UCEagle72

K7WAT -- Welcome to the Forums! Yes, I participated in JOTA as a Scout, and last year, during our University of Scouting, I set-up EchoLink for Scouts to participate (since no local hams were present). 73s, AJ4RB

Nuthin' like a field test to tell you how they work! Thanks for being our guinea pig. I was really hopin' this was going to be a winner - especially since it is 90s during the day and 80s at night around here from late-April 'till past Halloween.

While the training for a Pack Trainer is online at MyScouting in the E-Learning section - I would recommend you complete not only that training -- but the training for every pack position - CM/CA, Committee, and the various Den Leaders. I say this so that you will have all the "background" you need to be a successful trainer. Now, down here, we don't have Train-the-Trainer or Pow-wows, so we have substituted EDGE Training for that requirement in order to be considered "Trained" as a Pack Trainer. I suggest you check with your District Training Chair to see what the procedure is in your part of the country. (No EDGE hating please -- just a statement of fact.)

$10? maybe! I have bought over 10 for under $5, and usually under $2 -- but having a digital version is always nice! Of course, the digital version is from the UK Scout Association - and not the work of William Hillcourt!(This message has been edited by UCEagle72)

Gaucho -- same here! I really like the shorts, extremely comfortable and stand-up well to heavy wear.

This is from the Scouting Magazine Blog - http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2010/12/08/council-board-uniform/ - and while the specific question was for a member of the Council Executive Board, it applies to all district and council level volunteers: ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* We allow district and council volunteers and staff to wear any uniform they wish. I once visited Salt Lake City where they had all the council officers and council commissioners in Venturing uniform when they were doing just Venturing related stuff. I have seen the same with the large Middle Tennessee staff [pictured above] as they were demonstrating their commitment to growing and supporting Venturing. Even wearing of the Venturing uniform to Boy Scout-oriented events, such as camporees, promotes the importance of staying in the program to our youth. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Nike -- Maybe in your neck of the woods that is true - but on the brochure we used here, the percentage allocations were indicated, yes, including salaries.

ScoutMomma -- The uniform you are referring to is one designed specifically for professional Scouters and those who "live in high places" - like Council / Area / Region volunteers. Definitely not designed for scouts! However, the uniform shorts - http://www.scoutstuff.org/bsa/uniforms-insignia/youth/shorts/centennial-uniform-shorts.html - are designed for and really liked by kids -- and they are affordable.

Jeff -- By its nature, microfiber is 100% polyester: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfiber But it also "looks good" even after a day of wear.

I've actually seen a couple of cases where the young man's ECoH was more than three months after his EBoR, so he was presented with his Eagle Medal with a bronze palm attached!

As a person who worked at the Michigan State University Bookstore (Go Spartans!) let me tell you -- green is the single hardest color to match from fabric to fabric or even dye lot to dye lot in the same fabric. So slight variations will always exist.

We have an excellent District Coordinator for the Religious Awards. Has been running a booth at our District Kick-off last several years -- but this year, will be doing it as an "official" District Religious Emblems Coordinator.

Cub Scouter Award is the knot for "everyone else." http://www.boyscouttrail.com/square-knots.asp#cub

You mean Cornerstone doesn't count!?!! Sorry - just had to laugh - that was the first "training program" I took as an ASM back in 1976 ... I remember the cassette tapes and workbooks well.

While this is not perfect, it should give you all you need to make one: http://www.rbb.me/cs-shooting-sports.png The two images at the bottom are the archery & BB belt loop images. But I am sure you can find them all on Google and then make your own.

Welcome, and enjoy the virtual campfire.

Now I could have sworn that the annual Advancement Book has the BSA definition for "Active" -- and specifically states that units cannot create their own policy to supercede ...

So I see the new Scoutstuff web site went live - http://www.scoutstuff.org/ -- looks better, but it appears to be a bit "underpowered" as just changing pages is s-l-o-w.

I have my "Patrol Method Training Kit" for new SMs and SAs -- one copy of "Handbook for Patrol Leaders" (any year's printing) -- and one copy of "Handbook for Scoutmaster's" (5th Edition - Rockwell Scoutmaster cover). Takes care of the gap in the "patrol method" section of training now offered in Scoutmaster & Assistant Position Specific Training.

I stopped by our local Council Shop (which is a National store) and they told me they expected them by now ... so hopefully, they'll be in, in the next few weeks.

I think this is it ... http://www.bsaonsc.org/Documents/MicrofiberUniform.pdf Looks nice ... I like microfiber

'92 -- If they are the ones in the above link, then they are part of the "executive" uniform with the matching poly/wool shirt we discussed several threads back.

Welcome ... Pull up a log, put up your feet, and enjoy the virtual campfire. A word of caution, sometimes the "flames" can get a bit heated, but keep a calm head and it will pass. Nice thing is, the mosquitoes don't bite, and the weather is always perfect.

SP -- I concur ... if you don't know what to do with the data, then it is of no use. Fortunately we have a swat team / life-saving commissioners / whatever -- and we have used them to save some issues. Then there are others that are not (or maybe should not) be saved. But that is already being discussed in another thread! And while I think attending Committee Meetings are great - seeing the plans "in action" sometimes says a lot more than listening to them being discussed. Congrats, by the way, on having a ready resource for your Pack! When I took over as DC (6 months early) I decided one the things I wanted to do, was to visit each unit in the district at one of their meetings (yeah, you can see a bunch at a Camporee or a Scout Show) -- the funniest thing to come out of it, is Unit Commissioners wondering why I was there -- was I spying on them? Making sure they were doing their jobs? When all I wanted to do was see our Scouts and make the "Key 3" a little less a part of the "great unknown" to the 99-44/100ths of our Scouts and Scouters. Oy!

@SP -- As a DC, I check our information on a weekly basis. I export the data, and pull it into an Excel spreadsheet so I can do pivot table analysis to see how many visits each unit is getting. I further refine the data, and only look at entries recorded as "unit activity" and "unit meetings" -- so I can get a feeling for how many times the Commissioners are actually face-to-face with their units, and not just contacting them by email and phone. I can also take that data and quickly determine which units have not been contacted during the month. Then I follow up with those specific commissioners to see if they have some specific issues servicing the unit, or it is just "one of those months" ... it happens - but since we keep the number of units per commissioner limited to only two, it does not happen to often. Plus, it helps me, to ensure that the units we don't have commissioners for, are being taken care of by the ADCs or myself. I really encourage our commissioners to include comments -- those comments can really mean a lot to an admin commissioner who is taking the time to look that those to see how a unit is progressing. (This message has been edited by UCEagle72)