re able to present your Girl Scout experience in a way that can get you hired. You’ve run your own business, you have made a budget, have great customer service. We’re also really excited about re-imagining how girls represent their affiliation with Girl Scouts. So we don’t even want to define ourselves by uniform. And right now there is a revolution going on in fashion and clothing and wearables. Imagine if we have technology embedded in a shirt. And when you came to another girl that was a Girl Scout that it would identify them. It’s such a great time to be a Girl Scout. More text and audio at source: https://news.wbhm.org/npr_story_post/2018/from-poverty-to-rocket-scientist-to-ceo-a-girl-scouts-inspiring-story/

@arronisoutside welcome to scouter.com. Please, tell us how you go about teaching your scouts.

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Great news. Been some changes, but still one hour a week Welcome back.

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- As the school year gets underway, Exploring, the youth career-development program created by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), is closely examining how best to bridge students' interests with future in-demand jobs. Today, the program released the findings of its Career Interest Survey, offering insight into the aspirations of the future workforce. This year revealed several year-over-year changes – STEM professions moved up, claiming the top three careers youth are most interested in, and entertainment careers dropped from the top 10 list completely. The survey, which helps Exploring develop real-life job experiences that combine student interests with in-demand career opportunities, was fielded in 2017 to more than 32,000 students from 8th through 12th grades. More than 200 career options were offered to enable a broad view of student interests – and an indicator as to where talent gaps may appear in the years ahead. The top 10 most popular careers from the 2017 survey were: Registered Nurse (ranked #1 in 2016) Physician/Surgeon (ranked #6 in 2016) Computer Programmer (new to the top 10 list) Veterinarian (ranked #8 in 2016) Professional Athlete (ranked #2 in 2016) Mechanical Engineer (new to the top 10 list) Teacher (new to the top 10 list) Artist (ranked #3 in 2016) Attorney (new to the top 10 list) Computer Engineer (new to the top 10 list) No policeman, fireman, paramedic, military, mechanic, blogger/Youtube , professional gamer, entrepreneur ? Not what I am hearing and seeing at local tech high schools . Maybe Exploring should "explore" apprentice programs for the trades (calling Mike Rowe) - plumbing, electrical, etc. I've heard electrical and plumbing students express frustration they were unable to apprentice. Maybe an opportunity? https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/exploring-releases-career-interests-trends-from-nationwide-survey-of-us-students-300699570.html