RememberSchiff

Ok then, I moved original topic content into the Open Discussion forum. Please stay on topic and observe the Scout Oath and Law. Make @The Latin Scot proud! Thank you for your patience. The off-topic content remains in Issues and Politics forum. I renamed the new topic: National, Religion, Membership, Oath and Law. IMO, with some exceptions, that collection of off-topic discussions was frank and professional. Thank you.

Getting there. Time to take dog to vet.

At 25 pages it would take some work. It would probably be easier to move the lesser amount on-topic content to a new topic and not in Issues and Politics forum. I would probably have to lock the topic temporarily while moving. Since you are the OP is that what you want?

Agreed, but as you and others pointed out LL (and we all) should have been more careful with words so there is no ambiguity. You can go ahead and hate this God, but you cannot pretend that He approves of what the BSA has done over the last few years. And now we see consequences. One can go ahead and hate this God, but one cannot pretend that He approves of what the BSA has done over the last few years. And now we see consequences. IMO, Cotton Mather would have used the latter. My $0.02

To file a complaint (I should have added), go back to Chapter 16.1 of this topic where that response appears and click on Report post in upper right corner next to IP address. Yes, in the forum Issues & Politics , it is a little less scoutlike. @NJCubScouter , @Sentinel947

Hardly.

@CedarsEagle welcome to scouter.com. Was your old neighborhood Little Bohemia? I remember a Czech bakery...

@hardrockscout , welcome to scouter.com . Are there more hours in the day in Arkansas?

@Tom_Batson welcome to scouter.com. I met your brother Billy. SHAAAAZAMM.

Mr. Aubin, from Oak Lawn, Ill., was then a high school senior hoping to attend Yale. The following prompt caught his eye: “A community to which you belong and the footprint you have left.” He submitted a short video documenting his Eagle Scout project, for which he oversaw the construction of a monument honoring veterans. Even a well-written essay, he figured, couldn’t capture his experience as well as four minutes of footage, shot by his older brother. The content of the video impressed Yale’s admissions committee. “People sat up in their chairs,” Mr. Quinlan said. “You could see how he handled his leadership role, and we felt like we got a good sense of him in a way that we didn’t get from recommendations.” Mr. Aubin is now a freshman at Yale. Did the video tip the scales? “That was a difference-maker,” Mr. Quinlan said. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/education/edlife/what-college-admissions-wants.html?action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&module=RelatedCoverage&region=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article

Okay, I will look into the possibility but only admins can create forums/sub-forums. @NJCubScouter , @Sentinel947

First Aid is called that for a reason.

I know the feeling, someone labeled me a "Progressive". Mrs. Schiff thought that was hysterical.

I believe this ad was first shown yesterday at G.I.R.L. Agenda 2018: Leading Change Through Civic Action. Dr. Jill Biden, former Second Lady, was keynote speaker. The whole Girl Scout Movement is buzzing with anticipation leading up to G.I.R.L. Agenda 2018: Leading Change Through Civic Action. With thousands of participants and a superstar roster of speakers, it’s sure to be an inspiring afternoon. And although you might not be able to be with us at the event in Philadelphia to hear the keynote address from Dr. Jill Biden and join the conversation in person, we’re thrilled to invite you to be our virtual guest through an exclusive livestream. http://blog.girlscouts.org/2018/05/get-excited-livestream-girl-agenda.html http://www.bradfordera.com/news/state/the-girl-scouts-of-the-u-s-a-launch-a/article_774fae50-dbf5-5e17-8644-05c47e914301.html

Please stay topic. Thank you.

Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL), Retired, Britt K. Slabinski who led a firefight and rescue mission on a snow-covered mountaintop in Afghanistan in 2002 will receive the Medal of Honor later this month at the White House. Master Chief Slabinski will be awarded the Medal of Honor during a White House ceremony on May 24, 2018 for his actions while leading a team under heavy effective enemy fire in an attempt to rescue teammate Petty Officer First Class Neil Roberts during Operation ANACONDA in 2002. Master Chief Slabinski's selfless actions throughout the 14-hour battle constituted gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. In the early morning of 4 March 2002, then-Senior Chief Slabinski led a reconnaissance team to its assigned area atop Takur Ghar, a 10,000-foot snow-covered mountain in Afghanistan. An enemy rocket-propelled grenade attack on the insertion helicopter caused Petty Officer Neil Roberts to fall onto the enemy-infested mountaintop below, and forced the damaged helicopter to crash land in the valley below. Fully aware of the risks, a numerically superior and well-entrenched enemy force, and approaching daylight, without hesitation Senior Chief Slabinski made the selfless and heroic decision to lead the remainder of his element on an immediate and daring rescue back to the mountaintop. Senior Chief Slabinski's team, despite heavy incoming enemy fire, was subsequently successfully inserted on top of Takur Ghar. Senior Chief Slabinski, without regard for his own life, charged directly toward the enemy strongpoint. He and a teammate fearlessly assaulted and cleared one enemy bunker at close range. The enemy then unleashed a murderous hail of machine gun fire from a second hardened position twenty meters away. Senior Chief Slabinski exposed himself to enemy fire on three sides, then moved forward to silence the second position. With bullets piercing his clothing, he repeatedly charged into deadly fire to personally engage the enemy bunker with direct rifle fire, hand grenades and a grenade launcher on the surrounding enemy positions. Facing mounting casualties and low on ammunition, the situation became untenable. Senior Chief Slabinski skillfully maneuvered his team across open terrain, directing them out of effective enemy fire over the mountainside. Senior Chief Slabinski maneuvered his team to a more defensible position, directed danger-close air support on the enemy, requested reinforcements, and directed the medical care of his rapidly deteriorating wounded teammates, all while continuing to defend his position. When approaching daylight and accurate enemy mortar fire forced the team to maneuver further down the sheer mountainside, Senior Chief Slabinski carried a seriously wounded teammate through waist-deep snow, and led an arduous trek across precipitous terrain while calling in fires on enemies engaging the team from the surrounding ridges. Throughout the next 14 hours, he stabilized the casualties and continued the fight against the enemy until the mountain top could be secured and his team was extracted. His dedication, disregard for his own personal safety and tactical leadership make Master Chief Slabinski unquestionably deserving of this honor. .... Growing up around Northampton, (MA) Slabinski earned the rank of Eagle Scout at 14 and graduated from Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in 1988. After his graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and attended boot camp in Orlando, Florida, before fulfilling a lifelong dream to become a Navy SEAL in 1990 as a member of Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL Class 164. He has one son who is also an Eagle Scout. Scout Salute, more at source links http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=105491 http://www.gazettenet.com/Northampton-native-and-Navy-SEAL-to-be-awarded-Presidential-Medal-of-Honor-for-bravery-in-Afghanistan-17501127 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britt_K._Slabinski

Check out the video. http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/girl-scouts-pushes-campaign-weeks-boy-scouts/313508/ The new effort continues a rebranding the organization started two years ago under a GIRL (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader) platform to help move awareness toward an association with leadership rather than just with cookies, explains Lynn Godrey, chief marketing and communications officer. ... Godfrey notes that her brand's campaign has been in the works since last summer and that it was not in any way a result of the Boy Scouts' push.

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In your own words on 3/9/2018 in topic Family Scouting Update "I wouldn't want our boys sharing merit badge classes, evening campfires, flag ceremonies, or dining hall times with girl troops. I seek to continue the same summer camp experience our boys have enjoyed before these announcements. " As I was taught and teach, A SCOUT IS A FRIEND TO ALL, AND A BROTHER TO EVERY OTHER SCOUT, NO MATTER TO WHAT SOCIAL CLASS THE OTHER BELONGS - Baden Powell. RS

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Good point. It would be interesting to see how much those three groups agree on values. Would scouts seek compromises and lower the bar or accept challenges and raise the bar?

Those two groups are most mentioned by my scouts as valuing Eagle less now. If not them, who should the BSA be talking or listening to about improving Eagle value?

The feedback I am getting from our Eagle candidates is the Eagle project is enough...only do not mention your service work on a college application as an Eagle project just let the college assume it was part of service requirement for graduation! We need to get the value of Eagle back and it is not PR stating only 4%,5%,...,%8 earn Eagle, which says what exactly? Make Eagle of unquestioned value again post high school. For example, not E-2 maybe E-3 grade , definite E-3 grade across the service branches. This would mean more physically fit and more real (solo) leadership. Colleges want to see service, let's focus on service and not STEM which schools are better suited. Maybe pre-college Eagle weeks at colleges during summer? But mostly, the BSA should be talking to college admissions and military recruiters regarding what would make Eagles more valuable to them. I remember "back in the day" when Eagle and Girl Scout Gold was a checkbox on many college applications, but today? Recover the value loss, recover the pride. My $0.02,

Could you cite a source? I have not found a recent LDS statement regarding Scouts Canada which became coed 20 years ago I found from https://globalnews.ca/news/4196815/mormons-severs-ties-boy-scouts-of-america/ The Mormon boys who will be leaving represent about 18.5 per cent of the 2.3 million youth in the organization (BSA). More than half of the church’s 16 million members live outside the U.S. and Canada. And from https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/faith/lds-church-announces-plan-to-drop-boy-scouts-of-america/article_20ed7ad9-ac1b-5c4f-bab7-5232ab8b8c9d.html About a year ago, the LDS Church announced that young men ages 14 to 18 in the United States and Canada would no longer be participating in the Varsity and Venturing programs offered by the Boy Scouts of America and Scouts Canada. The change took effect at the beginning of this year (2018).

Happy Mothers' Day! P.S. I hid the previous post for 24+ hours as it was in the scouter.com content feed on Mothers' Day. IMO, it seemed discourteous to women in Scouting and Scouting in general.