UCEagle72

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Yes ma'am!

@sherminator505 oh heck no! I do my annual inspections when my units request them. Being a former Army CWO2, uniforming is just "one of those things."

I agree with Scoutfish. If I am conducting a uniform inspection on the Centennial Uniform, then I look for the CSP to be directly below the shoulder seam, and the unit numerals to be centered below the CSP. The trained patch (green) goes centered on the pocket flap and the POS goes centered on the pocket. Regardless of how the pocket aligns. (This message has been edited by UCEagle72)(This message has been edited by UCEagle72)

I'd check out the inspection sheet - it seems to be very plain in where it shows the patches are to be placed: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34048.pdf

This is from the Scout Handbook of my era (7th Edition): A Scout is Trustworthy A Scout's honor is to be trusted. If he were to violate his honor by telling a lie or by cheating or by not doing exactly a given task, when trusted on his honor, he may be directed to hand over his Scout badge. A Scout is Loyal He is loyal to all to whom loyalty is due, his Scout Leader, his home and parents and country. A Scout is Helpful He must be prepared at any time to save life, help injured persons, and share the home duties. He must do at least one Good Turn to someone every day. A Scout is Friendly He is a friend to all and a brother to every other Scout. A Scout is Courteous He is polite to all, especially to women, children, old people, and the weak and helpless. He must not take pay for being helpful or courteous. A Scout is Kind He is a friend to animals. He will not kill nor hurt any living creatures needlessly, but will strive to save an protect all harmless life. A Scout is Obedient He obeys his parents, Scoutmaster, patrol leader, and all other duly constituted authorities. A Scout is Cheerful He smiles whenever he can. His obedience to orders is prompt and cheery. He never shirks nor grumbles at hardships. A Scout is Thrifty He does not wantonly destroy property. He works faithfully, wastes nothing, and makes the best use of his opportunities. He saves his money so that he may pay his own way, be generous to those in need, and helpful to worthy objects. He may work for pay, but must not receive tips for courtesies or Good Turns. A Scout is Brave He has the courage to face danger in spite of fear and to stand up for the right against the coaxing of friends or the jeers or threats of enemies, and defeat does not down him. A Scout is Clean He keeps clean is body and thought; stands for clean speech, clean sport, clean habits; and travels with a clean crowd. A Scout is Reverent He is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion. It was then followed by individual pages for each point of the Scout Law that went into even more detail. (This message has been edited by UCEagle72)

Dr. Terry Grove's "A Comprehensive Guide to the Eagle Scout Award" is also very nice - http://j.mp/9pLav6

Hmmm ... sat on enough EBOR as a member and chair back before the days of Venturing, and we had many an Explorer who showed up in suit and tie -- why we getting our knickers in a bunch now?

According to our Council Commissioner this evening, they were informed at the Annual Meeting on the 26th -- so, in many respects this may be the quickest information has gotten from National to the field!

A scout uniform is never "replaced." All uniforms are valid to be worn.

Video games has been available here in Central Florida - as has Hiking (can't say about the others).

I am certain that even the most serious uniform police will have no issue with a young man wearing his grandfather's neckerchief especially if on a special occasion.

Noles ... I think you mis-understood ... I did not say to run the event (which *is* a District Committee job), but to be there to lend a hand. Plus, it is an excellent way for a UC to get to see their units functioning outside of the normal meeting environment.

I just took over as ADC, again (I much prefer being a UC - but right now we need to do some re-building). The UCs I work with know that I expect that each unit they service will receive, at minimum, one unit contact per month. Plus, they are expected to attend and support (teach merit badges, do camp site inspections, what ever is needed to support the effort) all District events and as many Council events as possible - especially Camporees and our annual Scout Show. I don't expect them to go on unit campouts -- but to me it is more important that the unit they are serving is getting the "full level of service" it needs. That may mean "one visit" a month is sufficient --- or --- it can mean Pack Meetings, Den Meetings, Committee Meetings, and daily emails and phone calls. If you are a UC, and you are doing the job properly, you rarely have time to do another job.

No ... the Pack Committee cannot remove a registered leader. This is only the responsibility of the CoR. And actually the CoR also "approves" all leaders -- it is the job of the Committee to find new leaders, and the CoR makes the final approval. And as WestCoast has said, speak with the Executive Officer (EO) of the Chartered Organization, and let them know of your concerns. I have never known a CoR that would refuse to remove a leader - with the proper justification - but the EO is the appropriate person to speak to, if you have that justification.

Same here ... as a UC I always review the current year's goals and actuals at recharter time, and set the new ones for the next year. Of course, I also send out the goals to my units in May (done) and September so that the units can do a shelf check and make course corrections as needed. (This is one of the reasons why 80%+ of my units earn the quality award annually.)

I suggest you check with your Council -- however, last I knew Cubs (and I use the term "cubs" in the generic sense) were required to use ONLY the compressed air (pop bottle type, if you will) of rockets. No CO2 motors, no solid motors. That was the information that I validated with our Council when the Pack I serve wanted to do a rocketry event. (This message has been edited by UCEagle72)

Yup, found these last night, and sent them along to the CM, DLs, and CC of the Pack for which I serve as Commissioner.

As an attendee of the 1973 Jambo (East), it actually worked out quite well. But, from a "virtual" perspective, JOTA and JOTI have been around for a while. (And yes, I did see where this spun from.)

From 1975-85 you had patches like that for Star, Life, and Eagle.

That really depends on your TG & Course Director. One of the patrols from the last class down here all waited to receive their beads together, they did it at our Roundtable last week. Had about 40 of us up there singing ... didn't make it sound any better ... ;-)

It is clearly and knowingly a violation of the BSA safety rules. I suggest you get your CR involved - regardless of any waiver that is signed, your sponsoring organization will be the liable party. I'm sure they don't want that liability.

Hmmm ... I'm pretty certain the "Patrol Method" content was the same in the two volume as the next 1 volume set (the one with the N. Rockwell "Scoutmaster" painting on the cover). Check out: http://www.troop97.net/smhb2.htm That version is very easy to find on eBay. (This message has been edited by UCEagle72)

See -- you learn a lot around here -- of course you all mentioned the primary items -- proper safety, etc. What they did on the TV was without all the safety precautions. Thanks for helping out.

Tomahawk throwing is a "favorite Scout activity" ... oy ... unless I have missed something in the intervening years, last I knew, you could lose your Totin' Chip for that! And why do we allow programs to continue to perpetuate the Boyce-London myth? The real story is good enough.